Psychotherapy Trainer

Job Title

Mission:
To provide the department of psychiatry with expertise in the field of psychotherapy

Reports To:

Director of Psychiatry, Chief of Psychology

Responsibilities:

• Provides lectures, readings, seminars, assignments, clinical supervision and other training activities pertaining to the practice of psychotherapy to psychiatry residents, psychology externs, and others, as appropriate
• Participates in creation of curricula as indicated in coordination with Chief of Psychology
• Reviews clinical case material and assists in the development of psychotherapy skills
• Evaluates students' progress in competencies related to psychotherapy and participates in faculty meetings

Qualifications:

• Education Required:
  
  Master's Degree or above in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, or mental health counseling
• Minimum three years' experience practicing psychotherapy
• Minimum one year experience providing clinical supervision of psychotherapy

Knowledge and

Skills:

• Knowledge of a variety of theoretical models for the treatment of patients with psychiatric illness and the ability to apply them
• Knowledge of supervisory approaches and the ability to critique and supervise residents, interns and externs
• Knowledge of ethical principles related to the practice of psychotherapy and the capacity to apply them

Shift: Per diem position, as needed basis

Working Conditions:

No direct contact with patient population. Preference for in-person training, but hybrid or remote (Microsoft Teams) is possible, at the discretion of the Chair of Psychiatry and Chief of Psychology

Job Hazards:
No direct patient exposure; none.