CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 2 (MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES)

 

DEFINITION


 Under direction of a supervisory official in a state institution,
 community  mental  health center, or other  setting  in  a  state
 department,  has responsibility for directing the  program  of  a
 major psychology unit, or a smaller unit where program scope  and
 responsibility entail technical and administrative  skills  which
 are commensurate with those required in larger units, including
 testing,  individual and group therapeutic activities,  research,
 and   participation  in  overall  institutional  programming  and
 administration; does related work.

 NOTE: The  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.

 
EXAMPLES OF WORK:


 Organizes  assigned administrative, supervisory, and other  field
 and  office  work  in the field of psychological  testing  and/or
 psychotherapy and develops effective work procedures.

 Assigns and instructs clinical psychologists of varied grades and
 other  professional and nonprofessional employees and  supervises
 the performance of their work.

 Administers  and supervises the administration of  psychosomatic,
 aptitude,  vocational, performance, personality, and other  tests
 including  projective  tests  to  children  and  adults   in   an
 institution, clinic, or other setting.

 Directs the scoring and interpretation of tests, analysis of test
 results  and series of tests, and the correlation of test results
 with other findings.

 Supervises  the  practicum or internship training  of  psychology
 trainees.

 Supervises  the  activities of clinical  psychologists  of  lower
 grades  in  their progress with new techniques, difficult  cases,
 psychological treatment, and research.

 Plans and directs courses of individual or group psychotherapy.

 Initiates, conducts, and reports on research studies.

 Participates  in  meetings and conferences of the  classification
 committee   and   in  staff  and  agency  policy   meetings   and
 discussions.

 Interviews and directs the interviewing of children and adults so
 that   significant   psychological  and  other   facts   may   be
 incorporated in diagnoses and prognoses.

 Prepares recommendations for vocational training programs.

 Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit
 and  evaluates  employee performance and  conduct,  enabling  the
 effective  recommendation of the hiring, firing,  promoting,  and
 disciplining of subordinates.

 Takes  an  active  part  in conferences regarding  the  placement
 activities of patients who have been or are to be released.

 In   connection   with   community  education,   interprets   the
 psychological  and  mental health programs of the  division,  and
 gives  talks  before organizations and groups  interested  in  or
 concerned with the problems of mental health, mental retardation,
 and the prevention of delinquency.

 Drafts correspondence in the course of official duties.

 Prepares and directs the preparation of clear, technically sound,
 accurate, and informative psychological, statistical, diagnostic,
 and   other   reports  containing  findings,   conclusions,   and
 recommendations.

 Directs  the  establishment  and maintenance  of  essential  unit
 records, histories, and files.

 Will  be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used
 by the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

           EDUCATION:

            Graduation  from an accredited college  or  university
 with  a  Bachelor's degree supplemented by a Doctor of Philosophy
 (Ph.D.)  in  Psychology,  a Doctor of Psychology  (Psy.D.)  or  a
 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Psychology which should have included
 at least thirty (30) graduate semester credit hours in a psychology
 program consisting of six (6) credit hours in counseling/psychotherapy
 and three (3) credit hours in each of the following areas: individual
 intelligence testing, objective and/or projective testing, and abnormal
 psychology.  At  least fifteen (15) credit  hours  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,  and  completion
 of a one (1) year clinical internship.

              EXPERIENCE:

            Three  (3)  years of experience, in  addition  to  the
 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.

            NOTE: Two (2) years of the required experience  shall
 have been earned subsequent to the receipt of the Doctorate.

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

           LICENSE:

            Appointee  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  in
 essential duties of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge  of  theories and approved practices and procedures  of
 clinical  research and abnormal psychology including the problems
 involved  in  giving  varied  types  of  tests  and  in  scoring,
 analyzing, and interpreting tests and test results.

 Knowledge  of administrative problems involved in the functioning
 of  a  substantial psychology unit having the responsibility  for
 two or more major areas of treatment which may include outpatient
 and  inpatient  care.  Ability  to acquire  knowledge  of  rules,
 regulations, policies, standards, organization, and procedures of
 the department with particular reference to the administration of
 vocational, psychometric, aptitude, and other tests.

 Ability  to analyze, comprehend, interpret, and apply to specific
 cases the rules, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures
 of the department relating to the psychology programs.

 Ability  to  organize assigned administrative,  supervisory,  and
 technical  field  and office work in the field  of  psychological
 testing  and/or  psychotherapy  and  to  develop  effective  work
 procedures.

 Ability  to assign and instruct clinical psychologists  of  lower
 grades in a substantial psychology unit and to other professional
 and  nonprofessional employees and supervise the  performance  of
 their work.

 Ability   to   administer  and  direct  the   administration   of
 psychometric, aptitude, vocational, performance, personality, and
 other  tests to children and adults, to score tests,  to  analyze
 and  interpret test results, and to correlate test  results  with
 other findings.

 Ability to plan, organize, and direct the carrying out of courses
 of  individual and group psychotherapy and to take a direct  part
 in such treatment where required.

 Ability  to  direct psychology trainees during their  periods  of
 internship.

 Ability to keep current with new developments, trends of thought,
 and  literature  in  the  general fields  of  psychology,  mental
 health, and psychotherapy.

 Ability   to  work  effectively  with  medical  staff,   superior
 officials,  associates,  child and  adult  patients,  and  others
 interested in or concerned with the work of the unit.

 Ability  to draft detailed correspondence pertaining to the  work
 of the unit.

 Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of accurate  and
 informative case histories, research studies, and statistical and
 other    reports    containing   findings,    conclusions,    and
 recommendations.

 Ability  to direct the establishment and maintenance of essential
 psychology records, studies, and files.

 Ability  to  learn to utilize various types of electronic  and/or
 manual  recording  and information systems used  by  the  agency,
 office, or related units.

 Ability  to  read,  write, speak, understand, or  communicate  in
 English  sufficiently  to perform the duties  of  this  position.
 American  Sign  Language or Braille may  also  be  considered  as
 acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as  they  can  perform the essential functions of the  job  after
 reasonable  accommodation is made to their known limitations.  If
 the  accommodation  cannot be made because  it  would  cause  the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

 CODES: 30/R30 - 60321C             CGS                  7/29/99