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Hello! This might fit into the "help me decide" thread but I was not sure. Apologies if I should have posted it there.
I am currently a health psychology intern at a VA, approaching postdoc application season. I initially had the plan of completing a postdoc, but now I am not so sure. I am really wanting to move back to the city I want to settle in, get a job, and move on with life; however, I am afraid if I do not do a postdoc I will be limiting myself in mobility.
My career trajectory is health psychology, primarily hospital-based (VA or academic medical center) mainly in pain, sleep, evaluations. I plan to get board certified at some point in the future, once eligible. I am unsure about ultimately where I will land location-wise, as my husband is in the military. I would ultimately like to end up in Kentucky which does not have postdoctoral hours licensure requirements - but moving back to KY is not something set in stone or guaranteed.
IF I were to get a job that provided supervision in my first year - would that count as "postdoctoral supervision hours" for licensure in other states that do require it? Or for those states, is it only acceptable to do a formal postdoc to get those hours?
Thanks so much in advance!
I am currently a health psychology intern at a VA, approaching postdoc application season. I initially had the plan of completing a postdoc, but now I am not so sure. I am really wanting to move back to the city I want to settle in, get a job, and move on with life; however, I am afraid if I do not do a postdoc I will be limiting myself in mobility.
My career trajectory is health psychology, primarily hospital-based (VA or academic medical center) mainly in pain, sleep, evaluations. I plan to get board certified at some point in the future, once eligible. I am unsure about ultimately where I will land location-wise, as my husband is in the military. I would ultimately like to end up in Kentucky which does not have postdoctoral hours licensure requirements - but moving back to KY is not something set in stone or guaranteed.
IF I were to get a job that provided supervision in my first year - would that count as "postdoctoral supervision hours" for licensure in other states that do require it? Or for those states, is it only acceptable to do a formal postdoc to get those hours?
Thanks so much in advance!