VA San Diego Healthcare System

VA San Diego Healthcare System Postdoctoral Residency in Empirically Based Psychotherapy

Website Address: https://www.va.gov/san-diego-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-and-fellowship-programs/

Primary Contact Information:
Julie Wetherell, Ph.D.
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Drive, 116B
San Diego, CA 92161
Julie.Wetherell@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training:
Natalie Castriotta, Ph.D.

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Julie Wetherell, Ph.D.
Amanda Steiner, Ph.D.

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Training Program Components:
Home Based Health Care
Other: Minor rotations available in CLC, Palliative Care, or other, depending on Fellow training needs and availability of supervision.

Format of Geropsychology Training:
Major Rotation

Faculty Clinical / Research Interests:
Behavioral interventions including PST, CBT, ACT, mindfulness, narrative therapy, and others with older adults. Clinical trials research with older adults with anxiety, pain, and subjective cognitive complaints.

VA San Diego Healthcare Systemc0gTp2025-10-07T10:49:40-04:00

VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System

Website Address: https://www.va.gov/salt-lake-city-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training/

Director of Psychology Training
Renn Sweeney, Ph.D.
caroline.sweeney @ va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Erin Kube, Ph.D.
Lauren Masuda, Psy.D.
Bret Hicken, Ph.D.

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Training Program Components:
At the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System we offer a 1 year postdoctoral fellowship in Geropsychology. Our internship program also receives funding from our GRECC (Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center), so we offer internship rotations that support our generalist training in geropsychology. Geropsychology related internship rotations that we offer are Homebased Primary Care and the Geri-Med-Psych clinic. Each of these professional training experiences is described below (interns work in the clinics described below with our fellows):

1. Geopsychology Fellowship Track
This track provides general clinical psychology fellowship training, with an emphasis in geriatrics. Broadly, the geriatric training provided is consistent with the Pikes Peak Model for Training in Professional Geropsychology. Specific geriatric emphases include: 1) evidence-based assessment and treatment of psychological disorders among older adults; 2) biopsychosocial methods for managing disruptive behaviors associated with dementia; 3) neuropsychological assessment and dementia management; 4) behavioral medicine interventions addressing common problems among older adults, such as pain, disability, sleep, weight loss, smoking cessation, and medical compliance; 5) interdisciplinary consultation; 6) capacity assessments when there are questions about a patient’s ability to make medical decisions, perform other specific functions, or live independently; 7) development of clinical supervision competencies; and 8) identification of, understanding, and addressing ethical issues common among geriatric populations.
Fellows will provide psychological services across a variety of diverse clinical settings, including Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), outpatient geriatric primary care clinics, specialty geropsychiatry-medical clinic, primary care, and palliative care. Fellows will also gain experience working with multidisciplinary programs, including the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), the Office of Rural Health—Western Region, and the University of Utah, Division of Geriatrics. It is also anticipated that fellows will cross-train in some of the same training experiences as the health psychology fellows.
Fellows have the opportunity to participate actively as members of interdisciplinary teams in HBPC, Geriatric Primary Care clinics, the Clinical Resource HUB, and the Telehealth Dementia Care Consult Team. Rotations will be tailored to fit the individual needs and preferences of the fellow. Rotations may consist of a combination of geriatric experiences (approximately 75% of the fellow’s time) including Home Based Primary Care, outpatient geriatric clinics, Geriatric Medical Psychiatry clinic, or VISN 19 Clinical Resource HUB (an entirely telehealth-based rotation). Fellows will also have the opportunity to develop expertise in complementary areas of health psychology. Minor rotation experiences (approximately 25% of fellows time) may include primary care-mental health integration (PC-MHI), short-term therapy in primary care, MOVE program, smoking cessations program, inpatient rehabilitation, consultation and training for PACT team members, MH Consult, CBT for Chronic Pain or Insomnia, , and transplant and bariatric surgery evaluations (see Health Psychology section for descriptions). Fellows will select opportunities offered from the areas/supervisors listed above. Experiences can be designated as year-long or time limited.

GEROPSYCHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP ROTATIONS
HOME BASED PRIMARY CARE (HBPC)
Supervisor: Lauren Masuda, PsyD
The VA Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary primary care services in the homes of veterans with complex and chronic, disabling disease. In addition to primary care interventions, HBPC provides palliative care, rehabilitation, disease management, and care coordination services. HBPC targets veterans in advanced stages of chronic disease, particularly those at high risk of recurrent hospitalization or nursing home placement. Outcome measures have demonstrated HBPC to be effective in managing chronic disease and reducing inpatient days and total cost of care. Our HBPC team includes representatives from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, occupational therapy, and dietetics. HBPC manages (1) patients with multiple interacting chronic medical problems requiring longitudinal intervention to maintain health status or slow functional decline, in order to reduce or delay institutionalization; (2) certain patients with relatively short-term problems, who need health services, home training, and home adaptation until they can be managed in an outpatient clinic; and (3) patients with advanced terminal illness who prefer palliative care. HBPC provides a unique opportunity for fellows to be part of a diverse team with opportunities to work collaboratively, co-treat clients when appropriate, foster effective communication and teamwork amongst providers, and help the team to cope with various challenges.
The postdoctoral fellow provides assessment and intervention to individuals and families to address psychological issues that are interfering with their medical care, compromising their health status and functional capacity, and/or reducing their quality of life. Issues include, but are not limited to: helping patients cope with grief, depression, anxiety, and other psychological issues related to the aging process; coping with chronic medical illnesses, and/or other life stressors; interventions to increase compliance with and adjustment to treatment regimens; and working with caregivers to improve patient well-being and treatment compliance. The postdoctoral fellow also provides comprehensive psychological, neuropsychological, and capacity evaluations.

