HSC Psychology Intern - Lubbock, United States - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Description

Position Description

Incumbents participate in an internship program emphasizing clinical child and pediatric psychology and focusing on evidence-based services. This training experience will occur within an innovative, stepped-care model that includes outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization services, all housed within one newly developed, state-of-the-art location. Doctoral interns work with diverse clinical presentations and low-income, ethnically and culturally diverse families who are largely underserved. Clinical services and training activities are conducted in person and via telehealth. Both brief and longer-term interventions are available in group and individual formats. Doctoral interns work collaboratively with a team of providers and are actively involved in research, clinical teaching, and administering treatment programs by performing the following duties. Adheres to ethical and legal requirements.
Be authorized by their doctoral program to apply.

Major/Essential Functions

The internship program has an emphasis on clinical child and pediatric psychology and focuses on evidence-based services. This training experience will occur within an innovative, stepped-care model that includes outpatient, intensive outpatient, and crisis stabilization services, all of which are housed within one newly-developed, state-of-the-art location. Doctoral interns work with diverse clinical presentations, as well as low-income, ethnically and culturally diverse families, who are largely underserved. Clinical services and training activities are conducted in-person and via telehealth. Both brief and longer-term interventions, in group and individual formats, are available. Doctoral interns work collaboratively with a team of providers, and are actively involved in research, clinical teaching, and supervision.

• Administer and interpret assessments and measures.
• Develop treatment plans, in accordance with established standards, consistent with assessment, and in conjunction with patients and family, to include goals, intervention, necessary support or referral service.
• Lead evidence-based individual, family, and group psychological interventions with child/adolescent patients (and their caregivers).
• Identify patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.) and makes appropriate referrals as needed.
• Consult and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of providers.
• Maintain communication (verbal and written) with caregivers, school personnel, primary care providers, etc.
• Maintain accurate and updated documentation of assessments, interventions, and recommendations, and discharge plans.
• Adhere to ethical and legal requirements.
• Attend weekly supervision and maintain communication with clinical supervisor.
• Complete a scholarly activity (e.g., poster or manuscript submission, conference talk, quality improvement project, program development proposal, etc.).
• Participate in weekly didactics.
• Update monthly productivity reports.
• Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, supervisions, meetings, and workshops.
• Follow policies and procedures of the program, department, and institution.

Occasional Duties

Complete additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree or equivalent; three years of supervised experiential training in professional psychology skills (with a minimum of 400 intervention and 100 assessment hours).

Preferred Qualifications

• Be enrolled in and in good standing in an accredited (American Psychological Association or Canadian Psychological Association) doctoral program in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology.
• By the beginning of the internship program, applicants should have their graduate level coursework completed.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Jeanne Clery Act

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