New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center
Traumatic Brain Injury Unit

 PRE-DOCTORAL or  POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP POSITION
Department Of Rehabilitation Medicine

Supervisor:              Marcela A. Bonafina-Caraccioli, Ph.D.    Phone: (212) 562-3668
                                     
Overall Description:

The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Unit at Bellevue Hospital Center is a 22-bed adult inpatient unit for acute rehabilitation. Patients who are admitted to the TBI Unit are victims of cerebral trauma secondary to motor vehicle accidents, assaults, or falls that have caused different degrees of damage to the brain. Occasionally, patients with intracranial tumors, cerebrovascular diseases (i.e., stroke) and degenerative disorders that can seriously affect the functions of the brain are also admitted.

Possibilities for Fellows:
           
While working in the TBI Unit, fellows have the chance to tailor their experience based on their own interests and knowledge while working independently.
Fellows in the TBI Unit will:

• Acquire experience performing basic and/or extensive neuropsychological assessments;
• Obtain training in cognitive remediation during daily sessions with inpatients;
• Gain experience in assessment and follow-up of individual cases in an inpatient and outpatient basis, particularly those patients with TBI and diagnostic comorbidity including substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and psychosis;
• Foster their clinical skills in individual, family, and group psychotherapy since sessions are offered on a regular basis in the Unit;
• Acquire training in crisis intervention to facilitate the adaptation to a new life while mourning the multiple losses associated with TBI.

Prerequisites:

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology or Internship in Clinical Psychology.
• Post-Internship year students working on their dissertations are encouraged to apply
• Prior neuropsychological training is highly desirable.
• Three days a week (21hours)- Annual Salary $22,000 (plus Benefits)
• Fax your CV to (212) 562-3606