Staff Clinical Psychologist 3, DMHS

Under direct professional supervision of a clinical psychologist of a higher level in a state institution, community mental health center, or other setting in a state department, has responsibility for supervising programs of psychological services including program development and evaluation, training psychologists and other professionals and nonprofessionals and monitoring their performance, and carrying out psychological programs in accord with professional and administrative standards; representing psychology staff in contacts with other professionals, agencies, and the community, providing direct high-level services to residents or inmates, and participating in administrative decision making within the psychology department; does related work as required.

NOTE: The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to PST.GPH@doh.nj.gov.

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Psychology and completion of one (1) year of supervised full-time clinical internship or of one (1) year of extensively supervised clinical experience. Graduate course training shall have included at least thirty (30) semester hour credits in a psychology program consisting of six (6) semester hour credits in counseling/psychotherapy, and three (3) semester hour credits in each of the following areas: individual intelligence testing, objective and/or projective testing, and abnormal psychology. At least fifteen (15) semester hour credits should be in courses relevant to clinical psychology such as learning theories, human motivation, personality theories, human growth and development, psychopharmacology, and statistics and research.

EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of responsible experience in addition to the supervised clinical internship in the field of clinical psychology in a community mental health center, mental hospital, school for the developmentally disabled, or penal, correctional, or juvenile institution, or other setting involving the use of psychodiagnostics, psychotherapy, projective techniques, and other clinical methods.

SPECIAL NOTE: One (1) year of residency (advanced training beyond internship or extensively supervised clinical experience) is considered equivalent to one (1) year of experience.

NOTE: Thirty (30) additional semester hour credits beyond the Master's degree in Psychology from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience which must be earned subsequent to the supervised fulltime clinical internship.
 

OR

NOTE: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Doctorate degree in Psychology (Ph.D.) or a Doctorate degree in Education (Ed.D.) in psychology and completion of a one (1) year supervised full-time clinical internship. Graduate course training shall have included a minimum of six (6) semester hour credits in each of the following areas: objective and projective testing, psychotherapeutic techniques and counseling, personality development and learning theory, motivation and psychopathology, and research design and statistical analyses.

LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

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