CPS Post-Graduate Psychology Fellowship

Post-Graduate Psychology Fellowship at

Fordham University Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)

Fordham University Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) will offer two postgraduate fellowship positions for the 2024-2025 academic year at the Rose Hill Campus (Bronx, NY) with concentrations in Training, Groups, or Social Justice & Outreach, and one
postgraduate fellow position at the Lincoln Center Campus (New York, NY) with a concentration in International Mental Health (Mandarin speaker required). The 12-month fellowship will commence on or around August 16, 2024. 

The fellowship carries a stipend of $41,400, full university benefits (described in detail below) and fully meets the licensure requirement of supervised postdoctoral psychology, mental health counseling, and social work hours in New York and many other states. We emphasize generalist practice from a relational psychodynamic perspective, while allowing fellows to develop additional expertise in an administrative area relevant to university counseling (e.g., training and supervision, group therapy, outreach/prevention). We have a social justice-centered equity-based treatment model.

Fordham CPS is committed to diversifying our staff and to increasing diversity in the field through quality training. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all religious backgrounds, racial/ethnic minority individuals, immigrants and international students, LGBTQ and gender-expansive individuals, second-career/non-traditional-age applicants, individuals with disabilities, and others who are historically underrepresented in the mental health fields.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct clinical services, including phone triage, brief psychotherapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and case management, to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.
  • Provide consultation to faculty, administrators, families and community providers about students of concern and campus-wide mental health issues.
  • Participate in CPS’s outreach, prevention and referral services.
  • Provide clinical supervision to an extern (second semester).
  • Participate in training, multidisciplinary and administrative team meetings.
  • Administrative duties as assigned.

Training Activities:

  • Supervision: Post-graduate fellows receive 2 hours of individual supervision per week from licensed psychologists. Supplemental supervision is provided for additional activities such as co-leading groups or conducting outreach.
  • Seminars: Fellows meet weekly with Training Director and other staff members for case conferences, psychodynamic didactics, multicultural seminar (fall semester), and supervision of supervision seminar (spring semester).
  • Concentration: At Rose Hill, each fellow completes a year-long concentration as an "assistant coordinator" in one area (training/supervision, group therapy, outreach/prevention, or diversity/social justice initiatives), shadowing/learning from and supporting the activities of the staff member responsible for that area of CPS' operations. At Lincoln Center, the only
    concentration available is international student mental health, and we welcome Mandarin-speaking applicants for this position.

Qualifications:

  • Completed doctorate in clinical, counseling or school psychology or related field (ABD candidates may be considered), OR completed Master’s degree in mental health counseling, OR completed Master’s degree in social work. Lincoln Center Only: Mandarin-speaker required.
  • Experience with providing short term and group psychotherapy in a community or university mental health setting.
  • Commitment to providing multicultural counseling and conceptualizing from a psychodynamic framework.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse university community of students, faculty, administrators and families.
  • Dedication to learning about, understanding and supporting the care of students and the
    vocation of student affairs in the context of Fordham University’s Jesuit tradition.

Salary and Benefits:

  • The fellowship is a full-time (35 hours per week) benefits-eligible position with a yearly salary of $41,400. Schedule is flexible, with option for a 4-day or 5-day work week.
  • University benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid holidays, 15 paid vacation days, pre-tax transit benefits, tuition remission, and optional employer-matched retirement fund.
  • Fellows have access to university library, fitness facilities, and covered parking garage.
  • Funding is available for professional development (conferences, etc.).

To Apply:

Email cover letter, CV, graduate transcript (unofficial is OK), and two letters of recommendation to:

Sarika Persaud, Psy.D.

Assistant Director for Training, Rose Hill

[email protected]

In the subject line of your email, please indicate your campus preference (Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, or both). Please note, while we make efforts to honor applicants' preferences, because of availability of positions we cannot guarantee applicants will be offered an interview or a position at their preferred campus.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; for full consideration, apply by January 3, 2024. Interviews will begin in late November and continue through mid-January until positions are filled. Zoom interviews are available for non-local candidates, or for candidates with health concerns (e.g., COVID-related).

Please direct any questions about the program or our selection process to Dr. Persaud, [email protected].