This fellowship is offered across our two primary facilities in Northern Colorado (Loveland) and Southern Wyoming (Cheyenne). It is designed to provide advanced training in psychosocial rehabilitation to mental health professionals from various disciplines (psychology, social work, licensed mental health counselors, occupational therapy) over a yearlong (full-time) commitment; there are opportunities for both clinical, administrative and research experiences.

Training sites include community-based rehabilitative programs including residential rehabilitation care, clinical case management, supported employment and education programming, housing and homeless programming, and acute care and crisis intervention programs for individuals struggling with mental illness and/ or substance abuse disorders, or homelessness. Fellows will develop individualized projects with close mentoring from faculty; projects may include program development and/or evaluation in areas such as employment and educational interventions, peer support, VA program evaluations, suicide prevention, and consultation with community partners.

Many opportunities exist for participating in ongoing collaborative research and scholarly writing. Applicants should have a strong interest in community mental health; Fellows will be undertaking innovative outcome-based work and facilitating the transformation of the national VA mental health care system from a traditional, hospital-based system to a community-based system whose focus is partnering with consumers within their natural environments to build their full recovery and community integration.

Catherine Carreras, MSW, LSW

Associate Director of Training | PSR Advanced Fellowship Program

Professional Interests:mental health recovery, trauma and trauma-informed care, animal-assisted therapies, community-based services, advocacy, family support, integration of multicultural perspectives and program development/evaluation.

Abigail (Self) Carson, MOT, OTR/L

Director of Training | PSR Advanced Fellowship Program

Professional Interests:Time use and occupational balance, sleep health and promotion, advocacy for occupational therapy in mental health services, community-based rehabilitation, clinical education & training

The Fellowship Class of 2026 - 2027

Zoe Lipscomb, MSW, MPH

Social Work Fellow
Professional Interests:Serious mental illness, interplay between medical and mental health social work service lines, trauma-informed care, family and caregiver support, geriatric populations, and social work policy and leadership.

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