A full year of direct assessment experience.
Dr. Levi's clinic offers doctoral practicum and postdoctoral training in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. The kind of placement where you finish the year actually knowing how to run a battery, and knowing why.
Program at a glance
Where trainees actually learn the work.
Assessment-focused training is rare. It's also harder to find than it should be. Our program tries to fix both problems.
As a site contracted with the Regional Center, the work centers on comprehensive assessments for individuals with autism and related developmental concerns. Trainees get hands-on time administering and interpreting standardized measures, working with families and outside service providers, and developing recommendations that actually translate into change for the people we evaluate.
Assessment isn't all that's available. Trainees also encounter ADHD, impulse-control difficulties, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, and behavioral challenges, often co-occurring with developmental concerns. With supervisor approval, students may carry one or two therapy clients to strengthen case formulation skills.
The clinic serves a broadly diverse Los Angeles community, so trainees get meaningful exposure to multicultural populations and clinical presentations across the lifespan. Didactic training happens monthly off-site with Dr. Myah Gittelson, PsyD, covering Regional Center resource navigation and culturally competent assessment.
Gold-standard instruments.
Trainees get exposure to the full arc of a case — from chart review and questionnaire administration, through observation and testing, to report writing, recommendation development, and expert consultation when needed.
Clinical presentations
Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, impulse-control disorders, behavioral difficulties, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions. Often co-occurring and clinically complex.
Assessment instruments
ADOS-2, ADI-R, WISC-V, WAIS-IV, WPPSI-IV, WASI-II, ABAS-3, SRS-2, MMPI-3 — the gold-standard battery used in serious diagnostic practice.
Full-arc responsibility
Chart review, questionnaire administration, behavioral observation, parent interviews, report writing, and recommendation development, with supervision at every stage.
Report integration
Learn to synthesize cognitive, adaptive, behavioral, and parental data into clinically defensible reports that map observations to DSM-5 criteria across the seven domains of ASD deficit.
Comprehensive training
Trainees learn every aspect of psychological testing and administration at the highest level.
Multicultural exposure
Los Angeles's diversity walks through the door every day. Trainees develop cultural humility and responsive clinical skills as part of the core curriculum.
Social skills groups
Trainees with interest may also have opportunities to co-lead or assist with social skills groups for kids and teens. A different kind of clinical work than 1:1 assessment, useful for developing group facilitation skills and observing peer dynamics in real time.
Structure that supports learning.
The schedule balances hands-on clinical work with the reflective time good training requires. Individual schedules are built collaboratively with your supervisors.
Full-year placement
Typical start July or August. End date flexible based on training goals.
16–20 hours
Approximately 9–12 of those are direct clinical contact hours.
2.5 hours weekly
1.5 hours individual plus 1 hour group supervision every week.
One-on-one with your supervisor.
Hours scale with your clinical schedule. Early in training, one hour of individual supervision per clinical day allows for thorough chart review and session preparation before meeting with clients.
- One hour per clinical day for chart review and prep
- Dedicated time to review patient records before testing
- Reduces to about one hour per week as independence grows
- Always available for consultation on harder cases
Learning alongside your cohort.
Once-weekly group supervision brings the full cohort together for case presentations, peer feedback, and discussion of clinical and professional development topics.
- Weekly group supervision with the full intern cohort
- Monthly off-site didactic seminars with Dr. Myah Gittelson, PsyD
- Topics include Regional Center resources and cultural competence
- Scheduling built around the cohort's availability
ADOS-2 certification, sponsored by the clinic.
Trainees may complete a two-day intensive ADOS-2 training sponsored by GSPS. A credential that travels with you to every future placement, and one that hiring sites actively look for.
Rolling basis.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis from October through February. Typical decisions come within three weeks of application. Interviews are conducted via video, or in person by request.
Prepare your materials
Four items make up a complete application. Make sure any clinical material is fully de-identified before sending.
- CV
- Cover letter
- 2 letters of recommendation
- 1 de-identified testing report
Email Dr. Levi directly
Send everything as attachments to drlevi@gpsych.org. We accept applications from October through February on a rolling basis.
Hear back within three weeks
Typical decision turnaround is within three weeks of receiving a complete application. If you're invited forward, we'll schedule an interview.
Interview, then start in summer
Interviews are conducted via video conference, or in person by request. Typical start dates are July or August, with flexibility.
Email your application materials any time.
We respond to every application. If the timing isn't right this cycle, we'll tell you, and we'll remember you for the next one.