Clinical Psychologist

Position Highlights

Department: Mental Health Clinic

Hours: Full-Time 40 hours per week

Summary: A s 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

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+

Permanent