Clinical Psychologist (Internship Program Coordinator)

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Bureau of Prisons seeks a doctoral-level psychologist to join its clinical psychology program within a corrections setting. The role includes providing assessments and psychotherapy and contributing to reentry planning for inmates.

Required is a Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology, a current license to practice in the United States, and at least one year of specialized psychology experience at the next lower grade level.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in clinical or counseling psychology.
• Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor and coordinate psychology internship programs.
• Recruit and select students; manage graduate training programs.
• Schedule on-site didactics, arrange off-site training, and coordinate external speakers.
• Administer, score, and interpret a range of psychological assessments.
• Assist in interdisciplinary inmate classification and develop individualized programs.
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy on a regular basis.

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology (Ph.D. or equivalent)

Job description

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

Basic Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of all the requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology is required.

NOTE: Applicants may have received this degree in either clinical or counseling psychology.

Education:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience:

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of the qualifying experience are:

• Experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and coordinating the psychology internship program.
• Experience in recruitment and selection of students, and for the ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of the graduate level psychology training program for students pursuing practicum, pre-doctoral internship or postdoctoral training.
• Experience in scheduling didactic training on-site, developing all off-site training opportunities, and obtaining services of outside speakers to supplement the presentations of staff members.
• Experience in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of a wide variety of personality evaluation methods.
• Experience in assisting with the interdisciplinary classification of inmates by identifying behavioral, emotional, organic, drug/alcohol, or personality problems and the subsequent development of appropriate programs on an individual basis.
• Experience in facilitating both individual and group psychotherapy on a regular basis.

Selective Placement Factor:

Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factor. In the event that you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for this position.

• Applicants must hold a full, current and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico) or the District of Columbia.

NOTE: All applicants must electronically upload a copy of their license at the time they apply to the vacancy announcement. The documentation provided MUST show the expiration date of the license. Failure to provide this documentation will result in loss of consideration for this position.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**