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Clinical Psychologist (Internship Program Coordinator)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Department of Justice
📍 Yazoo City, Mississippi 💰 $106437 – $138370/yr

Job Summary

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Major Duties

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.

Education

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contact

bop-hrm-hrsc-consolidatedstaffingunit-s@bop.gov 972-352-4200

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government

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