OUTPATIENT GERIATRIC CLINICS
Supervisor: Bret Hicken, PhD
These weekly primary care clinics serve older Veterans with complex medical issues and are staffed by geriatric fellows, geriatricians, clinical pharmacists, and social workers, in addition to the psychology fellow. Veterans in these clinics frequently have co-morbid cognitive and mental-health issues as well as psychosocial challenges that complicate their care. Psychology fellows serve in a consult/liaison role in these clinics, consulting with the team and providing brief psychological and cognitive assessments during the appointment and Fellows may also provide instruction to staff on psychological issues. Time-limited interventions may also be incorporated during clinic or as follow up. Common issues that psychology fellows may address with Veterans include depression, anxiety, grief, pain management, sleep/insomnia, and adjustment to aging and chronic disease.

GERIATRIC MEDICAL PSYCHIATRY CLINIC
Supervisor: Bret Hicken, PhD
This weekly consultation clinic serves geriatric Veterans with complicated medical and psychiatric needs. Veterans referred to this clinic typically have significant mental health and/or cognitive issues and disruptive behaviors that have become difficult to manage for caregivers and providers. The philosophy of this clinic is “patient-centered” and “whole-person” in that we address the psychosocial, environmental, and medical factors that influence behavior. In addition to the psychology fellow, the clinic includes an attending physician and trainees from many disciplines such as psychiatry, geriatrics, and pharmacy. Psychology fellows function in a variety of capacities in this clinic. They may provide direct patient care in the form of brief psychological and cognitive assessments as part of the patient’s clinic appointment. They may provide brief intervention in clinic or arrange for a later appointment to address clinical concerns that require follow-up. Trainees also function in a consultation capacity by providing the team with observations, impressions, and treatment recommendations about psychological and cognitive issues. Over time, the fellow becomes a key leader in clinic, directing and providing training to housestaff and medical students about psychological issues.

VISN 19 CLINICAL RESOURCE HUB
Supervisors: Clair Rummel, PhD, ABPP & Erin Kube, PhD
The VISN 19 Clinical Resource Hub provides evidence-based assessment and treatment services to facilities in the VA Rocky Mountain Network (UT, MT, CO & WY) in order to enhance Veteran access to mental health and primary care services. The Telemental Health Team is comprised of psychologists, psychiatrists, advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners, and social workers that assist VA facilities across VISN 19 with provision of virtual mental health services.
Training opportunities for fellows on this rotation include:
• Dementia Caregiver Education & Support: Fellows have the opportunity to provide evidence-based caregiver support virtually to caregivers caring for rural Veteran’s with a neurocognitive disorder. Services include education on dementia, behavioral interventions for managing disruptive behaviors associated with dementia and stress management techniques. Fellows may have the opportunity to complete the REACH-VA Caregiver Support training and implement it during this rotation.
o Telehealth Dementia Care Consult Team: Fellows also have the opportunity to attend consults with the interdisciplinary team (geriatrician, geriatric social worker, pharmacist) that provides comprehensive evaluation of neurocognitive disorders to older rural Veterans. This will allow the opportunity to introduce caregiver support and gain a better understanding of each member’s role on the team.
• Geriatric Tele-Psychotherapy:
o Outpatient Geriatric Tele-Mental Health: Fellows have the opportunity to carry a small caseload of older Veterans referred for evidence-based individual psychotherapy delivered via VA Video Connect to Home or via Clinical Video Telehealth to VA Clinic. Patients present with a variety of primary concerns, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief and adjustment to disability. Fellows can hone their skills at adapting evidence-based treatments to meet the needs of older adults and learn how to effectively implement treatment via telehealth.
o Tele-PCMHI & Health Psychology: Fellows have an opportunity to receive geriatric consults directly from primary care providers (in general PACTs across CO & UT) pertaining to a variety of concerns, including cognitive functioning, chronic disease management, adjustment to medical illness, depression, alcohol use, sleep disturbances, and dementia care management. Fellows can refine their skills in brief assessment, consultation, and care management around normative and non-normative age-related concerns that arise in primary care. They can also learn to deliver geriatric-informed brief psychotherapy and adapt evidence-based interventions to meet the needs of older adults in primary care via telehealth. There may be opportunities to develop and/or facilitate group interventions aimed at meeting the unique needs of older adults or their caregivers within primary care. Fellows may also have an opportunity to provide vertical clinical supervision to a psychology intern while on this rotation.

Didactic Training Offerings:
Special attention is paid to ensure that the geropsychology competencies are trained. We start out with teaching the Pikes Peak Model. Then didactics and experiential training touch on all competencies as defined by the Pikes Peak Model. Didactics above often touch on multiple competencies, but have tried to highlight the main competencies trained in each didactic.
Pikes Peak Model – knowledge
Normal Aging and Development Theories – Knowledge Base
Resiliency and Aging – Knowledge Base
Multicultural Issues in Aging – Attitude/Skill
Geropsychology Ethics – Skill/Attitude/Knowledge
Cognitive and Mood Assessment Dementia Evaluation – Skill/Attitude/knowledge
Capacity Assessment – Skill/Attitude/knowledge
Mild Cognitive Impairment – Skill/knowledge
Geriatric Neuropsych Assessment – Skill/knowledge
Managing Challenging Behaviors – Skill/knowledge
Anxiety in Older Adults – Skill
Interpersonal Therapy for Older Adults – Skill
ACT for Older Adults – Skill
Screening/Brief Assessment on Medical Teams – Skill/knowledge
Sleep/CBT-I in Older Adults – Skill
SMI/Psychosis in Older Adults – Skill
Meaning Centered Therapy – Skill/knowledge
Caregiving – Attitude/knowledge
Live Reviews/Reminiscence Therapy – Skill/knowledge
Disability in Aging – knowledge/skill
Driver’s Education – knowledge/skill
Hording/Compulsive Buying – Skill
Elder Abuse – Skill/knowledge
Bereavement – Skill/knowledge
Geriatric Nutrition – Skill/knowledge
Telehealth and Older Adults – Skill/knowledge
Hospice and Palliative Care – knowledge/skill
PTSD in Later Life – Skill/knowledge
Sexuality and Aging – knowledge
Language Disorder in Older Adults- knowledge
Pain in Older Adults – Skill
Geriatric Psychopharmacology – knowledge
Challenging Personality Issues in Older Adults – knowledge

