Are you ready to take the next step in your Psychology career, while continuing to make a difference in the lives of others? If so, then the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center is looking for you to be a part of their team.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking qualified individuals for Post-Doctoral Fellow Psychologist (Clinical) positions located at Solnit South Campus-Children's Hospital in Middletown, CT.
Position Highlights:
- Location: 915 River Road, Middletown, CT 06457, Solnit South Hospital cc-Passaic
- Full-time, 40 hour per week
- Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, with one evening 11:00am - 7:00pm position
- Schedule flexibility may be needed in order to meet the needs of the agency.
The Role:
The ideal candidate will be able to manage an individual case load of 2-3 youth conducting both individual and family therapy in addition to conducting psychological assessments and associated report writing in a 40-hour work week.
What’s In It For You:
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- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
- A healthy work-life balance to all employees.
- State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.
Discover the opportunity to:
- Engage in a rewarding career
- Assist our employees so they can achieve success
- Make a difference in the public sector
- Work together in a collaborative team environment
ABOUT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Living in Connecticut allows you to live with mountains, forests, ocean fronts, rivers, and a wonderful green countryside right at your doorstep. The state has charm, elegance, and a high standard of living. Our school systems offer an outstanding education, and our communities are among the safest in the country. Connecticut experiences all four seasons and gives you the option to choose living in sophisticated country-life or living in the center of a lively city.
We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining the DCF team!
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BEFORE YOU APPLY:
- Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
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In state facilities this class is accountable for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders or participating in other psychological services involving diagnostic testing, behavior modification, program development and evaluation, community outreach, education and training, rehabilitation and/or research.
- Selects and administers diagnostic tests to patients/clients with psychopathological manifestations;
- Analyzes results of tests and develops treatment plans;
- Conducts individual and group psychotherapy, family counseling and community consultations under supervision;
- Makes recommendations for transfer, discharge and follow up activities;
- Participates in development, implementation and coordination of new service programs;
- Conducts psychological research;
- Writes professional reports;
- May assist in supervision of psychology interns;
- Performs related duties as required.
- Considerable knowledge of
- abnormal and clinical psychology with a general knowledge of other psychological disciplines;
- selection, administration, scoring and evaluation of intelligence, achievement, personality and diagnostic tests;
- Knowledge of psychological research techniques;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- make psychological diagnosis and prognosis;
- conduct psychotherapy;
- provide consultation and training services;
- write case histories, discharge summaries and professional reports;
- relate experimental data to treatment modalities.
Applicants must have graduated from an educational program approved by the Board of Examiners of Psychologists with consent of the Commissioner of Public Health. Generally, this will be interpreted as possession of a doctorate degree in psychology from a college or university program which is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or as otherwise determined by the Board and the Commissioner. Applicants possessing degrees from other than APA accredited programs must first gain acceptance from the Department of Public Health.
A doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology as indicated above and completion of a one (1) year clinical internship.
- Experience providing clinical services to children, adolescents and/or transition-age youth with complex psychiatric profiles and to their families.
- Experience collaborating with community systems of care (question here about case management services, is this something a psychologist provides?
- Experience implementing evidence-based practice and working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Experience providing clinical services to a culturally diverse population.
- Experience utilizing varying testing measures with considerable knowledge and skill in selection, administration, scoring, and evaluating of intelligence achievement, and personality and diagnostic tests for adolescents.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of the American Sign Language.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain patients/clients; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive patients/clients; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.
