Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology
The Kennedy Krieger Institute’s doctoral training program in health service psychology has been a leader in the field of behavioral and pediatric psychology for more than two decades. Since its inception in 1977, it has become one of the most prominent training programs in psychology as it relates to developmental disabilities and pediatric problems. Kennedy Krieger’s Departments of Behavioral Psychology and Neuropsychology are committed to providing a training environment that facilitates the development of future leaders in the field. The doctoral internship program provides training in applied behavior analysis, developmental disabilities, behavioral pediatrics, pediatric neuropsychology, and family therapy. Learn more.
Postdoctoral Training Program
The Department of Behavioral Psychology provides a wide variety of assessment and treatment services for diverse pediatric populations and their families. The philosophy of our post-doctoral fellowship program is to prepare fellows to function independently in a variety of settings, also in addition to working as members of multidisciplinary teams providing health related services to children and their families. Our postdoctoral fellowship provides training in empirical research, applied behavior analysis, developmental disabilities, behavioral pediatrics, individual therapy, and family therapy, depending on the training track. Training occurs through supervised experiences, and postdoctoral fellows completing our program are well qualified to enter clinical, medical, or academic settings. Learn more.
Behavioral Psychology Outpatient Advanced Doctoral Externship Training Program
The advanced doctoral externship in the Department of Behavioral Psychology- Outpatient Program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute provides training opportunities in health service psychology. Our externship provides outpatient setting training through supervised experiences in evidenced based practice, developmental disabilities and child/family therapy. Learn More.
Kennedy Krieger Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with the Institute's and the Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine's policies, our training program welcomes and encourages qualified individuals at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level to apply and enter on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance, and merit, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status or veteran status.