Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Supervision, Didactics, and Professional Development - Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Fellows are supervised by multiple faculty members throughout the fellowship year.
- Both clinical and professional development supervision occur during individual meetings with the identified supervisor(s) on a regular basis, the equivalent of no less than 2 hours of individual supervision per week.
- At times, group supervision may supplement individual supervision.
- Some training experiences also involve in the moment supervision during sessions with patients.
- All faculty involved in the training program have medical staff appointments at Ochsner Health System and are dedicated to fostering growth into a licensed psychologist with a unique professional identity.
Didactics and other learning experiences aimed to compliment direct clinical training are included in the fellowship. Some are mandatory, while other learning opportunities are strongly encouraged. An additional required training is Psychiatry Grand Rounds (on the first Thursday of the month).
Fellows can expect to participate in additional program-specific didactics, meetings, or multidisciplinary rounds. Some examples include: Psychiatry Staff Meeting, Breast Cancer Tumor Board, and Cancer Committee.
- Ochsner Health System also hosts conferences and training opportunities of interest to psychologists working in integrated care settings, and attendance at such events can be organized in conjunction with the fellow’s clinical supervisor.
- A benefit of the fellowship position is a $1,500.00 stipend and 10 paid days to be used to attend conferences, workshops, and/or other trainings in order to advance professional knowledge and skills.
- Decisions about when and how to use these funds and time can be made in conjunction with clinical and professional development supervisors.
