Psychology Fellowship Program

Psychology Fellowship Program

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Psychology Fellowship Program offers post-doctoral fellowship programs with an emphasis in the areas of pediatric health psychology, clinical neuropsychology, or clinical child & adolescent psychology.
Fellows will be participating in clinical activities, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, as well as participate in area-appropriate specialty Multidisciplinary Clinics, providing inpatient consultations and interventions, as well as follow-up care. Fellows in all programs will be able to participate in research opportunities, and will be involved in the training of medical students and APA interns and practicum students.

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Pediatric Health Fellowship Track

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology- Consultation-Liaison service, Outpatient Pediatric clinics, and Outpatient Therapy / Assessment

Consultation Liaison Service
The fellow will be expected to provide hospital-wide consultation and intervention for patients admitted to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The postdoctoral fellow will provide inpatient consultation and intervention to hospitalized children and families, as well as outpatient follow-up care.  Consultations are completed for Hematology/ Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Pulmonology, PICU, and Hospitalist Medicine teams.

Outpatient Pediatric Clinics, Therapy, and Assessment
The fellow will be expected to participate in Diabetes Clinic, Late Effects Clinic, Headache Clinic, IBD Clinic, as well as, Neurogenetics Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Rare Chromosome Clinic, Network Clinic, and Pediatric Health Clinic. Outpatient therapy and assessment cases will also be assigned. Specific training in pediatric psychology and consultation/liaison service delivery is required. Supervision and training for pediatric health interns (from our APA-accredited internship), advanced practicum students, and medical residents is also expected.  Research involvement is encouraged for submission of posters and papers in national conferences.

Psych. Graduates

How to Apply

All applicants should possess a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program and internship in clinical child psychology and/or pediatric psychology. Specific training in pediatric psychology and consultation/liaison service delivery is required. Please specify the fellowship you are applying to on your cover letter. Applicants should have a background in behavioral, as well as cognitive-behavioral assessment/treatment, and various experiences in clinical child and/or pediatric psychology. In addition, experiences with culturally and linguistically competent approaches to testing and intervention are necessary. Stipend is $65,998.40, paid biweekly, with a benefits package, including medical and dental insurance.

Applicants should send a CV, letter of interest, graduate transcript, and three letters of recommendation to the APPA CAS portal.

Deadline for applications is December 8, 2025. Start date is August or September 1, 2026 (depending on internship completion date).

Interviews will be arranged after initial screening of applications. Virtual interviews will be offered for all tracks. Interested candidates will also have the option of attending an in-person hospital tour and meeting with faculty after virtual interviews are completed (by invitation only). Start date is July or August (depending on internship completion date). Once fellows are selected, the following will be required before start date: electronic application for new employees, CPR AED certification (from the American Heart Association), background check, health screening, and hospital orientation/ training modules.

Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Track

The Department of Psychology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is pleased to announce the availability of TWO 12-month postdoctoral fellowship positions.

Outpatient Psychological Treatment

The fellow will be expected to provide psychotherapy services to children and adolescents with a wide range of emotional and behavioral disorders. Treatment activities will focus on family, systemic, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral interventions for youth and their families presenting with a diverse set of clinical issues, such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, social-pragmatic communication disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. Patients are typically seen from the inpatient psychiatric unit, as well and have severe mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders that cause serious functional impairment that interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. Disorders seen include mood, anxiety, behavioral, and psychotic disorders (i.e., bipolar, major depression, generalized anxiety, posttraumatic stress, ADHD, ODD, and schizoaffective).

Participation in psychoeducational groups for anxiety, social skills training, attention/ concentration, and parenting is also expected.

Outpatient Psychological Assessment

The fellow will be expected to provide assessment services to children and adolescents presenting with various neurodevelopmental and mood disorders. Assessment services include developmental assessments (for children ages 2-5), psychoeducational assessments, and psychological / personality assessments. Assessment duties will include the use of a range of assessment tools including intellectual and educational measures, objective measures, self-report measures, and at times projective inventories, with most evaluations including assessment of the child’s developmental level as well as cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional functioning. Fellows are involved in all aspects of testing, including intakes, administration, report writing, feedback sessions, as well as consultations with other professionals (e.g., psychiatry, speech pathologists, school staff, neurologists).

How to Apply

All applicants should possess a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program and internship in clinical child psychology and/or pediatric psychology. Please specify the fellowship you are applying to on your cover letter. Applicants should have a background in behavioral, as well as cognitive-behavioral assessment/treatment, and various experiences in clinical child and/or pediatric psychology. In addition, experiences with culturally and linguistically competent approaches to testing and intervention are necessary. Stipend is $65,998.40, paid biweekly, with a benefits package, including medical and dental insurance.

Applicants should send a CV, letter of interest, graduate transcript, and three letters of recommendation to the APPA CAS portal.

Deadline for applications is December 8, 2025. Start date is September 1, 2026 (depending on internship completion date).

For more information contact:

Saneya H. Tawfik, Ph.D.,
Department of Psychology, Associate Training Director
Phone: 786-268-8621
saneya.tawfik@nicklaushealth.org or psychologytraining@nicklaushealth.org