Salary and Benefits

$65,000 annually.

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Job Summary

The Child Mind Institute is currently accepting applications for a two-year clinical psychology post-doctoral fellowship (2025-2027) in our Autism Center's clinical and research programs starting in the Fall of 2025.

This clinical psychology, postdoctoral fellowship is designed to provide advanced training in the assessment and treatment of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders, with the goal of preparing the fellows for a successful career as a clinical psychologist in the clinical field of autism. As part of their research appointment, the fellow will work under the mentorship of Dr. Adriana Di Martino, MD and will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team across our clinical and research centers and the Healthy Brain Network. The core components of the fellowship will include development of advanced phenotyping skills with high fidelity on all measures of standardized testing and in-depth knowledge of their psychometrics and construct variables, as well as training on a wide range of evidence-based interventions specific to autism. In the clinical practice, the fellow will serve as an associate psychologist, providing 10 hours of direct clinical services weekly to children, adolescents, and young adults with autism and related developmental conditions, as well as co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Responsibilities include conducting assessments using developmental, cognitive, and neuropsychological measures, such as the ADI-R and ADOS-2, and maintaining a therapy caseload.

Therapy cases will range from Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) with toddlers and preschool-aged children to parent coaching, cognitive behavioral therapy, and social skills group training. Fellows will receive training in and apply manualized, evidence-based interventions tailored to autistic individuals' needs, including the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Project ImPACT, Unstuck and On Target, RUBI Disruptive Behavior Parent Training, Facing Your Fears, Unified Protocol, PEERS, and Children's Friendship Training (CFT). This training spans the two-year fellowship. Fellows pursuing dual licensure as both a Psychologist and a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) that have completed the BCBA course sequence and accrued some ABA supervision hours prior to the start of the fellowship will have the opportunity to receive additional supervision in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) specifically for Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI), in accordance with BACB guidelines.

The fellow will report to Dr. Cynthia Martin, Senior Director of the Autism Clinical Center, for the 0.5 FTE clinical practice appointment, and to Dr. Adriana DiMartino, Research Director of the Autism Research Center, for the 0.5 FTE research position. This is an exempt, full-time, fully on-site position located at our NYC headquarters office.

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Across both years of the program, the fellow will receive individual and group supervision, as well as formal didactics through in-house trainings and our visiting professor series. As an active member of the integrated clinical-research team in the autism center, the fellow will provide direct clinical care within the clinical practice, assessment, and treatment on research protocols, including NIMH-funded research, and have opportunities to make contributions to the dissemination of research findings.

In the first year, the fellow is expected to build a clinical case load of 10 hours of direct patient care per week in the clinical practice. Within their research appointment, they will attain research reliability on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - 2 and the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised, as well as reach treatment fidelity in at least one evidence based manualized intervention specific to autism. The fellow will accrue supervised hours for clinical licensure eligibility in New York State by the end of year one.

In the second year, the fellow will continue to build and maintain a clinical caseload while receiving advanced training, gaining increased independence within clinical and research responsibilities. This additional year of supervised training will allow the fellow to extend their treatment and phenotyping skillset while gaining a more sophisticated and comprehensive approach to the clinical practice of autism. Accordingly, the fellow will be expected to propose an elective related to their long-term career goals (e.g., manuscript, treatment program, community or professional presentation, or quality improvement project) and their percentage of work effort across research and the clinical practice will be adjusted accordingly (i.e., .6FTE/.4FTE). Finally, attainment of a full clinical licensure in New York will allow for an increase in compensation and the opportunity for supervision of clinical externs and other junior staff members in the second year. Formal training and support on developing supervisory skills will be provided.

This is a full-time,exempt position, located in our New York City headquarters, and offers a competitive salary and full benefits.