Psychologist IV

About the role

The Psychologist IV provides competent mental health psychotherapy and outreach to individuals, couples, and groups. They also provide consultation for crisis intervention, training seminars, and professional expertise. This position supervises assigned staff/trainees, assists in the coordination and development of psychotherapy services and programs, and is tasked with providing services to the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health clinical services as well as crisis intervention to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Administers and interprets psychological tests/inventories, makes referrals, and manages various organizational and administrative aspects of psychotherapy cases.
• Provides psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups, assessments, crisis intervention, and psycho-educational presentations.
• Flexes schedule to provide additional clinical services including appointments, outreach, crisis, and other duties as needed.
• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and parents.
• Provides outreach presentations for students, faculty, and staff members about psychotherapy services and professional development topics.
• Serves as a consultant to peers and leadership for difficult clinical cases per state licensure requirements.
• Supervises assigned staff/trainees, delivering weekly supervision and training including review of recorded sessions and case review for doctoral interns and/or practica students.
• Delivers training sessions for predoctoral psychology interns, psychology practicum students, licensed professional counselor interns, and staff.
• Participates in continuing education and professional development activities related to the performance of job functions and maintenance of skills in one’s professional specialty area.
• Develops new training materials and training sessions for interdisciplinary learners in the department.
• Engages in applied research, quality management, utilization management, and internal evaluation activities.
• Publishes and/or disseminates the results of research and evaluation efforts.
• Aids in organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, or other degree acceptable to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP).
• Ten years post-licensure clinical mental health experience in relevant setting, such as a school or child/adolescent clinic OR Licensed Specialist in School Psychology certification and seven years full-time post licensure experience in relevant setting, such as a school or child/adolescent clinic.
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Texas as a Licensed Psychologist.
• Must maintain licensure for continued employment.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct clinical services in fluent Spanish.
• Knowledge of clinical competency in multicultural counseling.
• Adherence to the Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for the relevant Texas State Licensing Board and all relevant laws of the state of Texas.