VA Salt Lake City Healthcare Systemc0gTp2024-01-29T10:10:06-05:00

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Contact Information:
Jessica Haberman, Ph.D.
jessica.haberman @ va.gov

Website Address: https://www.va.gov/northeast-ohio-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-residency-and-internship/

Director of Psychology Training
Laura Roush, Ph.D.
laura.roush @ va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Jessica Haberman, Ph.D.
Kristal Samson, Psy.D.
Ellen Day-Suba, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Przybysz, Psy.D.
Nazar Seyala, Ph.D.

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
Community Living Center
Home Based Health Care
Primary Care
Caregiver Support Services
Hospice / Palliative Care
Telehealth / Telemedicine
Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
Driving Safety Evaluation Clinic

Format of Geropsychology Training:

Specialty Track in Geropsychology
Major Rotation
Minor Rotation
Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:

-Dr. Haberman: Clinical specializations: Health psychology, assessment and treatment of psychological and neurocognitive disorders in older adults, capacity evaluations, caregiver support, grief and bereavement. Publications and research interests: Non-pharmacologic interventions for dementia, effective management of chronic illness, resiliency in late life, religiosity and successful aging, positive psychology. Teaching and supervision interests: Geropsychology, grief and bereavement work, behavioral medicine.

-Dr. Samson: Clinical specializations: Health Psychology, Geropsychology, assessment and treatment of psychological and neurocognitive disorders in geriatric population, capacity evaluations, dementia education, behavioral interventions for management of dementia-related behaviors, caregiver support. Publications and research interests: tele-dementia care, non-pharmacologic interventions for dementia-related behaviors, frailty and cognitive decline in patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, caregiver education. Teaching and supervision interests: behavioral medicine, professional development, work-life balance, geropsychology, dementia.

-Dr. Day-Suba: Clinical specializations: health psychology, geropsychology, evaluation of decision-making capacity, neurocognitive disorder assessment and management, dementia education, caregiver support and interventions, grief/bereavement. Publications and research interests: telehealth usage in older adult patients, non-pharmacological interventions for dementia-related behaviors, caregiver burden, successful aging, end-of-life issues, interdisciplinary team collaboration. Teaching and supervision interests: diversity considerations in older adult population, cognitive assessment, grief/bereavement work, professional development, communication on interdisciplinary teams.

-Dr. Przybysz: Clinical Specializations: Geropsychology, long term care psychology, CBT-I, evaluation of decision-making capacity, individual and group psychotherapy with geriatric population, caregiver burden along with assessment and interventions, dementia education, cognitive assessment, personality assessment, and behavior management interventions for individuals with neurocognitive disorders. Publications and research interests: Older LGBT population, aging and subjective-wellbeing, assessment of caregiver burden. Teaching and supervision interests: individual psychotherapy, cognitive and personality assessment, behavior management including STAR-VA interventions.

-Dr. Seyala: Clinical specializations – Geropsychology, long-term care, cognitive assessment, medical rehabilitation, behavior management, assessment of decision-making capacity, staff intervention, motivational interviewing, STAR-VA. Publications and research interests: older adults mental health utilization, nonpharmacologic behavior management, capacity assessment, caregiver support. Teaching and supervision interests: Geropsychology, STAR-VA and other behavioral interventions, motivational interviewing, professional development

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Centerc0gTp2024-01-26T16:17:48-05:00

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Website Address: https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/6111

Director of Psychology Training:
Barbara Dausch, PhD

Primary Geropsychologist:
Kristy Shoji, PhD, ABPP
Kristy.Shoji@va.gov
720-723-7358

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Kristy Shoji, PhD, ABPP (Primary Supervisor)
Katie Johanson, PhD (Secondary Supervisor)

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
___ APPIC Member

Format of Geropsychology Training:
Specialty Track in Geropsychology

Training Program Components:
Training Opportunities / Settings include:
Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
Community Living Center
Home Based Primary Care
Primary Care
Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
Caregiver Support Services
Hospice / Palliative Care
Telehealth / Telemedicine
Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:

Kristy Shoji, Ph.D., ABPP (she/her/hers) is a board certified Clinical Geropsychologist working in geriatric primary care and providing consultation services to contract nursing homes. She obtained a master’s degree from Wake Forest University and doctorate degree from the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa with a concentration in geropsychology. She then completed a geropsychology internship and fellowship at South Texas Veteran’s Health Care System. She has been involved with training in the VA for the past six years as a preceptor, supervisor, and assistant training director. Clinical areas of interest include neuropsychological and capacity evaluation, behavioral interventions/caregiver support for challenging behavior in the context of dementia, and end of life intervention. Dr. Shoji is the Primary Supervisor for the Geropsychology Residency and a member of the Postdoctoral Training Committee. Outside of work, Dr. Shoji loves being a mother and partner, spending time with friends and family, cooking, crafting, reading, and taking barre classes.

