Senior Staff Psychologist
Externship Position

The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (AICT) will begin accepting applications for our Externship position starting January 15, 2009 (following PSYDNYS Guidelines) and in December for our Post-Doctoral position . The deadline to submit all application materials is February 1, 2009. Applications received after this date, will not be considered for the positions. A completed application should consist of a Curriculum Vita, Cover Letter, and 2-3 Recommendation Letters. Please forward all application materials to Robert Leahy, PhD at leahy@cognitivetherapynyc.com and CC the email to Dennis Tirch, PhD, and Poonam Melwani at editor@cognitivetherapynyc.com, respectively. If you prefer to mail in your application, you may direct 2 copies of all applications materials to:

Robert Leahy, PhD
ATTN: Externship/Post-Doctoral Application
136 E. 57th St., Suite 1101
New York, NY 10022

To learn more about the Externship or Post-Doctoral Position, see below. If you have any questions or would like to check the status of your application, please contact Ms. Poonam Melwani at (212) 308-2440 or editor@cognitivetherapynyc.com.


Senior Staff Psychologist

The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (AICT) will begin accepting applications for a regular staff psychologist position who can begin in September 2009. The ideal candidate will be licensed in New York Sate and will be a graduate of an APA approved program. We require strong clinical experience in cognitive behavioral therapy, the ability to work with sophisticated and intelligent patients who require the very best service, the ability to supervise post-doctoral fellows and externs, and a commitment to working with one of the leading CBT clinical centers in the country. Although no specific focus is required, we are particularly interested in candidates with some experience working with children, adolescents, DBT, and/or anxiety disorders. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until a suitable candidate is hired. A completed application should consist of a Curriculum Vita, Cover Letter, and 2-3 Recommendation Letters. Please forward all application materials to Robert L. Leahy, PhD at leahy@cognitivetherapynyc.com and CC the email to Dennis Tirch, PhD drdennis@mac.com, and Poonam Melwani at editor@cognitivetherapynyc.com, respectively. If you prefer to mail in your application, you may direct 2 copies of all applications materials to:

Robert Leahy, PhD
AICT
136 E. 57th St., Suite 1101
New York, NY 10022
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If you are interested in other training opportunities, you can also check our workshop schedule or request to be added to our mailing list.

Our Institute provides services for a variety of patients, including children, adolescents, and adults. Our staff of eight therapists have strengths in the following treatment areas: Depression, Anxiety (GAD,OCD, Panic, Health Anxiety, Social Phobia), Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, Marital and Family Therapy, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders, and the full range of Child and Adolescent Disorders. Currently, the Institute holds one case conference each week, provides workshops, and provides trainees with individual supervision. Staff members participate in supervision, case conferences, workshops, research projects and provide clinical services.

We have been training clinicians in cognitive therapy since 1985. The director of the Institute, Dr. Robert Leahy, completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania. He is the President of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (NYC), Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill-Cornell University Medical School,  Associate Editor of The Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (serving as Editor 1998-2003), and Editor of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Book Reviews. Dr. Leahy is now Associate Editor of The International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill. Dr. Leahy serves on a number of scientific committees for international conferences on cognitive behavioral therapy. He was recently elected to be President-Elect of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT).
     He is author and editor of fifteen books, including Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (with Holland), Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy, Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach (with Newman, Beck, Reilly-Harrington, & Gyulai), Cognitive Therapy Techniques, Roadblocks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,  Psychological Treatments of Bipolar Disorder (ed. with Johnson), Contemporary Cognitive Therapy, The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (ed. with Gilbert) and The Worry Cure which received critical praise from the New York Times and has been selected by Self Magazine as one of the top eight self-help books of all time. His books have been translated into eleven languages and are used throughout the world in training cognitive behavioral therapists. His book The Worry Cure has been translated into nine languages and is a selection of the Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild and numerous other book clubs. Eleven of his clinical books have been book club selections. His book, Anxiety-Free: Unravel Your Fears Before They Unravel You", will be published in 2009.
   He has been featured in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, Psychology Today, Washington Post, Redbook, Shape, First for Women, Women's Health, Self Magazine, USA Today Magazine and he has appeared on national and local radio and on television (20/20, Good Morning America, and The Early Show).

Interested applicants should send a vita and a letter to "Search Committee" at the address below. Applications will be received until a suitable candidate is hired.

• Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
  American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
  136 East 57th Street, Suite 1101
  New York, NY 10022
  Tel: 212 308 2440
  E-Mail: Leahy@CognitiveTherapyNYC.com
  

Externship Description

Please send in your application for Fall 2009
If you are interested in training, please see our weekend workshops this spring.

Externs begin each year in the summer of fall. The externship is a practicum experience that involves a commitment of 15 hours/week at the Institute, seeing nine patients, and receiving individual supervision from a licensed psychologist on the staff. A knowledge of cognitive-behavioral therapy and a commitment to the highest standards of clinical practice are required. You must be enrolled in an APA-approved doctoral program. Externs can participate in weekly case conferences and peer supervision and will have access to an extensive library of audio and video tapes on cognitive-behavioral therapy.

• Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
  American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
  136 East 57th Street, Suite 1101
  New York, NY 10022
  Tel: 212 308 2440
  E-Mail: Leahy@CognitiveTherapyNYC.com
  

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