Licensed Psychologist I*
San Bernardino CountyAbout the role
Posting number: 26-13128-01
Department: Department of Behavioral Health
Job classification: Psychologist I
Posting type: Open
Categories: Mental Health, Social Services, Professional, Miscellaneous, Human Services, Counseling
Summary
Are you interested in using your clinical and administrative skills to make a difference in delivering health and wellness to millions of residents?
Join a team who is passionate about the services they provide and is committed to making a difference in the lives of the residents of San Bernardino County.
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The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Licensed Psychologist I*. Licensed Psychologists I* work in a variety of programs providing rehabilitative mental health/substance abuse services in clinical, institutional, and community settings to adults and children with severe mental or emotional disorders. Licensed Psychologists may provide clinical supervision and/or psychological testing supervision for interns and/or staff obtaining hours towards licensure. Incumbents may be asked to select, administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of objective and projective tests including intelligence, personality, aptitude, and achievement tests for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients.
*Official Title: Clinical Therapist I - Psychologist
For additional details, please refer to the Clinical Therapist I - Psychologist job description.
DBH is also accepting applications for Pre-Licensed Psychologist* and Licensed Psychologist II*. Please click on either job title to be redirected to the corresponding application. Each position requires its own application; submitting applications for multiple positions is in your best interest as they do not interfere with one another.
- Incumbents assigned to this position will be responsible for evaluating individuals referred for Assisted Outpatient Treatment based on criteria outlined in Laura’s Law pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5345-5349.5; developing declarations and drafting petitions to submit to Superior Court; and writing progress reports for those individuals ordered into Assisted Outpatient Treatment.
- Incumbents assigned to this program will be responsible for evaluating, facilitating, and providing direct care for justice-system involved adults. Pre-licensed therapists will be expected to assess adults upon referral for specialty mental health services under the provision and/or facilitation of Mental Health Court and Mental Health Diversion for adults that have been incarcerated or are at risk of being incarcerated. A majority of the face-to-face services are conducted within the clinic.
- Incumbents assigned to this program will be responsible for evaluating, facilitating, and providing direct care for system involved children and youth. Examples of responsibilities include: assessing foster youth upon initial entry into foster care with subsequent facilitation and/or provision of needed services; completing Qualified Individual (QI) assessments for youth referred to residential placement; the provision and/or facilitation of intensive specialty mental health services for very high needs children and youth. A majority of face-to-face services are performed in the com
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