Introduction to the Pediatric Psychology Department

The Department of Pediatric Psychology at CHOC provides comprehensive psychological treatment and assessment services to children and their families. Our team of psychologists attends to the emotional, cognitive, and developmental needs of medically fragile children. Consultation is provided to all inpatient medical services hospital-wide. Psychological and neuropsychological assessment and psychological support and/or therapy occur within inpatient and outpatient settings.

Pre-Doctoral Internship Program
The Psychology internship is well integrated within the hospital and is administered in collaboration with other professional training programs in pediatrics, child psychiatry, nursing, and rehabilitation within the hospital. Interns have the opportunity to be involved in a full range of departmental activities.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
The postdoctoral fellowship at CHOC offers advanced training in the area of child and/or pediatric psychology. The goal of the training program is to allow fellows to further their professional development so that they can function independently as a psychologist across a wide variety of settings.