Psychologist- Permanent/Full-Time

This Psychologist 2 serves in the role of Forensic Liaison and Chair of the Local Risk Management Committee for Taconic's five-county region: The Forensic Liaison also has a residential caseload of approximately five residential houses and 35-45 individuals, some with intense behavioral and/or forensic backgrounds, completes all duties of a residential psychologist for Area 1, Ulster County and sees as many as 4 people for ongoing psychotherapy, while participating on treatment teams, committees, and special projects.

This Psychologist 2 serves in the role of Forensic Liaison and Chair of the Local Risk Management Committee for Taconic's five-county region: The Forensic Liaison also has a residential caseload of approximately five residential houses and 35-45 individuals, some with intense behavioral and/or forensic backgrounds, completes all duties of a residential psychologist for Area 1, Ulster County and sees as many as 4 people for ongoing psychotherapy, while participating on treatment teams, committees, and special projects.

Will serve as Chair of the Local Risk Management Committee and is responsible for having close familiarity and maintains tracking of all individuals with forensic/risk backgrounds and High-Risk Behavior Support Plans in the Taconic Region.

Has a close working relationship with statewide risk committees and local law enforcement, courts, and probation departments.

Provides clinical crisis intervention services and psychological services directly to adults living in group homes, develops and monitors functional behavioral assessments and behavior support plans for individuals with challenging behaviors associated with Intellectual Disability/ Developmental Disability and psychiatric diagnoses, trains staff, collects data and summarizes for psychiatric consults, and completes psychological evaluations as needed, participating in all aspects of the residential treatment team.

May serve on other committees and completes Article 16 psychotherapy and assessments as needed.

Completes evaluations that may include, but is not limited to forensic risk assessments, assessing dementia, sexuality, and capacity.

Participates as a member of the Psychology Department, which includes participating on committees (Risk, HRC), attending meetings and supervision groups.

these assignments include plans to develop ADL and other skill-building, risk assessments, high risk behavior support plans, competency evaluations, and diminution assessments; performs routine capacity assessments, fire-setting assessments, performs routine psychological assessments such as intelligence testing and measures of adaptive behavior.

Provides individualized services to people who may have challenging behavioral and forensic profiles within a community residential setting, requiring regular visits to homes, day programs, and other community settings for counseling, observation, assessment, and team support and training.

Assists with Article 16 treatment, completing capacity and other assessments, and providing coverage to other psychology staff in Taconic Areas 1, 2, and 3.

Consulting on and completing functional assessments and behavior planning for some of the most complex and behaviorally involved individuals; collects data and summarizes for psychiatric consults; The incumbent will also assist with Central Office initiatives, participation in relevant committees and project groups, and other related duties.

Assists with enhancing utilization of electronic health records, participates in relevant committees and project groups, and other related duties.

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Minimum Qualifications: You must have a master's degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education/United States Secretary of Education. The psychology degree program must have been one that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. You must also have three years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below.

A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and one year of qualifying experience may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above.

Clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed as part of a qualifying master of psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Note: Examples of qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: clinical psychology, clinical forensic psychology, community psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, and child psychology.

Note: Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: education, counseling, clinical counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, educational counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, and organizational psychology.

Note: Examples of qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologists with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.

Note: Examples of non-qualifying experience include but are not limited to, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, pastoral counseling, or as a habilitation specialist or instructor of psychology.

A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assignment is defined as a direct clinical experience providing psychological services in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program; and must have been a component of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program listed on the official transcript.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list to be considered for a permanent competitive appointment.

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Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.

Life insurance and Disability insurance.

The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.

Paid Holidays and Leave:
Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

Health Care Coverage: Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

Retirement Program: Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

Professional Development and Education and Training: NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

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