Position is designed to provide 2000 hours of supervised clinical postdoctoral training. Completion of this program will satisfy one of the requirements to sit for the psychology licensing exam. Residencies are based in departments of Psychiatry, Chemical Dependency, Chronic Pain, or Behavioral Medicine. Position provides two (2) hours per week in each of the following: individual supervision; group supervision; and didactic training. Supervision is provided by licensed psychologists. Opportunities may include providing short-term individual therapy, family therapy, crisis intervention, chemical dependency evaluation, adult and adolescent group therapy, psycho-educational groups, and psychological assessment. Position is forty (40) hours per week, one-year, temporary with benefits. This position ONLY pertains to the Northern California Mental Health Training Programs.
Essential Functions:
- Provide assessment and psychotherapy of adults, adolescents, children and/or families in a brief therapy model.
- Conduct intake evaluations.
- Provide crisis intervention as needed
- Co-facilitate psychoeducational groups.
- Conduct program evaluation and/or research project.
- Administer and interpret psychological tests, and write reports.
- Participate in regional, consortial, and departmental training activities.
- Participate in departmental administrative and educational meetings.
- Maintain confidential patient files/records and information in a timely manner.
- Comply with regional and local policies and procedures.
- Comply with APA's Code of Ethics and state laws pertaining to the delivery of mental health services.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Team-specific duties provided by residents under the direct supervision of licensed psychologists:
- Adult Team: Provide assessment and individual and group treatment to adults in a brief therapy model.
- Child/Family Team: Perform psychological evaluations of children, adolescents and families.
- Provide psychotherapeutic services to child and family populations.
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Provide services to patients needing more intensive treatment for stabilization, in a stepped-down treatment program for patients recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric unit.
- Behavioral Medicine: Provide services to patients whose presenting problem is related to the treatment of a physical problem or psychological issues arising from a medical condition.
- Provide services to patients who are experiencing emotional or stress-related problems concurrent to receiving treatment for a medical diagnosis or physical symptom.
- Chronic Pain Management: Provide services to patients who experience chronic pain, including teaching them pain management skills such as pacing, medication management, staying active, relaxation techniques and positive thinking.
- Chemical Dependency: Provide services to patients who are in the contemplation phase, the early stages of their recovery, and patients with longer-term sobriety.
- Provide separate and conjoint treatments for family members.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Provide services, including developing extensive evaluation and treatment plans, to specialized population of infants, children and teens with ASD and other developmental disabilities.
- Eating Disorders: Provide services to adults, children, teens, and families who have a diagnosis of an eating disorder.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations of adults, children, adolescents, and/or families, including administering and writing up psychological testing and assessment batteries.
- Master's degree in a Mental Health field.
- Working toward Ph.D./Psy.D./Ed.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA accredited
doctoral program, to be completed by residency start date.
- Must have received or is in the process of receiving pre-doctoral training at an APA-accredited or APPIC-member internship program.
- Must submit three (3) letters of reference: one letter must be from most recent primary supervisor.
- Upon hire, candidates must provide documentation that all requirements for the doctoral degree are expected to be completed by residency start date.
- Candidates currently enrolled in a Ph.D./Psy.D./Ed.D. program at time of hire must provide documentation of completion of degree to training director before 12/31 of program start year.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations of adults, children, adolescents, and families, including administering and writing up psychological testing and assessment batteries preferred.
- Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and psychotherapy research methods preferred.
- Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social functions that contribute to mental health preferred.
- Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans preferred.
- Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy preferred.
- Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner preferred.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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