Katie Johanson, PhD (she/her/hers) is a clinical psychologist in Home-Based Primary Care. She completed her doctoral training in Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, followed by an internship in Clinical Health Psychology at the Memphis VA and a fellowship in Geropsychology at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. Her clinical interests include CBT-based interventions (including ACT and PST) for mood and anxiety conditions; CBT- and ACT-based treatments for insomnia (e.g., ABC-I), including adapting interventions to special populations; adjustment/end-of-life transitions; decision-making capacity; and caregiver support with a whole-person approach. With respect to research, Katie continues to recover from her dissertation but enjoys studying insomnia/diversity in sleep problems, group interventions, and participating in interdisciplinary quality improvement projects. She is the secondary supervisor for the geropsychology residency, a member of the postdoctoral training committee, and Co-Chair of the ECHCS Dementia Steering Committee. Katie fills her free time with trail running, exploring the city with her partner, reading Scandinavian crime thrillers in the company of her cats, and pressuring friends to share an order of every dessert on the menu.

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care Systemc0gTp2023-10-25T09:52:09-04:00

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Psychology Training webpage below. Please email Dr. Bernadette Pasquale, PhD, ABPP with questions Bernadette.Pasquale@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training:
Dr. Bernadette Pasquale, PhD, ABPP
Director of Training, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Psychology Training
Bernadette.Pasquale@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Dr. Kimberly Christensen
Dr. Lauren Hess Conrad
Dr. Sabrina Hakim
Dr. Bernadette Pasquale
Dr. Trent Thatcher

Website Address:
https://www.va.gov/pittsburgh-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internships-and-fellowships/

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
_X__ Other: Driving Clinic; Outpatient GEM Clinic

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:

At the fellowship level, fellows complete two 6-month rotation during the training year across all of the above settings. In addition to direct clinical training experiences, as part of their professional development as psychologists, all fellows will have the opportunity to provide supervision to psychology doctoral interns, under the supervision of a staff psychologist. Fellows will be required to provide one hour of supervision per week to an intern. In addition, fellows attend the Supervisor Development Series, a program designed for the staff psychologists to discuss supervisory issues and refine supervisory skills, and receive supervision training during the Professional Development Seminar series (see below). Furthermore, fellows will attend the monthly supervisor meetings and will serve on the Clinical Training Committee by attending quarterly meetings and assisting with the selection of interns and fellows. Fellows receive a minimum of two hours of formal individual supervision weekly. Supervisors are also available on an as needed basis beyond the regularly scheduled times of supervision. Progress towards the attainment of the training goals is determined by means of regularly scheduled evaluations. Feedback between fellows and supervisors is on going. Monthly evaluations are discussed informally with the fellow and at a monthly supervisors’ meeting chaired by the Director of Clinical Training. A mid-rotation evaluation occurs at the 3-month and 9-month time points with the supervisor reviewing the fellow’s progress thus far in terms of the specific skills defined within each core competency area. At the conclusion of each six-month rotation, a formal evaluation of the fellow’s progress is made. Didactic training offerings your organization: As part of the GRECC rotation, Geropsychology interns and fellows participate in an interdisciplinary educational series, which includes a case conference and core lecture series featuring topics crucial for providing clinical services for the older adult population. This educational series provides an excellent opportunity to interact with trainees from other disciplines with a shared interest in providing comprehensive clinical services to older adults. Other offered didactics for both interns and fellows include monthly Geropsychology journal club, Neurobehavioral case conference, and Neuroanatomy seminar series. Geropsychology fellows attend the above noted didactics as well as the Geropsychology Fellowship Diversity Seminar which is a series of five seminars designed for geropsychology fellows that are held during the year. These seminars focus on diversity issues in the assessment and treatment of older adults, such as assessment considerations with Black older adults, diversity in long-term care, and considerations in psychotherapy with LGBT older adults. The Geropsychology fellowship staff supervisors serve as the presenters for these seminars. In addition, The Professional Geropsychology fellows participate in a 1-hour weekly Fellowship Seminar Series with the 3 clinical psychology fellows. This seminar series includes a Professional Development Seminar, Fellowship Case Conference, Fellowship Seminar, Supervisor Development Series, and Diversity Seminar.

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systemc0gTp2024-11-21T12:17:12-05:00

Salem VA Medical Center

Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the Salem VAMC Psychology Training webpage below. Please email Dana Holohan, PHD with questions (dana.holohan@va.gov).

Director of Psychology Training:
Dana Holohan, Ph.D.
Director of Training, Salem VAMC Program
dana.holohan@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Katherine Luci, Psy.D, ABPP; Lauren Hagemann, Ph.D.

Website Address:
https://www.va.gov/salem-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
_X_ Minor Rotation
_X_ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Salem VA Medical Centerc0gTp2021-09-16T10:22:43-04:00

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Psychology Training webpage below.

Website Address:
Internship – https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-program/

Fellowship – https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/

Primary Geropsychologist:
Anne Day, Ph.D.
Assignment Supervisor
anne.day2@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Anne Day, Ph.D.
Email: anne.day2@va.gov

Kyle Page, Ph.D., ABPP
Email: kyle.page@va.gov

Julie Horn, Ph.D.
Email: Julie.Horn@Va.gov

Rosana Vazquez-Alcaraz, PsyD
Email: Rosana.Vazquez-Alcaraz@va.gov

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Training Program Components:
Training Levels and Rotations: We offer geropsychology training exposure and experience for interns (in a general health service psychology program) and for a geropsychology fellow. We offer these trainings through our four geriatric programs at the Hines VA: Home Based Primary Care, Geri-PACT (geriatric primary care), Palliative Care, and in our Community Living Center (consisting of long-term care, hospice, subacute rehabilitation, and skilled nursing). Psychology interns may select rotations that fit their training needs, with rotations lasting 6 months for 50% of their time. Our geropsychology fellow selects 3 of the 4 rotations and spends 50% of their time in one rotation (the Major Rotation) all year and 50% of their time in the two others (Minor Rotations) for half a year each.

