Psychology Associate Senior

Need supervision hours for your licensure? Join DJJ! We can offer free supervision hours to obtain your licensure and match your passion and drive to succeed! In alliance with the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, the Behavioral Service Unit (BSU) is committed to providing supportive, preventive, and responsive care to the youth on behalf of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Populations served may include male and female juvenile offenders, with significant mental health challenges and/or developmental delays. The service needs of this population may include mental health, sex offender treatment, substance abuse, and/or aggression management treatment. The BSU seeks a motivated and dedicated Psychology Associate Senior to provide the following services: crisis intervention, and individual, group, and/or family therapy. The incumbent will also participate in an on-call rotation and work at least one late evening each week. The Psychology Associate Senior develops individualized treatment plans and other professionally written reports. The candidate will consult / collaborate with clinical peers, psychiatry, case management, correctional center staff, facility administrators, court service units, and outside agencies related to assessment, treatment, crisis intervention and planning for continuity of care when a resident is about to transition to the community. Join a team where you can provide: high-quality training to various personnel in specific mental health-related interventions, clinical expertise in facility and agency meetings or workgroups, and leadership to interns. Opportunity for limited telework is available. Assess what DJJ has to offer. Develop a plan to apply. Join a team where you make a difference!

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, selected candidates must possess the following:
• Knowledge of theory and evidence-based practices for treatment of delinquent juveniles, including those with co-occurring mental disorders
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and techniques used for psychological assessment and evaluation for diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment evaluation
• Knowledge of developmental psychopathology and interventions to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors for this population
• Knowledge of crisis intervention
• Competencies in individual, group and family psychotherapies
• Knowledge of principles of behavior management
• Ability to function effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team which includes community partners.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to function independently
 

Additional Considerations

Additional considerations include the following:
• Graduate degree in clinical or counseling psychology
• Education and experience conducting psychological assessments and evaluations
• Experience providing treatment services to the juvenile delinquent population
• Licensure as a clinical psychologist
• Certification/licensure by the Department of Health Professions as a sex offender treatment provider (CSOTP) and/or a substance abuse counselor (CSAC or LSAT)