Clinical Psychology Internship Program Lead

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered, you must hold a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology and a full, current license to practice at the doctoral level in the United States. At least one year of specialized experience at a comparable level is required.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology required.
• License to practice psychology at doctoral level in the U.S. (state, territory, DC) required.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Experience developing and coordinating psychology internship programs.
• Experience in recruitment/selection and training of students for practicum/internships.
• Experience in administering and interpreting personality evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and coordinate psychology internship programs.
• Recruit, select, and mentor students for practicum/internship programs.
• Schedule didactic on-site training and organize off-site training opportunities.
• Administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of personality evaluations.
• Assist with interdisciplinary classification of inmates and development of related programs.
• Facilitate individual and group psychotherapy regularly.

Skills

Internship program development

Recruitment and selection

Training scheduling

Personality assessments

Individual and group psychotherapy

Education

Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Tools

Psychological evaluation tools

Job description

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered, you must hold a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology and a full, current license to practice at the doctoral level in the United States. At least one year of specialized experience at a comparable level is required.