Supervision:
As an APA-accredited program, our interns and fellows are provided with 4 hours a week of supervision with our training director and rotation supervisors. We have 4 rotation supervisors who primarily work with older adults (one of whom has completed a formal fellowship in geropsychology and is board-certified in geropsychology). We also collaborate frequently with all available disciplines, including RNs, NPs, MDs (primary care, palliative care, and psychiatry), geriatrics-focused pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, and physical therapists, all of whom offer content-specific guidance in their specialty areas that help to enhance the knowledge that trainees gain while they are on our training rotations.

Case Consultation:
In addition to formal supervision and curbside consultation with direct supervisors, we hold a once-weekly “Geri Squad” meeting, which is comprised of Psychology and Psychiatry providers in the geriatric clinics. During these weekly meetings, trainees are offered the opportunity to present challenging or interesting clinical cases and receive feedback from other members of our team. In addition, interns and fellows at Hines are part of a monthly Integrated Care Grand Rounds, a series dedicated to various aspects of interdisciplinary care. In this setting, too, trainees receive consultation. Lastly, our Diversity Case Conference series allows for trainees to present on cases/issues that relate to diversity and receive feedback from a broader group of staff psychologists.

Experiential Workshops:
Each of our trainees attends a Goals of Care Conversation training workshop led by a nationally-trained coordinator for our local Life Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative. Trainees may also complete the REACH-VA (Resources of Enhancing All Caregivers Health) workshop.

Didactic Training Offerings:
Locally Offered Courses, Lectures, Seminars:

The following formal trainings were open to our interns and fellows since 2018 and were conducted by our geropsychology training staff and associated colleagues:
Psychology in Palliative Care
Geropsychology in the VA
Caring for the Aging Brain Part 1 and 2
Depression and Suicide in Older Adults
Introduction to Decisional Capacity Evaluations for Psychologists
Decisional Capacities in the VA System
Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
Fear of Developing Dementia
Multicultural Considerations Regarding Aging
Introduction to Legal Tools for Supporting Decision Making
Introduction to Medical Decision Making Assessments for Psychologists
Introduction to STAR-VA
Behavior Tracking in CLC

Additional Trainings:
In addition to the above offerings coordinated locally, all interns and fellows are provided with a monthly list of VA-wide, and when available community-specific, geriatric and geriatric mental health care trainings. For example, the “Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Aging Veterans: Promising Practices” series. Trainees select which ones they attend in line with their interests and goals, but these do span the continuum of topics. Some recent ones have included Mobility in Older Adults, End-of-Life Care in the Time of COVID-19, and Cultural Formulation Interview, Ethnicity, and Older Veterans.

Additional Training Structure for Fellowship:
Fellows in our Geropsychology track regularly attend the following trainings/didactics (interns rotating on gero rotations are invited to attend some of these as available):

Once Goals of Care Conversation Training Skills Workshop (8 hour version) Local Palliative Care Program Coordinator
Monthly Diversity Case Conference Houston VA Fellowship
Monthly Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Journal Club Local Palliative Care team
Monthly Integrated Care Grand Rounds Local Hines VA Staff
Bi-Weekly Multicultural Training Series Local psychology training staff
Weekly Multi-Site Geropsychology Postdoctoral Seminar Series National geropsychology staff
Weekly Geriatric Medicine Seminar that includes a Geriatric Mental Health sub-series Local Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Mental Health staff
Weekly Geri Squad Local Geriatric Mental Health staff

Experiences and Competencies Training: Our training experiences at the internship and fellowship level are designed with an emphasis on exposure, experience, and developing expertise on the application of psychological science to care of older adults. Our core training faculty actively consider the application of the Pikes Peak model and other professional recommendations on designing training programs (e.g., Hinrichsen et al., 2018). As noted above, our program relies on our core geropsychology training faculty, local mental health and interdisciplinary partners, as well as national trainings offered within the VA System to reach these aims.

Across these trainings, our trainees reflect on their attitudes about older adults and aging, gain general knowledge about adult developing and aging process (particular focus on health and functioning), learn about basic of psychological practice with older adults, knowledge of core assessment techniques and challenges, and a variety of evidence-based interventions. Development of competencies are tracked via the Pikes Peak Evaluation Tool. Trainees complete this measure at the start of their rotations and again at the end. Supervision includes attention to developing areas where additional knowledge or skill is needed, and if needed, this is coordinated via the core training faculty to ensure competencies are developing.

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospitalc0gTp2024-04-08T12:47:51-04:00

VA Durham Healthcare System

Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the VA Durham Psychology Training webpage below. Please email Rachel Rodriguez, Ph.D., M.P.H., ABPP with questions (Rachel.Rodriguez2@va.gov).

Director of Psychology Internship Training:
Jessica Fulton, PhD (Jessica.Fulton@va.gov)

Director of Psychology Fellowship Training:
Carolina Clancy, PhD, ABPP (Carolina.Clancy@va.gov)

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Rachel Rodriguez, Ph.D., M.P.H., ABPP., Brea Salib, Ph.D., Jeffrey Gregg, Ph.D., Craig Libman, Ph.D., Saule Kulubekova, Ph.D., ABPP

Website Address:
https://www.durham.va.gov/services/Psychology_Training.asp

Membership / Certification:

_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X__ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
_X_ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Training Program Components:
Pre-doctoral internship trainees have the opportunity to provide clinical services and receive supervision in the VA Community Living Center, Hospice and Palliative Care, and Neuropsychology Clinic. These settings serve primarily older veterans. Beginning with the 2019-2020 training year, interns will also have the opportunity to complete a rotation with the Home Based Primary Care Program. All training settings emphasize the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with the Pike’s Peak Model.

