Assistant Director of Psychology/ Clinical Psychologist Supervisor

Assistant Director of the Psychology Program: Work closely with the Director of Psychology and provide coverage for Director during all absences.  Provide the highest quality individual and group clinical supervision and training experience to Post Doctoral Fellows, APA Psychology interns, and Practicum students.  Perform all additional managerial tasks as assigned including occasional direct patient care.  Maintain the quality and integrity of the program. Work within a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals. Assume other clinical roles as needed.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in CA and able to provide individual, triadic and group supervision in accordance with Board of Psychology Regulations, and BBS regulations.
• Manage a team of Psychologists and other mental health clinicians in training.
• Engage in interviewing, training and onboarding of all new staff to the Psychology and other Clinical Departments and needed.
• Assume Director tasks in the absence of the Director of Psychology.

Clinical Supervisory Responsibilities

• Training and supervision of pre and post-doctoral and Masters level interns in both group and individual therapy formats.
• Support activities of the Department Head including program development, program and schedule oversight and performance improvement projects.
• Provide process-oriented group therapy as well as psycho-educational and other didactic groups for patients using various professional treatment modalities
• Provide process-oriented group therapy supervision for interns, as well as psycho-educational and other didactic group supervision for patients using various professional treatment modalities
• Provide individual, couples or family therapy using evidence based highest quality modalities for which they have received an adequate amount of training and supervision.
• Provide supervision on individual, couples or family therapy using evidence based highest quality modalities for which they have received an adequate amount of training and supervision.
• Report to community/state agencies any patient issues required and represents facility in any legal proceedings.
• Engage in program development, and provide additional specialist interventions for specific populations ( e.g. Military, Child/ Adolescent etc.).
• Attend required meetings, function on committees as needed.

Work Environment

• Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) facility

Required Education and Experience

• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology
• Full Unrestricted License to practice in the state of California
• Experience in group and individual therapy CBT, DBT and ACT modalities
• Experience in a managerial role

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience working in a Psychiatric Hospital
• Experience treating Active-Duty Military and/or First Responders
• Experience treating children and adolescents
• 2 years plus of supervision experience