Pain Psychology Post Doctoral Fellowship
Pain Psychology Post Doctoral Fellowship
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POSITION:Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital offers a oneyear postdoctoral psychology fellowship position in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation. This fellowship offers specialized training in assessment and treatment of chronic pain including but not limited to musculoskeletal pain chronic headaches migraine fibromyalgia and complex regional pain syndrome. Fellows receive specialized training in pain neuroscience and evidenced based treatments for chronic pain with an emphasis on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Fellows obtain experience in the delivery of pain psychology services within an interdisciplinary outpatient setting. Fellows develop expertise in differential diagnosis; cognitive behavioral and psychosocial problems associated with chronic pain; and consultation and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in the delivery of integrative rehabilitative treatment services. A variety of medical education opportunities also exist.
This position primarily involves clinical training working with a predominately adult population presenting with a variety of chronic pain conditions. Approximately 70 of time is dedicated to clinical service activities which include: intake assessment individual and group psychotherapy and interdisciplinary team meetings. Additional opportunities may involve inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation treatment post concussion evaluations and group psychotherapy and presurgical assessments for spinal cord stimulators depending on availability. In addition 4 hours per week will be dedicated to research/program evaluation 4 hours to didactics and 2 hours to individual supervision.
Fellows are required to develop an independent research or program evaluation project in collaboration with current staff. Results of this project will be prepared for a presentation and/or journal submission. Research supervision will be provided by Julia Craner Cooper PhD ABPP.
This program seeks to prepare fellows for a career in clinical health psychology with a focus on chronic pain and interdisciplinary care. There is one position available for the 2025 2026 year.
SETTING:Mary Free Bed is a notforprofit nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital located in Grand Rapids MI that serves thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient outpatient subacute rehabilitation orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation Mary Free Bed physicians nurses and therapists help patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. In 2014 Mary Free Bed and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSUCHM) created a partnership to expand Mary Free Bed into a teaching and research hospital and launched the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine.
For more than 30 years the Mary Free Bed Pain Rehabilitation Program has worked with individuals suffering from chronic pain conditions to help them restore function and the hope and freedom to live full and productive lives. The program offers 10 to 12 weeks of treatment in an interdisciplinary team model including physicians physician assistant nursing physical therapists occupational therapists pain psychologists and support staff. Originally based on the hospitals main campus in Grand Rapids MI the program has undergone a period of growth recently and now operates programs and service in satellite locations (Holland Kalamazoo Traverse City Troy and Muskegon). For additional information please visit the program website at The faculty within the Mary Free Bed Pain Rehabilitation Program includes eleven licensed psychologists across several locations four of whom are based in Grand Rapids and would provide direct supervision for the postdoctoral fellow and one masterslevel psychologist. Fellows will have opportunity to collaborate with all psychology staff through weekly psychology team meetings. Psychologists with the Pain Rehabilitation Program enjoy a close relationship with our colleagues in the Mary Free Bed Psychology Department that specializes in rehabilitation psychology and clinical neuropsychology. Core clinical faculty include: Julia Craner Cooper Ph.D. ABPP Arianna Perra Psy.D. Trevor Jaskiw Psy.D. Anthony Bonita Ph.D. Kyleigh Skedgell Ph.D. Eric Lake MA LLP and Kayla Moore LMSW.
QUALIFICATIONS:By their start date qualified applicants will have successfully completed a PhD or PsyD in a regionally accredited graduate training program in psychology and obtain a Michigan Doctoral Education Limited License (Doct Ed Ltd) prior to their start date. Preference will be given to applicants from an APAaccredited doctoral program including a oneyear APAaccredited internship program. APPIC member internship sites also considered. Other preferred qualifications: applicants with a background in psychological practice in medical settings; clinical health or rehabilitation psychology; training in research methodology/statistics; and applicants with an ultimate interest in a career oriented in rehabilitation health or pain psychology.
SALARY & BENEFITS: The position has an annual salary of $55000 and includes health benefits 18 days of paid time off and 7 paid holidays
APPLICATIONS: The anticipated fellowship start date is in early to midSeptember 2025 though start date can be flexible. Virtual/remote or inperson interviews (based on applicant preference) will be offered January/early February. Offers will be extended on or around February 24 2025. Interested applicants are asked to provide a letter of interest that includes the applicants anticipated date of dissertation defense curriculum vita graduate school transcripts and three letters of reference and complete an online application. Applications materials must be received by January 10 2025 for priority consideration. Letter of interest and curriculum vita should be uploaded during the online application process while letters of reference and graduate school transcripts should be sent directly to Dr. Craner Cooper at .
LIFE IN GRAND RAPIDS: Named as one of US News and World Reports Best Places to Live Grand Rapids Michigan offers residents the complete package and is attracting college students young families and professionals with its healthy job market affordable housing and outdoor recreational activities. A scenic spot perched on the Grand River Michigans longest waterway Grand Rapids has evolved from its 19thcentury roots as a hub of furniture production to the modernday metro area offering a range of thriving neighborhoods schools recreational activities and cultural opportunities including museums theater professional sporting events yearround outdoor activities and amusement parks. Communities throughout the region are growing and becoming increasingly diverse. Grand Rapids has an affinity for public art and plays host to Art Prize an annual art competition and festival that turns the city into a walking art museum. Despite being the second largest metro area in Michigan Grand Rapids exudes smalltown charm and Midwest friendliness. No matter where you live in the greater Grand Rapids region you are within minutes of an inland lake within an hour of Lake Michigan and within a few hours of the natural wonders of Northern Michigan.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact the Talent Acquisition team at .
Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin age genetic information veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristic.
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