Senior Supervising Forensic Psychologist (Full-Time)

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest quality clinical services to participants at Joseph J. Peters Institute.
• Develop and implement innovative techniques to serve the participants of JJPI more effectively.
• Conduct and supervise Comprehensive Biopsychosocial Evaluations (CBEs), Comprehensive Biopsychosocial Re-evaluations (CBRs), risk assessments, and consultation for CBEs completed by other JJPI staff and contractors.
• Provide clinical supervision/consultation for students, senior clinicians, and other assigned fee-for-service clinicians on psychotherapy cases.
• Lead the evaluation team and conduct biweekly group consultations for those evaluators.
• Conduct resiliency reviews and staffings for participants who are at an impasse in treatment or are ready for discharge.
• Provide therapy to 6 to 8 participants with Medicare Part B insurance and/or higher-risk individuals.
• Be responsible for ensuring the clinical quality of evaluation reports provided by self and supervisees as well as ensuring the timeliness of completion of reports (30 days for final drafts and 2 weeks for initial drafts).
• Monitor and ensure high utilization levels and effectiveness of clinical work completed by supervisees.
• Provide evidence-based treatment to participants.
• Provide direct clinical supervision to 2-4 student externs/student interns/post-doctoral interns at any one time.
• Provide direct supervision to assigned staff clinicians.
• Provide clinical consultation to contracted fee-for-service clinicians.
• Provides CBEs and CBRs for adolescents and adults in SRP (at least 10 evaluations per month).
• Analyzes and integrates data gathered during evaluations to provide diagnostic conclusions and treatment recommendations.
• Provides comprehensive written reports to guide treatment and to respond to referral sources.
• Provides clinical supervision of evaluations and related psychological testing to other JJPI SRP clinicians/evaluators/students.
• Attends clinical meetings and scheduled supervisions.
• Maintains clinical records in accordance with agency, managed care, and licensing requirements.
• Sets up and completes training/certification in selected agency EBPs (e.g., PE and DBT).
• Aids in developing training programs for other staff.
• Aids in developing and implementing new, innovative treatment strategies.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with other agencies.
• Supervises the SRP clinic one evening per week.
• Provides weekly on-call services once every 8 to 10 weeks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a field related to clinical work required.
• Licensure in Pennsylvania as a psychologist required.
• At least 5 years of clinical experience in forensics required, specifically in working with individuals who have engaged in illegal sexual behaviors and individuals who have engaged in domestic and intimate partner violence.
• Must have experience and training in conducting risk assessments for violence and sex offending (i.e., STATIC, V-RAG).