PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATE 2

Job Summary

Performs individual and group therapy; participates in resident treatment groups; screening, interviewing, needs assessment, evaluation and recording of data; risk assessment and emergency intervention; case presentation; staffing; development of treatment plans, including identifying needs, and setting goals and objectives; designs programs, implement and evaluate; writes progress notes, reviews evaluation reports, treatment summaries and recommendations for change of resident placement; participates in committees; participates in classification decisions; other duties as indicated.

Job Duties

• Provides psychological treatment and counseling (individual and groups,)
• Develops, implements and evaluates resident programs and accurate and timely documentation.
• Counsels residents on psychological issues.
• Conducts psychological screening as needed.
• Participates in clinical treatment planning for residents.
• Maintains psychological program resident files including treatment plans, progress notes, reports, and case summaries.
• Conducts research in areas of mental health, sex offender treatment, recidivism, psychology and special needs of resident population.
• Presents case study reviews to members of psychology staff.
• Works with professionals from outside agencies in joint treatment efforts.
• Promotes cooperation and dialogue with facility departments/staff through committee meetings, staffing, special activities, and consultation.
• Selectively participates in professional development activities, including in-service training to program staff, develops, implements, and evaluates training.
• Selectively participates in conferences and professional organizational activities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge Of: Techniques and procedures for psychological counseling and therapy.
• Comprehensive knowledge of psychological screening.
• Contemporary thoughts and trends in psychology, sociology and mental health.
• Knowledge of research methods and techniques to include data analysis and psychological measurements.
• Report writing.
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
• Skill In: Providing psychological treatment and counseling to individuals and groups.
• Oral and written communication.
• Case management.
• Interpersonal relations and progress report writing.

Qualifications

• Licensed as an Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (AZBBHE) preferred but not required.
• Experience working with individuals with sex offender history preferred.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use and interpretation of Penile Plethysmography (PPG) testing preferred, but not required.
• Possess directly related work experience.
• Master's degree or two years full-time graduate work toward a doctoral degree in psychology, educational psychology, counseling psychology or other recognized area of psychology is required.
• Driver's License.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• A State hospital employee must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1758.07.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Wellness program and plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short/long-term disability insurance.
• Defined retirement plan.
• Award winning Infant at Work program.
• Credit union membership.
• Transit subsidy.
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Master's degree or two years full-time graduate work toward a doctoral degree in psychology, educational psychology, counseling psychology or other recognized area of psychology is required.
• Driver’s License.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• A State hospital employee must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1758.07.

Remote Work

An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Retirement

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.