Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow

Overview

Lorenz Clinic has chosen excellence in psychological services and training rather than growth at all costs. Our duty to the public is our North Star, guiding us to select reflective, well-prepared, professional staff. The clinic is founded on interprofessionalism and engages in Reflective Practice to ensure the workplace supports the work itself. Lorenz Clinic has adopted an evidence-based clinician wellness roadmap to support autonomy, reasonable workload, social connectivity, fairness, and alignment with core values.

The Training program offers two distinct doctoral fellowship placements:
Couples and Family Psychology (CFP) and Psychiatry (post-Doctor of Nursing Practice). Each has its own learning paths and activities relevant to the field. A prospectus of training-related activities is available via the Training Director. For psychology fellows, this position offers Couples and Family Psychology as a Major Area of Study with weekly supervision by a Board-Certified Couples and Family Psychologist.

The Post-DNP experience includes weekly supervision from both a psychologist and an advanced practice nurse or psychiatrist, enabling interdisciplinary learning. The fellowship is APPIC-listed for psychology. The clinic supports a scientist-practitioner model with a diverse supervisory faculty focused on training postdoctoral fellows.

The fellowship features work on an interdisciplinary team including family therapists, social workers, psychiatry providers, professional counselors, and psychologists. Fellows are integrated into outpatient teams but may support in-home and intensive outpatient teams. Caseloads are assigned according to clinical and training interests and program needs. The training department partners with area graduate programs and maintains a national presence for post-master's and postdoctoral training, accommodating requests from postdocs to begin or continue providing clinical supervision under supervision.

Fellows function in an applied, clinical role providing services to clients in an outpatient setting. The postdoctoral fellowship is a 1-year, full-time, salaried clinical position that prepares doctorally-prepared trainees for independent clinical work post-licensure. The fellowship represents the final year of intensive, formal training before independent practice and aims to prepare you for your first position as a psychologist or PMHNP.

• Carry a psychotherapy caseload that includes couples and families along with individual therapy clients. Prior to the Fellowship, expected goals may include specified ages and populations for psychotherapy and psychological assessment if assessment is a stated goal.

• Monthly seminars led by psychology faculty:
  Couples Therapy, Assessment, Supervision of Supervision, Postdoctoral Seminar (professional development)
• Monthly Case Consultation and Site Meetings
• Monthly 2-hour Grand Rounds seminar
• Monthly Lunch and Learn
• Annual conference with internationally recognized presenters

• For Psychology fellows: 2 individual hours per week with Licensed Psychologists
• For Post-DNP Fellows: one hour per week with a PMHNP or MD plus one hour per week with a licensed psychologist

• Supervise one practicum student on their psychotherapy cases (if supervision is a stated goal)
• Provide at least one Lunch and Learn seminar

• Carry an assessment or service-provision caseload as assigned (see placement-specific prospectus)
• Work a 5-day in-person workweek and offer appointment times aligned with client needs
• Provide clinical services to a wide variety of populations under clinical supervision
• Conduct supervised practice with children of all ages and their families
• Provide clinical services including assessments, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and discharge planning
• Attend and participate in supervision, case consultations, Grand Rounds, training seminars, and meetings
• Deliver intermittent didactics within clinic training or outreach programs
• Comply with clinic documentation standards and licensing/ethics guidelines
• Maintain professionalism in all interactions
• Stay informed about billing issues and discuss with patients as needed
• Assist with intermittent peer-reviews of patient files
• Adhere to directives from supervisors and participate in other duties as assigned

Eligibility:
Generic Job Requirements — A doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD, DNP) from an accredited program and reasonable progress toward licensure within one year of start date.

• Psychology applicants must have a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program and a declared licensure track in Minnesota with active pursuit of licensure (full licensure not required). Interest in exposure to couples or family work is preferred (20-80% of time).
• Psychiatry DNP applicants must have a valid, unrestricted PMHNP license in Minnesota by start date and DEA…