Fellows can also participate in select training experiences in other clinical units, in elective seminars offered in the Department of Psychiatry, in courses in the Department of Psychology, and in ongoing research projects. There are various opportunities throughout the University and in the Department of Psychiatry for predoctoral fellows who wish to stay at Yale for further training at the postdoctoral level. The postdoctoral training program in the Department of Psychiatry strives to offer advanced, high level specialty training that integrates extensive, carefully supervised, clinical experiences with the opportunity to develop research skills and interests. Our training program emphasizes the coordination of intensive supervised experiences and the systematic formulation and evaluation of the observations and assumptions made in clinical practice and theory. Thus, we seek outstanding Ph.D.s in clinical psychology who have demonstrated a genuine interest in research, teaching, and service functions.
Postdoctoral fellows gain experience in a range of advanced research skills.
Programs vary from year to year. We expect to offer clinical postdoctoral fellowships in the area of dual diagnoses, and several clinical research positions in the areas of eating disorders, personality disorders, and psychosis. Faculty are actively engaged in research on numerous aspects of the clinical process. We attempt to select postdoctoral fellows whose clinical and research interests are congruent with those of our faculty. Postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to become actively engaged in research, to initiate their own research projects, and to participate in a range of didactic seminars in addition to intensive clinical training.