Psychology Fellowship
What is the Pediatric Health Psychology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital?
The Pediatric Health Psychology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital is fully located at Louisiana's first and only freestanding children's hospital at the hospital's main campus in uptown New Orleans. The fellowship provides a rich and dynamic training experience designed to prepare trainees to practice in a variety of health psychology settings. The fellowship is a one-year experience, with the option of a second year at the discretion of the fellowship program.
What is a typical week for a fellow at Children’s Hospital?
The fellow is the primary clinical provider for the fast-paced psychology consult liaison service. In this role, the fellow will see a variety of patients admitted to the medical hospital, collaborate with medical teams, and be the point person for psychology for all consults. The fellow will follow between 13-15 consults in the course of a week. The fellow will also carry approximately 8-10 outpatient cases, also with a health psychology focus, in addition to responsibilities for the consult service.
What is supervision like at Children’s Hospital?
Children’s Hospital supports a developmentally based supervision model. We support trainees where they are and recognize that skills are often unevenly developed at this stage of learning. This means trainees may have clear strengths in one area and need significant support in others. Our goal is for trainees is to move gradually and supportively towards increasing independence, confidence, and competence. All clinical supervisors are health psychologists at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
Fellows have two primary supervisors (Amy Henke, PsyD ,Rebecca Wallace, PsyD, Christina Borgan PsyD and Diane Franz PhD) along with supervisors within specialty clinic rotations.
What are goals for training at Children’s Hospital?
Fellowship:
- Clinical competency working in a fast-paced consultation-liaison service in a children’s hospital
- Building leadership skills while serving as the primary clinician on Children’s Hospital C/L service
- Development of a cultural humility framework with medical populations
- Application of research and evidence-based assessment and intervention to real-world populations
- Strong skills for working in interdisciplinary settings
- Provision of meaningful care to children and families through clinical excellence, leadership, advocacy, and multi-specialty team efforts
- Preparation for independent practice and further sharpening of professional identity with awareness of ethical/legal standards unique to health psychology
What kind of career are Children’s Hospital trainees prepared for during their training?
We prepare our interns and fellows for careers in healthcare settings working with medical populations. Our training program is well-rounded, and our trainees have thrived in a variety of settings. Many of our trainees work in pediatric hospitals and clinics, academic medical centers, or in private clinics.
