THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS RECRUITING FOR THE 2026/2027 TRAINING YEAR.
The Traditional Practice Program in Clinical Psychology is a one-year postdoctoral fellowship program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Our program is grounded in the Scientist-Practitioner model of training and is designed to prepare psychologists for advanced practice in public sector settings. Additionally, training provided is a fully supervised experience designed for postdoctoral fellows to gain advanced competencies and to meet the California Board of Psychology criteria for Supervised Professional Experience hours towards licensure.
Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to refine existing clinical skills and develop advanced competencies in assessment, therapeutic interventions, consultation, supervision, and research/scholarly activities (e.g., program development or evaluation). Fellows will work with diverse patient populations and are expected to learn to function effectively in inter- and multi-disciplinary settings.
Postdoctoral Fellows that have completed our program have gone on to public-sector settings (local, state, and federal), academic and medical school departments, public agency administration, clinical practice, managed care administration, clinical research, and teaching.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
The APA-Accredited Traditional Practice Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is funded and sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC DMH) on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The program operates through LAC DMH and is academically housed in the Psychology Division in the Harbor-UCLA Department of Psychiatry.
SALARY AND START DATE
- The stipend for the 2026-2027 year is approximately $84,000.00.
- Start date is the first Tuesday after Labor Day.
TRAINING RESOURCES
Each fellow will be provided with:
- Dedicated work space
- County-issued computer
- County-issued cell phone (as available)
- Specialized trainings and prelicensure courses (as available)
OTHER
- There is no charge for parking on the Medical Center’s campus
Please review Applying to our Program for further details.