Starting with 2017-2018 training year, Durham VAHCS received additional funding for a Fellowship position with emphasis in Clinical Geropsychology. Training experiences within the Durham VA Health Care System include Community Living Center (Rehabilitation & Long-Term Care), Palliative and Hospice Care, Neuropsychology Clinic, Home Based Primary Care Program, and Late-Life PTSD & General Outpatient Mental Health. Setting were chosen to provide trainees with the opportunity to hone their clinical skills in the major core competencies defined in the Pike’s Peak Model for Geropsychology Training (Theoretical/Conceptualization Skills, Psychological Assessment, Psychological Intervention, Consultation, Program Development and Evaluation, Clinical Supervision, and Teaching). Fellows receive advanced training in selecting, adapting, and implementing assessments and evidence-based interventions for older adults and their supports. Interdisciplinary teamwork and provision of consultation to other healthcare professionals are also emphasized across training settings.

Didactic Training Offerings:
Durham VAHCS Psychology Training Program holds a monthly Geropsychology Journal Club through which all geropsychology competencies are discussed. Intern attendance is optional, but Fellows are required to attend. Fellows are also required to lead at least 2 discussions in journal club. Interns also receive didactics through their seminar series on topics such as Providing Culturally Competent Care to Older Veterans, Elder Abuse, and Hospice and Palliative Care. All trainees are also encouraged to participate in geropsychology-relevant webinars, including the VA’s monthly “Meeting the Mental Health of Aging Veterans” and “Decision Making Capacity” webinar series.

VA Durham Healthcare Systemc0gTp2020-12-23T10:03:21-05:00

VA St. Louis Health Care System

Location:
St. Louis VAHC
Jefferson Barracks Dr (116/JB)
St. Louis, MO 63125

Primary Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the VA St. Louis Health Care System Psychology Training webpage below. Please email Lauren Mensie, PhD, with questions (Lauren.Mensie2@va.gov).

Director of Psychology Training:
Lauren Mensie, PhD
Director of Training, St. Louis VAHC

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Lauren Mensie, CLC
Veronica Shead, Palliative Care
Sherry Bassi, Senior Veteran Clinic Outpatient Mental Health
Sean Engelkemeyer, HBPC
Leslie French, HBPC
Grant Harris, GeriPACT/Dementia Clinic

Website Address:
https://www.va.gov/st-louis-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-programs/

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
___ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
___ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
___ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
_X_ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Grant Harris, mental health integration in geriatric primary care

VA St. Louis Health Care Systemc0gTp2024-03-08T16:23:34-05:00

North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System

Contact Information: carrie.ambrose@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training: Jeffrey Bates, Ph.D.

Geropsychology Supervisor(s): Carrie Ambrose, Ph.D., Merle Miller, Ph.D., Carly Ostrom, Ph.D., and Julie Barritt, Ph.D.

Website Address: https://www.northflorida.va.gov/careers/psychology/index.asp

Membership / Certification:

_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
___ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
_X_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests: The NF/SG VHS offers a GRECC geropsychology track fellowship residency with training experiences at two locations. In Gainesville, the Community Living Center offers short-term rehabilitation/skilled nursing, Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM), and palliative care consult team. In Lake City, the Community Living Center offers short-term rehabilitation/skilled nursing, specialty dementia care, long-term nursing care, and hospice/palliative care (inpatient and consult team). In the CLCs, clinical experiences include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, interdisciplinary team collaboration, medical rounds, care planning, cognitive and capacity evaluations, and behavioral management utilizing STAR-VA. In addition to clinical experiences, trainees participate in culture transformation, Montessori-Based dementia programming, and staff trainings. Other available training experiences include Home Based Primary Care, Geriatric Primary Care, and Neuropsychology Clinic. Residents also participate in supervising interns and practicum students.

North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health Systemc0gTp2018-08-06T18:32:01-04:00

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital Bedford, MA

Contact Information:
Lisa Bloom-Charette
Email: lisa.bloom-charette@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training:
Richard Amodio, Ph.D

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Lisa Bloom-Charette, Ph.D
Kristen Dillon, Psy.D.
Matt Wachen, Ph.D.
Brian Zuzelo, Psy.D

Website Address:
https://www.bedford.va.gov/careers/psychologytraining.asp

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
___ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
_X__ Other:

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
__ Major Rotation
__ Minor Rotation
__ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:

Lisa Bloom-Charette, Ph.D, is a staff psychologist is a specialist in clinical gerontology in the Community Living Centers . She is also on the faculty at the Boston University School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include substance abuse in the elderly, life review; code decision ethics, long term care teams, and helping staff deal with resident’s difficult behaviors using STAR-VA. She is the co-editor of the book, Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia and serves on both VA and national Geropsychology committees.

Kristen Dillon, Psy.D. is a staff psychologist in Hospice & Palliative Care and primary psychologist on one of the Community Living Centers. Her research and clinical interests include anticipatory grief, caregiving, bereavement, serious mental illness in the elderly, culture change and interactions between staff and Veterans.

Matthew Wachen, Ph.D. is a staff psychologist in Home Based Primary Care. His interests include geropsychology, the integration of mental health and primary care, and the management of chronic disease and maladaptive behaviors with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques.

Brian Zuzelo, Psy.D. is a staff psychologist in home based primary care services providing psychotherapy and assessment services with veterans in the community. His special interests include research and clinical work in Geropsychology, psychodynamic therapy, PTSD, mental health issues facing nursing staff and other direct care providers.

