Post-Doctoral Fellowship
In Paediatric Health Psychology
2014-2016
Position: The Department of Psychology at the Hospital for Sick Children,
Toronto, Ontario, invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric
Health Psychology. This is a 1.0 FTE position, primarily involving direct clinical
service. This two-year training position begins on or before September 2, 2014,
with renewal of the contract for the second year conditional on successful
completion of the first year requirements.
Training Setting: The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the
University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the
largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country. The
Department of Psychology at SickKids includes approximately 30 psychologists
and 10 psychometrists, along with numerous clinical and research staff and
trainees providing services and conducting clinical research within the hospital.
Clinical Training: The fellowship offers clinical training in inpatient and
outpatient psychological assessment, consultation, and intervention for a wide
range of paediatric medical conditions.
Fellows have opportunities for pediatric health and clinical psychology training in
the following programs:
 Haematology/Oncology
 Eating Disorders
 Good 2 Go Transition
 Sick Kids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP)
 Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
 Chronic Pain
 Neurology, Adolescent Medicine, Diabetes and Burn
Opportunities exist to apply Health Psychology intervention skills to a broad
spectrum of behavioral, emotional, and adaptive problems in the context of
serious medical conditions. The fellowship will include assessment and
diagnosis of psychological disorders, consultation and/or treatment of
psychological or behavioral problems related to illness onset or maintenance,
interventions for non-compliance with medical treatment regimes, stress and pain
management, and interventions to help patients and their families cope with
stressful medical procedures or with the effects of acute or chronic illness.
Consultation to inter-disciplinary treatment teams constitutes a significant
component of training. Opportunities for clinical research also exist. Supervision
is provided by senior staff in the Department of Psychology and involves
observation, report review, and one-on-one meetings to discuss cases.
Didactics: A wide range of didactic opportunities are available. Within the
Psychology Department, there are monthly Psychology Rounds, Professional
Issues Seminars for Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Health Psychology
Seminars. Fellows may also chose to attend other didactics offered by the
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Social Work, Department of Bioethics,
Centre for Brain & Mental Health, and individual programs.
Salary & Benefits: The stipend for the 2014-2016 year is $40,000 for the first
year and $42,000 for the second year. Fellows are eligible for the modified
SickKids benefits package (health and dental), 2 weeks paid vacation, and one
week paid professional development leave.
To Apply: Applicants should be graduates of a CPA/APA accredited graduate
program in clinical psychology and have completed a CPA/APA accredited predoctoral internship in clinical psychology. It is expected that applicants will have
internship level training in pediatric psychology and/or health psychology. All
degree requirements (including dissertation defense) must be completed before
the fellowship start date. It is also expected that the applicant will meet the
requirements for issuance of a Certificate for Supervised Practice and pursue
registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario during the fellowship.
Interested applicants should submit the following application materials by May
30th, 2014.
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Letter of interest including clinical training and research interests
Curriculum vitae
Three (3) letters of reference (preferably two clinical supervisors and one
academic/research mentor)
Graduate transcripts listing courses, grades and degrees
Application materials should be submitted electronically to:
Laura.Janzen@sickkids.ca
For further information, please contact:
Laura Janzen Ph.D., C. Psych., ABPP-CN
Department of Psychology, Room 6294C Black Wing
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8
Tel: 416-813-5437 / Fax: 416-813-8839