Clinical Psychology Associate
Closing Date: 5/27/22
Salary: $4,793 - $9,984/ month
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
Work Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
Work Location: Division of Mental Health Mental Health and Justice Services- Forensic Services 401 S Clinton St Chicago, IL 60607
County: Cook
Under direct supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist for a period of 3 to 48 months, actively progresses to completion of all education and experience required to sit for the clinical psychology registration examination; participates in in-service and on-the-job training to develop further expertise in the field of clinical psychology consistent with the psychology career discipline, familiarity with department services and a working knowledge of department program policies, rules and procedures receives controlled work assignments of increasing difficulty, complexity and responsibility; under qualified supervision, conducts psychological interviews, conducts, scores and interprets psychological tests; participates in psychological treatment procedures and case management.
Job Responsibilities
- For a period of 3 to 48 months, actively progresses to completion of all education and experience required to sit for the clinical psychology registration examination.
- Under qualified supervision, conducts psychological interviews, conducts, scores and interprets psychological tests.
- As a member of the treatment team, attends and participates in informing team on initial assessment and findings for newly admitted patients.
- Under qualified supervision, develops special programs for fitness to stand trial and various maladaptive behaviors.
- Under qualified supervision, conducts individual and group therapy- as needed.
- Participates in the psychology department training programs in teaching, training, and seminars.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires satisfactory completion of a pre-doctoral clinical internship and all doctoral course work from an accredited, doctoral level psychology program - both of which are recognized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as satisfactory.
- Requires the ability to walk and stand for a significant period of time, · including stooping, bending, lifting, or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.
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