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Hospital Bedford, MABonnie Palmer2017-04-09T14:35:40-04:00

San Francisco VA Health Care System

Primary Contact Information:
Name: Jeremy Doughan
Email: Jeremy.Doughan@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training: Samuel Wan, PhD

Geropsychology Supervisor(s): Jeremy Doughan, PsyD; Nicole Torrence, PhD; Jenny Yen, PsyD; Kathryn Phillips, PsyD

Website Address:
https://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/education/psychologytraining.asp

Membership / Certification:
_X_APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X__ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X__ Geriatric Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X__ Community Living Center

_X_ Initial MH Access Clinic
_X_ Behavioral Education Support Team (BEST)
_X__ IMPACT (home based care)
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X__ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
___ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
_X_ Other: ACT, Research,

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Geropsychology training, caring for the complex patients, dementia care, End of Life, bereavement, diversity and cultural perspectives

San Francisco VA Health Care SystemBonnie Palmer2021-10-20T07:41:37-04:00

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus

Primary Contact Information:
Name: Juliana D’Onofrio, Ph.D.
Email: Juliana.Donofrio@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training: Christie Pfaff, Ph.D.

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Valerie Abel, Ph.D., ABPP
Alyssa Baer, Psy.D.
Juliana D’Onofrio, Ph.D.
Eriko Dunn, Psy.D.
Sabrina Esbitt, Ph.D.
Abigail Miller, Psy.D.
Danny Tam, Ph.D., ABPP
Philip Uy, Ph.D., ABPP
Ariel Zeigler, Ph.D.

Website Address:
Website URL: https://www.va.gov/new-york-harbor-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-residency-programs/

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
___ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Interventions for caregivers of patients with dementia
Evidence based psychotherapies for older adults

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan CampusBonnie Palmer2024-03-11T15:06:15-04:00

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System – Brooklyn Campus, Geropsychology Postdoctoral Residency

Contact Information:
Valerie Abel, PsyD, ABPP

Director of Psychology Training:
Valerie Abel, PsyD, ABPP
valerie.abel@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Valerie Abel, PsyD, ABPP, Shane Bush, PhD, ABPP, Susana Castellanos, PhD, and Jessica Jean Baptiste, PhD

Website Address:
http://www.nyharbor.va.gov/docs/ClinGeropsychPostdocResBK.pdf

Membership / Certification:
_X__ APA Accredited
___ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
___Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
_X_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:

Format of Geropsychology Training:
___ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
_X_ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
neuropsychological assessment, integrated behavioral health services, system transformation

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn CampusMichelle Feng2018-06-14T14:49:32-04:00

Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Contact Information:
Heather Smith, Ph.D., ABPP
heather.smith7@va.gov, 414-384-2000, x41667

Director of Psychology Training:
Heather Smith, Ph.D., ABPP

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Weston Donaldson, Ph.D., ABPP, Allison Jahn, Ph.D., Amy Houston, Psy.D., Heather Smith, Ph.D., ABPP, Rachael Spalding, Ph.D., Victoria Behr, Ph.D., Sarah Keating, Ph.D., Irene Kostiwa, Ph.D., Alison Minkin, Ph.D.

Website Address:

https://www.va.gov/milwaukee-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-program/

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
_X_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
_X_ Other: Program/organizational development, research, culturally responsive practice

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Decision-making capacity assessment, dementia, caregiver support, palliative care, interdisciplinary consultation, organizational development, culturally responsive practice, pain psychology, oncology

Milwaukee VA Medical CenterMichelle Feng2024-04-10T09:26:10-04:00

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Primary Contact Information:
Name: William Faustman, PhD
Email: William.Faustman@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training: Jeanette Hsu, Ph.D.

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):

Sherry Beaudreau, Ph.D., ABPP
Domonique Casper, Ph.D.
Kaci Fairchild,Ph.D., ABPP
Margaret Florsheim, Ph.D.
Christine Gould, Ph.D.
Kimberly Hiroto, Ph.D.
Terri Huh, Ph.D., ABPP
Stephen Katz, Ph.D.
Lisa Kinoshita, Ph.D.
Geoffrey Lane, Ph.D.
Steven Lovett, Ph.D.
James Mazzone, Ph.D.
Elaine McMillan, Ph.D.
Laura Peters, Ph.D.
Jon Rose, Ph.D.
Erin Sakai, Ph.D.

Website URL: https://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/mental/PsychologyTraining.asp

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
_X_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
_X_ Minor Rotation
_X_ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Our faculty have a wide array of clinical and research interests related to geropsychology: Integrated medical and mental health treatment; mental health treatment (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use); cognitive aging and degenerative diseases; coping with chronic disease and disability in older adults; coping and adaptation among individuals experiencing loss, grief, and bereavement; risk issues associated with disability; management of personality issues/disorders; long-term care issues; technological innovations in long term care and rehabilitation settings; behavior management in dementia care; caregiver stress; multicultural issues; program development and program evaluation; health care teams and roles; psychology training and supervision. Additional information can be found here:
http://www.paloalto.va.gov/docs/MentalHealth/PsychologyTraining/PsychologyTrainingStaff.pdf

VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemMichelle Feng2017-04-17T16:55:13-04:00

Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center Hub

Contact Information:
Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
VA Palo Alto
3801 Miranda Ave (151Y)
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Director of Psychology Training:
Kaci Fairchild, PhD, Fellowship Director
650-493-5000 X 63432
JenniferKaci.Fairchild@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):

Website Address:
http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn21/fellowship.asp

Membership / Certification:
_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
_X_ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
_X_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
___ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
___ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
The mission of the Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (SP-MIRECC) is to build an integrated system of clinical, research, and educational efforts designed to improve the clinical care for veterans with dementias and with PTSD both in VISN 21 and system-wide. Dementia and PTSD share common clinical symptoms including cognitive difficulties, sleep disorders, and agitation and the SP-MIRECC aims to evaluate current approaches and develop new treatments for these clinical problems. In support of this mission, the SP-MIRECC Fellowship provides specialized training in two emphasis areas: Aging/Dementia and PTSD. Fellows devote the majority of their time to patient oriented research and education activities and 25% to direct patient clinical care. In collaboration with their mentors, Fellows will develop and implement a research project, publish and present findings, participate in grant writing, and utilize the latest technology for educational activities and clinical service delivery. Complete program descriptions, MIRECC Faculty Mentors and areas of research, contact information and application forms for our 2-year fellowship can be found at our website (http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn21/fellowship.asp).

Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center HubMichelle Feng2016-11-06T16:53:34-05:00

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; West Los Angeles Healthcare Center

Primary Contact Information:
Rebecca Melrose
rebecca.melrose@va.gov

Director of Psychology Training:
Steve Castellon, PhD

Geropsychology Supervisors:
Rebecca Melrose
Stacy Wilkins
Paul Cernin
Kevin Booker
Cynthia Funes
Megan Johnson
Kysa Christie

Website:
https://www.va.gov/greater-los-angeles-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/west-los-angeles-healthcare-center-psychology-training/

Membership / Certification:
APA Accredited

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_x_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_x_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_x_ Community Living Center
_x_ Home Based Primary Care
_x_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry / Mental Health
_x_ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_x_ Caregiver Support Services
_x_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_x_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_x_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students

Format of Geropsychology Training:
One year Geropsychology Residency; Emphasis in Geropsychology in 2 year Neuropsychology Residency

Faculty Clinical / Research Interests:
Neuropsychiatric aspects of aging; neuropsychological evaluation and capacity assessment of older adults; clinical health psychology; rehabilitation psychology; neuroimaging of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease; exercise interventions in aging

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; West Los Angeles Healthcare CenterMichelle Feng2024-08-26T11:49:17-04:00

VA Boston Healthcare System

Contact Information:
Complete program descriptions, contact information and brochures for both the internship and fellowship can be found at the VA Boston Psychology Training webpage below. Please email Patricia M. Bamonti, PhD, ABPP with questions (patricia.bamonti@va.gov).

Director of Psychology Training:
Risa Weisberg Hawkins, Ph.D.
Director of Training, Boston Consortium Internship Program
Risa.WeisbergHawkins@va.gov

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):

Deepa Acharya, PhD, ABPP, Patty Bamonti, PhD, Kate Hinrichs, PhD, ABBP, Colleen Jackson, PhD, ABPP, Michelle Mlinac, PsyD, ABPP, Jennifer Moye, PhD, ABPP, and Maggie Murphy, PsyD, ABPP, Kelly O’Malley, PhD, Kadija William, PhD.

Website Address:
http://www.boston.va.gov/psychologytraining.asp

Membership / Certification:

_X__ APA Accredited
_X__ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
_X_ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
_X_ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
_X_ Caregiver Support Services
_X_ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X__ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
_X_ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests: adjustment and coping with chronic illness and disability; cancer survivorship; geropsychology practice, training, and supervision competencies; decision making capacity; geriatric education; late-life PTSD symptomatology; geriatric neuropsychology; program evaluation/quality improvement; mental health integration and interdisciplinary care; third wave therapies for treatment in late life; caregiving and caregiver interventions; long-term care; LGBT and aging; chronic pain in older adults; suicide prevention in home-based primary care; hospice and palliative care/end-of-life care planning; web and mobile-based interventions; boundaries within disciplines on interdisciplinary teams; dementia care; cultural transformation

VA Boston Healthcare SystemMichelle Feng2020-12-03T16:09:00-05:00

Long Island Jewish Medical Center – The Zucker Hillside Hospital (Postdoctoral)

Long Island Jewish Medical Center – The Zucker Hillside Hospital

Contact Information:

Elihu Turkel, PsyD
eturkel@northwell.edu
Tel: 718-470-8387

Director of Psychology Training: Elihu Turkel, PsyD
Director of Fellowship Training: Katrina Florio, PhD

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):

Katrina Florio, PhD
Marie-Geneviene Iselin, PhD
Rita Ryan, PhD

Website Address: See brochure at https://www.northwell.edu/research-and-education/graduate-medical-education/training-program-psychology-northwell-health

Membership / Certification:

_X_ APA Accredited
_X_ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:

_X_ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
___ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
___ Community Living Center
___ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
_X_ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
___ Caregiver Support Services
___ Hospice / Palliative Care
_X_ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:

Format of Geropsychology Training:

___ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
_X_ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests: Please see online brochure at https://www.northwell.edu/research-and-education/graduate-medical-education/training-program-psychology-northwell-health

Long Island Jewish Medical Center – The Zucker Hillside Hospital (Postdoctoral)Michelle Feng2024-07-10T10:20:03-04:00

Heritage Clinic, a division of the Center for Aging Resources

Contact Information:
Janet Anderson Yang
jyang@cfar1.org
626-577-8480

Director of Psychology Training:
Janet Anderson Yang, Ph.D.

Geropsychology Supervisor(s):
Janet Anderson Yang, Ph.D.
Jamie Garis, Psy.D.

Website Address:
www.centerforagingresrouces.org

Membership / Certification:
___ APA Accredited
___ APPIC Member

Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
_X__ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
___ europsychology / Memory Clinic
___ Community Living Center
_X_ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
___ Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
___ Caregiver Support Services
___ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
___ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________

Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations

Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Serious mental illness
Field-based services
Community psychology
Diversity

Heritage Clinic, a division of the Center for Aging ResourcesMichelle Feng2016-11-06T16:53:35-05:00