Staff Psychologist - Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs Counselor
About the role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval - award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet one of the following education pathways:
- Hold a doctoral degree in psychology from an APA‑, PCSAS‑, or CPA‑accredited program, with the specialty area consistent with the assignment (school psychology specialty is not eligible for VHA psychologist positions).
- Hold a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and complete a re‑specialization program in an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program, including an approved internship, with the retrained specialty consistent with the assignment.
- Hold a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally‑accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature.
Additionally, applicants must have completed a professional psychology internship training program accredited by APA or CPA (or meet one of the alternative internship pathways listed in the announcement).
Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Non‑licensed applicants may be appointed temporarily as a “graduate psychologist” (GS‑11 or GS‑12) for up to two years under supervision.
Demonstrate proficiency in spoken and written English