The Department of Psychiatry is seeking to hire a part-time Psychologist II to join the UCLA Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Clinic. The STAR Clinic provides specialized psychotherapeutic interventions to families with young children focusing on improving family cohesion, position parenting practices and developmentally-appropriate behavior management techniques. You will function as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team. Primary duties include:
Administer and interpret psychological tests used for diagnosing mental and personality disorders
Make psychodiagnostics appraisals
Formulate treatment plans and utilize therapeutic techniques
Provide short-term outpatient psychotherapy in clinic or via tele-health platforms
Organize, structure, and conduct group therapy sessions
Developing training curricula related to trauma & resilience informed practices for providers in LA County
Facilitate trainings on an array of topics including the impact of trauma on development, parent-child interactions, and promoting resilience
Provide training and supervision to practicum trainees, pre-doc interns and postdoc fellows
Training clinic staff
Please note: this is a 6 month limited appointment that may convert to career.
Salary range: $60.11/hr - $79.30/hr
Qualifications
PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology
Valid CA Psychology License
Minimum 2 years of post-doc experience in clinical psychology
Prior clinical experience in parent-child, dyadic, and family interventions
Prior clinical experience in evidence-based individual psychotherapeutic interventions
Prior experience working with families and chronic stressors, traumatic experiences, and/or conflicts
Prior experience in training and supervising trainees with mental health degrees
Excellent oral and written skills, including the ability to write and edit manuscripts
Ability to supervise trainees with mental health degrees
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