Clinical Psychologist - Youth & Family

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This position works within our Youth and Family Division. Provides psychological services to Court involved youths. Primary duties involve psychological evaluations, mental health assessments, risk assessments and emergency assessments to youth, and consultation to youths' families and Court professional staff. Communicates evaluation results and recommendations to clients and their caregivers. Prepares written reports of test results which includes psychological interpretations, diagnoses, and recommendations for review.

Administers, scores, and interprets a variety of objective psychological tests (intelligence, achievements, interests, and personalities) and projective techniques for diagnostic purposes. May occasionally lead trainings with JDRDC or CSB staff.

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy:

• Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home - including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1560/year (full‑time) may be given for qualified bi‑lingual employees.
• To recognize and reinforce the importance of professional development and enhance future recruitment of licensed professionals, if approved, the licensure supervisors will receive a stipend of $1,500 paid out biweekly over a 12‑month period whether for one or more Department of Health licensure candidates.
• License/Certification Reimbursement - Reimbursement for job related licenses and/or certifications once per year.

• To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government, please visit the CSB Careers Page.

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• Mentally and manually records patients' behavior from observation;
• Prepares written reports of test results which includes psychological interpretations, diagnoses, and recommendations for review by the pediatrician or clinic director;
• Attends staff conferences to provide and interpret psychological test data for use in the diagnosis of the patients' problems, care, and treatment;
• May serve as a member of a psychiatric team in the evaluation and treatment of mental illnesses, emotional and behavioral disorders;
• Counsels the patients' families in the areas of acceptance, the current and anticipated development of the patients, and future planning of the family units;
• Informs the pediatrician of unusual problems presented during test administration;
• May assist in health center in‑service training programs and clinic public relations programs through lectures, demonstrations, or other devices of instruction or communication;
• As designated by the Court: administers, scores and interprets a variety of objective psychological tests (intelligence, achievements, interests, reading, and personalities) and projective techniques for diagnostic purposes in an appropriate setting for juveniles and adults;
• Analyzes the results of tests, interviews, and obtains social histories of the individual;
• Submits psychological evaluations to the Court and makes recommendations regarding the individual's risk factors, mental status, competency and level of care needed;
• May appear in Court to testify as requested;
• Conducts independent evaluations of adults and minors who have been involuntarily hospitalized under a court‑issued Temporary Detention Order;
• Conducts comprehensive clinical evaluations, comprehensive risk assessment and written reports;
• Provide psychoeducation regarding treatment needs, risk assessment, and other clinical information to client and parties involved in the involuntary detention process.

• Knowledge of the methods, principles and practices of conducting and evaluating psychological tests and measurements;
• Knowledge of the applicability of these tests and measurements to the clinical diagnosis of the problems of youth and adults with mental illness;
• Knowle…