Associate Director of Training, Clinical PsyD - Dallas Location (Plano, TX)

Job Description:

The Chicago School is a nonprofit university with seven in-person locations across the United States, a growing online campus, and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School is a minority-majority university with 6,000+ students across 35+ degree programs in psychology, behavioral health, and nursing. The Chicago School is committed to creating a diverse pipeline of future professionals who will fundamentally improve the health and well-being of future generations of diverse communities.  Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators, The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today, The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution, The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success, innovation, and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities, donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork and practicum opportunities.  The Chicago School is part of the TCS Education System, a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact.    

The Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program on the Dallas Campus is a new program in the College of Professional Psychology that is "Accredited, on Contingency" by the American Psychological Association. The Associate Director of Clinical Training serves as an integral member of the Clinical Psy.D. program and assist the Direct of Clinical Training in overseeing students’ practicum and internship experiences. The Associate Director of Clinical Training acts as a secondary adviser to students related to their professional goals and development. This person works collaboratively with training site supervisors, as well as academic program faculty advisors on training related manners. This position reports to the Clinical PsyD Department Chair and works closely with the Director of Clinical Training. 

This is a hybrid position requiring faculty to be on campus three days per week. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Advising

  • Maintain an advisee load according to Department needs

  • Spend time with advisees to provide mentorship on matters related to their academic, curricular, and career development

  • Mentor advisees in preparing their vita and training application materials, as well as write recommendation letters

  • Assist the Department Chair in documenting student progress through the program; when necessary, this includes crafting individual Academic Development Plans for Advisees, tracking their compliance, and documenting their progress

  • Present progress of advisees to Faculty at semester Student Review meetings, meet with advisees to gather additional information or communicate Faculty concerns, and report back to Faculty on the results 

• Develop and maintain a network of practicum sites, including visiting sites and building/maintaining relationships with site supervisors.

• Faculty members may be responsible for chairing dissertations, as determined by the department's needs.  

• Assist students in site selection and review of application materials for practicum and doctoral internship.

• Assist students who are encountering issues related to their practicum and internship experience.

• Monitor progress of practicum performance, including evaluations, hour logs, and related paperwork.

• Manage updates on Tevera system.

• Track data related to practicum and internship placements.

• Advise on and engage in remediation planning for students.

• Communicate with academic department around issues of professional development, training concerns, rules and regulations, and the search and placement process.

• Participate in department-level strategic planning.