Postdoctoral Resident

2026-2027 Postdoctoral Residency Positions:

Four youth-focused postdoctoral psychology training positions are available at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) (formerly the University Neuropsychiatric Institute; UNI) for the 2026-2027 training year.  These positions offer advanced clinical training with child and adolescent patients in outpatient, IOP, day treatment, and residential levels of care at HMHI (more details below).  These postdoctoral positions provide intensive training in individual and family therapy, experience with diagnostic psychological evaluations, participation within a DBT consultation team and facilitating DBT skills groups, and strong experience working with multidisciplinary treatment teams in a psychiatric hospital setting. 

Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic, Neuropsychology Testing Rotation: The Huntsman Mental Health Institute Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic is a robust, multidisciplinary outpatient clinic that serves patients of all ages for individual and group therapy, medication management, neuropsychological testing and case management services. Psychology residents who rotate through the Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic, Neuropsychology Testing Rotation provide neuropsychological testing services to individuals and families impacted by depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorders, and other general behavioral health conditions. Residents in this clinic will treat a wide variety of patient types and utilize many different testing tools, under the supervision of a PhD or PsyD within the clinic. Components of this residency include evaluation, neuropsychological testing, including testing administration and report writing, as well as providing feedback sessions to patients and their families. Residents in this rotation will also gain experience of functioning semi-independently within a complex behavioral health clinic. 

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic (ASDC) Rotation: Residents on the ASDC track provide psychological services to individuals and families impacted by autism and other related conditions. Clinic services are provided to individuals across the lifespan and their family. Services include evaluation, individual therapy, group therapy, and applied behavior analysis. Primary components of this residency include evaluation and intervention. Residents conduct psychological and neuropsychological evaluations. While assessments in this clinic are primarily focused on autism, we use a wide variety of tools to identify differential and comorbid diagnoses as well. In addition, residents also provide individual therapy and group therapy. Within the ASDC, there are many opportunities to collaborate and work within a multidisciplinary team and learn from other disciplines. As a part of the ASDC track, opportunities may include training in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Research Units in Behavioral Intervention (RUBI), as well as the opportunity to provide intervention services within the HMHI Neurobehavior HOME program. 

Combined Day Treatment/Residential/Intensive Outpatient Rotation: This unique training opportunity offers exposure and training within three levels of care located in South Salt Lake. Teenscope South (TSS) day treatment, Youth Residential Treatment (YRT), and the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) are treatment programs for adolescents ages 12-17 with mental health concerns. These three programs are located in the same building, approximately 8.5 miles from the main hospital. Our new IOP is opening its doors this winter and will serve 8-10 adolescents after school, three days a week. Care will consist of individual therapy and DBT groups as well as expressive therapy and DBT caregiver/teen groups. In the YRT and day treatment settings, the post-doc provides individual and family therapy to patients. This typically consists of three sessions a week, one family therapy and two individual sessions. The post doc may provide group therapy within one or more of the settings. Group opportunities include a family DBT skills group, adolescent DBT skills group, substance abuse group and core process group. The post doc participates in formal treatment team rounds once or twice weekly, depending on their current caseloads in each program, as well as the DBT consult group, which includes all clinicians across the three programs. The post-doctoral resident serves as the primary therapist and a multidisciplinary team member working with psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, nurse, social workers, recreational therapists, educational specialists and mental health workers. They may also conduct psychological, neuropsychological and psycho-educational evaluations to aid in differential diagnosis and treatment planning. One or more supervising psychologists are present at both locations while trainees are providing services. The post-doc may also have the opportunity to supervise psychology interns and externs. 

West High School Clinic Rotation: As part of a collaboration with the University of Utah and the Salt Lake City School District, a school-based health center has been created on the West High School campus. The goal of the clinic is to address the physical, mental, and behavioral health needs of students in the program. As a psychology resident, you will be engaged in school-wide supports, targeted interventions, and individualized services. For students with acute needs, you may be providing short term, solution focused therapy (8-10 sessions) with family sessions offered as needed. Other supports that you may be providing are group therapy, psychoeducation for classes, and consultation with administrators and teachers.

Requirements: 

Certified Psychology Resident License (through DOPL)

Doctoral degree (Psy.D./Ph.D.) from a school, counseling or clinical psychology program

Successful completion of a 1 year APA accredited psychology internship

Preferred:

Experience evaluating and treating acute populations

Experience providing individual, group and family therapy

Experience assessing/treating the PDD/IDD population is preferred for youth services.

 *Special consideration will be given to bilingual/Spanish speaking applicants

For more information, email/call Dr. Lewis at [email protected], 801-581-8280, or visit our website:

https://https://healthcare.utah.edu/hmhi/about-us/clinical-psychology-postdoctoral-residency