Position meets all requirements for psychology pre-doctoral internship and follows the guidelines as set forth by California Board of Psychology, APPIC and APA. Position is designed to provide clinical supervision to psychology pre-doctoral interns who have prior experience working in a mental health setting. Internship is based in the departments of Psychology and/or Chemical Dependency, and serves primarily outpatient clientele. Position provides 2 hours per week of each of the following: individual supervision; group supervision; and didactic training. Supervision is provided by licensed psychologists.
Position is 40-hour 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 to adults, adolescents, children, and/or families in a brief therapy model
- Co-facilitate psycho-educational groups
- Administer psychological tests and analyses, and write reports
- Participate in regional, consortial, and departmental training activities
- 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 performed by pre-doctoral interns under the direct supervision of licensed psychologists:
- Adult Team: Provide individual and group counseling to adults in a brief therapy model
- Child/Family Team: Provide counseling to children, adolescents, and families
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience in psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment using standard psychotherapeutic methods, preferred
- Experience in working with Chemical Dependency, Adult and/or Child and Adolescent populations, preferred
- Master's degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or related field
- Currently enrolled in an APA-accredited psychology doctoral program leading to a Ph.D./Psy.D./Ed.D. in clinical or counseling psychology
- Successful completion of a practicum placement, preferably in an outpatient mental health setting
- Candidate has advanced to doctoral candidacy status for Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D. in clinical or counseling psychology in an APA-accredited program
- 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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