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Forensic Psychologist Job Description

The Transformative Justice Mental Health Center, Healthy Lifestyles program, is looking for Forensic Psychologists to provide mental health treatment and assessment to justice-involved individuals on their path toward success.

What is the TJMHC:

The TJMHC HLP is located in an office building where interdisciplinary mental health professionals provide evidence-based mental health assessment and treatment services. At the core of the TJ: MHC HLP is the investment in human beings to build inclusive communities by giving respect and dignity to everyone impacted by the justice system.

Mission Statement

The Transformative Justice Mental Health Center’s Healthy Lifestyles program aims to transform people’s lives into meaningful existences free from emotional suffering.

Vision Statement

The vision of the TJ: MHC HLP is to provide restorative, trauma-informed, and evidence-based mental health services to individuals and their families to increase well-being and community resiliency and improve the process of desistance from criminal behavior.

Values Statement

Respect, Accountability, Integrity, and Love

Mental Health Services provided:

Services are trauma-informed and culturally responsive, delivered by a doctoral-level forensic psychologist trained to work specifically with individuals in the justice system.

Specific Programs:

Healthy Lifestyles Program- HLP

Aggression Replacement Therapy- ART

Restorative Justice Conflict Resolution Program and Circles of Support and Accountability

Forensic Psychologist Job Description

Education: Ph.D. in Psychology, PSYD, DSW, MSW, with Forensic specific training

Licensure: Current and valid registration as a KY Psychologist or willingness to become licensed.

Other Requirements: Licensed Driver and have a car.

Contract Salary- 91, 200 yearly

Required Experience: Previous experience conducting forensic mental health evaluations on justice-involved individuals between 12-24 years with emotional and behavioral disorders

Job Description

Professionalism, Confidentiality, and Ethical Expectations

• Ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information
• Ability to follow the APA ethics code of conduct
• Able to work with a multi-disciplinary team in a diverse setting that serves people of all backgrounds, cultures, and sexual orientations.
• Maintain current knowledge of case law and other legal and ethical issues relevant to Forensic Mental Health clinic operations and practice.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of developments, trends, policies, and procedures in the l mental health assessment and treatment of persons involved in the civil (family/juvenile) and criminal justice systems.
• Responsible for maintaining the current level of professional expertise through obtaining CEUs and other training.

Communication Skills

• Strong professional oral and written communication skills are a must, as well as the ability to work with minimum supervision and frequent interruptions while always maintaining a professional demeanor.
• Professional communication skills and ability to coordinate with attorneys, psychiatrists, social workers, and other professionals to ensure cl needs are met.
• Ability to de-escalate and respond to crises appropriately.

Interdisciplinary Skills

• Familiar with the KY court and justice system and social services systems
• Provide consultation to the court and probation staff as well as to family members and community providers who are involved with forensic clients
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with system partners that patients are involved with and discuss pertinent clinical and management issues.
• Provide testimony, as requested by the court, in the role of expert witness and conjunction with forensic mental health evaluations conducted.
• Ability to attend weekly individual and group clinical supervision
• Ability to attend monthly integrated service case management meetings
• Ability to attend weekly team meetings
• Participate in the development of TJMHC in-service training.
• Provide clinical consultation on problematic cases followed by other clinic staff; provide review and feedback on other team members’ evaluations and work products when requested by the TJMHC director.
• Provide supervision to doctoral-level students
• This position also supports the Director with all activities related to the TJMHC.

Assessment and Treatment Skills

• Knowledge of or willing to learn the Risk Need and Responsivity Model of Assessment and Treatment with Justice-Involved Individuals
• Previous Experience delivering Individual and manualized group therapy to justice-involved individuals between 12-24 years with emotional and behavioral disorders is necessary.
• Previous Experience engaging in CBT systems of psychotherapy
• Previous experience or willingness to develop a working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment is preferred.
• Plan and implement appropriate treatment interventions using forensic mental health evidence-based and best-practice approaches.
• Knowledge of Restorative Justice or willingness to learn
• Assess patients using mental health tools appropriate for justice-involved individuals, including forensic risk assessment tools
• Complete mental health evaluations with input from many of the following: school, health, law enforcement, and faith community to develop a forensic mental health evaluation.
• Provide timely written Forensic mental health evaluations that conceptualize the risk for justice involvement.
• Submit accurate, required notes within 24 hours of service on Simple practice and complete reports within assigned timeframes.
• Facilitate the diversion of mentally ill persons from the criminal justice system when clinically and legally appropriate by offering recommendations and informing the court of diversionary resources that may be available.

Technology and Social Media Skills

• Must be computer literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PPT.
• Knowledge, Skill, and ability to develop, manage and engage in community development activities such as community panel discussions via zoom

Other Duties

• Ability to assist in TJMHC office management duties
• Maintain the program’s space cleanliness and report and coordinate any necessary facility or equipment repairs with the TJMHC office manager.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Technical Requirements

We require that all employees have the following technicality at home: High-speed internet over 10 Mbps and the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. TJMHC is committed to the safety and well-being of all its employees. It complies with all applicable local, state, and federal laws regarding COVID health and vaccination guidelines.

• If you require assistance with the application/interview process, please advise in writing with your application.
• The TJMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC), may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive on applying for this position.

Interview Pre-Offer Process

• Please upload your resume
• Please write a cover letter indicating how your commitment to advancing the lives of individuals and families involved in or at risk of being involved in the justice system brings you passion and joy.

In the cover letter, in addition to how your education and experience meet the criteria outlined in the job description, please provide an example of how you are an independent, creative self-starter that has exceptional organizational skills. Please provide three people who can you a reference.

• Proof of Education, licensure, and certifications will be required.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $91,200.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Private practice

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Louisville, KY 40206: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Doctorate (Required)

License/Certification:

• Licensed Psychologist Credentials (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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