Psychologist; Part-Time

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, supporting reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities.

DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The DOC is seeking to recruit a psychologist. Under general supervision, with latitude for independent or un-reviewed action or decision, the selected candidate will perform professional work in the field of psychology, through clinical interviewing and/or through the selection, administration and interpretation of standard group and individual test of personality development and intellectual capacity. The incumbent will be responsible but not limited to:

• Evaluating individuals’ (Uniform Employees) emotional and intellectual functioning
• Maintaining suitable records and files using SOAP
• Preparing reports of psychological findings which may be included in clinical case histories, files, etc.
• Consulting with psychiatrists, social workers, judges and other relevant parties regarding the diagnoses, prognoses, and recommendations for disposition of individual cases
• Attending/participating in psychological and general staff conferences
• Preparing write-ups and documentation for cases
• May be required to testify in court or at other hearings.

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1. Completion of two years of graduate work, consisting of at least 60 graduate semester credits in psychology, in an accredited graduate program leading to a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, plus two years of satisfactory full-time experience, gained after admission to the accredited graduate program, in one of these areas under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist in a hospital, penal institution, social services agency, clinic, court, school or other agency or institution;

or 2. A doctorate in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology from an accredited college or university; or 3. Completion of a re-specialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above. To qualify, all candidates must have completed the equivalent of three semester credits from an accredited graduate school, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, psychopathology or abnormal psychology, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention;

and all candidates must have 240 hours of experience, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention. However, experience in psychological and/or behavioral intervention may be under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist. Completion of an American Psychological Association (APA) approved doctoral program in professional psychology is evidence of meeting the course requirements listed…