Psychology Associate Sr.

DHRM • Chesterfield, VA

10d

About The Position

The Psychology Associate Senior works with the Behavioral Service Unit at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, providing supportive, preventive, and responsive behavioral health care to male and female juvenile offenders who may have significant mental health challenges or developmental delays. Service needs may include mental health care, sex offender treatment, substance abuse treatment, and aggression management treatment. The role provides crisis intervention and individual, group, and/or family therapy; develops individualized treatment plans and professionally written reports; and collaborates with clinical peers, psychiatry, case management, correctional center staff, facility administrators, court service units, and outside agencies on assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and continuity-of-care planning for residents transitioning to the community. The position participates in an on-call rotation and works at least one late evening each week. It also provides training in mental-health-related interventions, contributes clinical expertise to facility and agency meetings or workgroups, and offers leadership to interns. Limited telework is available. Free supervision hours toward licensure may be available.

Requirements

• Knowledge of theory and evidence-based practices for treating delinquent juveniles, including those with co-occurring mental disorders.
• Extensive knowledge of principles and techniques used in psychological assessment and evaluation for diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment evaluation.
• Formal education and experience conducting psychological assessments and evaluations.
• A valid driver’s license is required for DJJ employees to operate a state-owned or leased vehicle.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in clinical or counseling psychology.
• Experience providing treatment services to the juvenile delinquent population.
• Licensure as a clinical psychologist.
• Certification or licensure by the Department of Health Professions as a sex offender treatment provider (CSOTP) and/or substance abuse counselor (CSAC or LSAT).

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention and individual, group, and/or family therapy to juvenile residents.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and other professionally written reports.
• Consult and collaborate with clinical peers, psychiatry, case management, correctional center staff, facility administrators, court service units, and outside agencies regarding assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and continuity-of-care planning for residents transitioning to the community.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and work at least one late evening each week.
• Provide training to personnel in specific mental-health-related interventions.
• Provide clinical expertise in facility and agency meetings or workgroups.
• Provide leadership to interns.

Benefits

• Free supervision hours toward licensure may be available.
• Limited telework is available.
• Eligible veterans hired into state positions may receive additional leave accruals based on total military, National Guard, or Reserve service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed