Review Vacancy
AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $73284 to $92693 Annually
Minimum Qualifications On or before January 20, 2018, you must have a Master of Psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university psychology degree program which prepares graduates for clinical positions in the field of psychology in a clinical, forensic, community mental health or school setting. Qualifying degree programs must have included course work in psychological and behavioral assessment and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders; AND you must also have three years of supervised post Master’s degree experience in clinical, forensic, community mental heal, or school setting, where your primary duties where providing psychological services as described below. *
Substitutions:
~ A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and one year of qualifying experience may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above.
~ A clinical psychology practicum, externship or fieldwork assignment that was completed as part of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program may be substituted for one year of the required experience. **
~ A certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
For the purposes of qualifying for these examinations, examples of qualifying degree programs/majors include, but are not limited to, the following: clinical psychology, clinical forensic psychology, community psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology and child psychology.
Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include, but are not limited to, the following: education, counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, education counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology and organizational psychology.
*For the purposes of these examinations, qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, license psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologist with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). In order for experience to be considered qualifying, primary duties must have included activities such as administering assessments and test for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing function behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.
Examples of non-qualifying experience include, but are not limited to, experience in the experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, pastoral counseling, or as a habilitation specialist, or instructor of psychology.
**A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assessment is defined as a direct clinical experience providing psychological services in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program; and must have been a component of qualifying Master of Psychology degree program listed on the office transcript.
https://www.cs.ny.gov/announarchive/announcements/26-344.cfm
Duties Description Senior Clinician performs duties similar to those of Psychologist 1, works with individuals receiving services that present the more complex behavior and /or mental health problems; and may provide administrative supervision to lower-level psychology staff.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address Destiny.Orth@doccs.ny.gov
Address
Street Fishkill Correctional Facility
18 Strack Drive
Notes on ApplyingIf you are interested in applying for this position, please contact the Fishkill Personnel Department. As this is a secure facility, please do not come with out prior authorization.