Psychologist 2/Advanced Early Psychosis Clinical Trainer

About the role

Under the general direction of EPI-CAL leadership, the Staff Psychologist 2 will apply advanced psychological principles, theories, methods, and techniques in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with psychosis as part of the EPI-CAL Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) Center of Excellence (COE) for First Episode Psychosis (EP) program or affiliated programs supported by other funding sources. The incumbent will use the knowledge and skills of a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in CSC and EP care to develop new and/or revise existing curriculum, toolkits, resources, and web materials; provide consultation to clinical teams; and support research or evaluation. The position will also provide individual and group consultation services and technical assistance. The incumbent will use knowledge and experience of clinical licensure to ensure these requirements are considered across all areas of EPI-CAL to support other licensed or unlicensed clinicians. Beyond curriculum development, consultation services and technical assistance, this position will establish and maintain professional relationships with state and county contacts, external project collaborators, and advisory committee members. As lead or co-lead of a Training Pathway team or other project team, the position will work with leadership and project management to track the project work of designated team members and/or consultants, develop and manage work plans, and monitor assigned portions of the project budget. Finally, the incumbent will use psychological theories of research, evaluation and statistical analysis to support program level evaluation and reporting. Importantly, this position will uphold our commitment to inclusivity by bringing cultural humility and a person-centered approach to all work activities and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• 50% - Training, Consultation Services, and Technical Assistance Facilitation
• 30% - Program Evaluation and Implementation
• 20% - Project Leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• California Licensed Psychologist (PSYCH)
• Completion of Ph.D. or Psy.D in Clinical Psychology
• Minimum of three years full-time experience providing direct services, including evidence-based clinical assessment and treatment, to youth with early psychosis ages 12-40 and their families as part of a Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) team
• Established expertise with psychodiagnostic interviewing with youth ages 12-40 to determine diagnosis according to DSM-IV and DSM-V and experience with standardized clinical rating measures for assessment of serious mental illness (ie. KSADS, SCID-5, and Structured Interview of Prodromal Symptoms (SIPS))
• Proven experience writing clear and concise assessment reports for clinical purposes
• Established expertise with evidence-based interventions for the treatment of youth with early psychosis ages 12-40 and their families (i.e. individual and group approaches based in CBT for psychosis, DBT, and/or ACT as well as family-oriented treatments such as Multifamily group and Functional Family Therapy)
• Established experience with research or evaluation, including advanced knowledge and experience using data analysis software such as SPSS, R or SAS to create and edit data, manage data sets in spreadsheet, perform mathematical tasks accurately using formulas, and create documents summarizing findings for various audiences
• Experience leading a team, including project oversight, establishment and adjustment of priorities to meet deadlines, workplan development and monitoring, adherence to project scope and budget, and evaluation of completed work products according to defined objectives
• Experience in facilitating meetings, workshops or trainings
• Experience working effectively both independently and collaboratively with team members
• Experience using MS Office Suite for Windows (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with a diverse constituency of professionals and service users
• Ability to design engaging and innovative learning experiences that capture the interest of participants and facilitate effective learning (formal curriculum writing experience not required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience serving in a CSC program leadership role and providing supervision to other staff
• Experience with public speaking
• Skill to assess clinician training and professional development needs
• Ability to analyze policy and legislation proposed and implemented at federal, state and county levels of government; assess implications for various roles within the EPI-CAL CSC and other projects supported by various funding sources as appropriate
• Knowledge of transfer of learning theories and practices
• Bilingual language capacity – both oral and written (Spanish language capacity strongly preferred)
• Prior experience with billing and documentation required by county mental health systems (e.g. Avatar, Smartcare)

Pay

Salary or Pay Range: $5,320.45-$7,020.22 biweekly

Schedule

Shift (Work Schedule): 8 am-5 pm. This position is hybrid (mix of on-site and remote work).

Benefits

• High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs
• UC pays for dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Retirement plans for eligible employees including Pension and other Retirement Saving Plans
• Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, short/long term disability, pet insurance, legal coverage, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Family & Medical Leave, Adoption Assistance and Pay for Family Care and Bonding for eligible employees
• Lactation Support Program and Family Care discounts and resources
• Employee Well-being resources and programming to support thriving in all aspects of employee’s lives
• On-site Employee Assistance Program including access to free mental health services
• Generous amount of paid Holidays annually as outlined in the UC Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Paid Time Off/Vacation/Sick Time as outlined in the UC Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Continuing Education (CE) allowance and Staff Education Reimbursement Program for eligible employees
• Access to free professional development courses and learning opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer and Student Loan Debt Counseling Program for eligible employees