Psychology Doctoral Intern

Job Responsibilities

• Contributes to and supports goals and objectives of the YCS Institute.
• Provides psychotherapeutic interventions/services in accordance with accepted professional and ethical standards of the YCS Institute.
• Provides individual, dyadic (infant-parent), family and group therapy, and related mental health services.
• Provides service to clients and families with empathy and concern.
• Involves client and/or family in developing realistic, achievable and understandable treatment plans as discussed and agreed to by supervisor.
• Spending 50-60% of time in direct service "face-to-face" client activity.
• Assumes overall case management responsibilities for assigned clients including coordination of treatment with schools and community agencies.
• Collaborates effectively with other trainees and staff, referral sources and social support networks to provide treatment and care for clients and families.
• Consistently ensures that patients' right to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy and civil rights are maintained.
• Consistently provides psychotherapy based on sound clinical judgment.
• Consistently provides psychotherapy services with empathy and concern.
• Consistently involves patients and/or family members as clinically indicated, in the development/review of treatment plans.
• Consistently performs case management functions to ensure overall coordination of treatment services via systems linkages, service procurement referrals, patient advocacy and community liaison.
• Effectively collaborates when clinically indicated with other trainees, staff members, referral sources, community - resources, families and support systems.
• Under supervision, administers diagnostic evaluations or specialized psychological testing for children, adolescents and/or adults with intellectual disabilities as assigned.
• Maintains appropriate client chart records/billing as mandated by YCS Institute policy.
• Sets up billing for services rendered within 24 hours, signed by client and submits this administration.
• Confidentiality of records is strictly maintained in compliance with YCS Institute and JCAHO standards.