Clinical Psychologist (Internship Program Coordinator)

Psychology Internship Program Coordinator

Responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring and coordinating the psychology internship program. This includes recruiting and selecting candidates for the graduate student practicum, pre-doctoral internships and postdoctoral training programs. Provides clinical supervision for Psychology interns, and serves as a mentor in their professional development and is responsible for administrative and training-related issues. Tracks monetary expenditures for the internship program. Participates in the administration, scoring and interpretation of a wide variety of personality evaluation methods, assists in interdisciplinary classification of inmates and completes reports for the courts on study and observation cases. Organizes and is responsible for facilitating both individual and group psychotherapy, conducts individual treatment and crisis intervention sessions, and is responsible for developing and implementing appropriate innovative therapy techniques. The incumbent will be responsible for assisting in the development of mental health programs for the units. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.