Clinical Psychologist

Position Highlights

• Department:
Mental Health Clinic

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Hours:

Full-Time 40 hours per week

Summary:

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Licensed Psychologist will provide direct care, including individual (including youth), couple, family, and group therapeutic services to patients, including assessments, treatment plans, discharge planning, and psychological testing/evaluations.
Responsibilities:

· Participates in direct care to assess needs and coordinate services to the appropriate population (children, adolescents, adults, and families)

· Provides initial mental health assessments resulting in measurement-based care planning

· Provides brief, solution-focused therapy

· Provide group psychoeducation/treatment related to specific diagnoses/presenting issues

· Provide psychological/neuropsychological testing to patients referred

· Participate in care coordination

· Maintains daily/weekly scheduled appointments in electronic records systems

· Provide therapeutic services to patients and their families

· Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, including external partners and agencies

· Completes required documentation and paperwork including biopsychosocial assessments and treatment planning and implementation in a timely manner

· Participate in our high-risk program

· Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients ,including LGBTQ+ community

· Participate in supervising psychology trainees in accordance with ABA compliance

Minimum Qualifications:

- Doctoral degree (Ph.D or Psy.

D)
- Possession of valid clinical license in Connecticut
- Ability to diagnose using DSM 5
- Experience providing direct clinical care

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Preferred Qualifications:

- Neuropsychological or psychological testing experience
- Experience supervising trainees/students
- Additional certifications in specialized clinical care such as DBT, CBT, trauma informed care, etc.
- Experience/knowledge of substance use disorders
- Experience/competency in working with LGBTQ+