Psychologist- SRTP (658998)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters or Doctoral degree in psychology.
• Licensed or license-eligible in Pennsylvania as a Psychologist. Clinical membership in ATSA preferred.
• Prior clinical experience working with sexual offenders and an understanding of the dynamics of sexual deviance.
• Familiarity with sex offense risk assessment, recidivism and measurement and treatment of deviant arousal patterns
• Familiarity with relevant research literature, clinical assessments, procedures and methods, particularly those designed for sexual offenders.
• Basic computer skills to include, but not limited, to Microsoft Office Products. Ability to utilize a computer for order entry and/or prognosis notes.

Role Description:

• Complete sex-offense specific assessments on deviant sexual arousal, treatment progress, and risk to sexually re- offend.
• Deliver specialized sex-offense specific cognitive-behavioral treatment, psycho-education, and other treatment to individuals and groups, in accordance with established performance standards.
• Document service delivery and resident progress on a weekly basis, completed in accordance with established standards and time frames.
• Serve as primary therapist to provide sex offense specific interventions to assigned residents, with frequency and amount of direct contact with residents consistent with established performance standards.

Primary therapy duties include:

• Reviewing and integrating sex offense specific assessment information to write and monitor individualized treatment plans; Coordinating referral of residents to appropriate treatment groups and activities; Referring clients to psychiatric services and encouraging residents to seek medical services or other specialized care as needed; Meeting weekly with assigned residents to monitor and review ongoing treatment or other needs; reviewing and revising, as needed, resident individualized treatment plans using established format on a monthly basis; evaluating clinical appropriateness of property and visitation requests; documenting all individual resident contacts using established formats within established time frames; and other duties related to primary care of assigned residents as directed.
• Provide training and consultation to Therapeutic Activity Aides and other staff on clinical methods and procedures related to the sexual offender population.
• Administer tests and assessments, including the Penile Plethysmograph (PPG), ABEL screening, STABLE, Static 99, Affinity within scope of licensure, certification and training.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case conferences, case presentations, staff development meetings and training activities.
• Provide clinical support and back up to other clinical staff as needed, including state hospital clinical staffing.
• Work cooperatively in weekly individual clinical and administrative supervision with the Clinical Director.
• Perform administrative duties including documentation of work hours, correspondence and coordination with other clinical and facility staff, etc.
• Document inappropriate or dangerous behavior as requested of staff if that behavior puts the residents either in danger or serves to present poor role modeling.
• Collaborate with individual county mental health systems to develop their capacity to manage and treat individuals with sex offending behaviors within the community.
• Identify existing resources within Pennsylvania to provide aftercare support services for Act 21 and state hospital clients with sexual offending behaviors.
• Develop and implement protocols for discharge planning and continued community care for those clients discharged from the Act 21 program.
• Collaborate with the PA county court system and the Juvenile Court Judges Commission to develop judicial guidelines regarding conditional release.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individualized aftercare plans for SRTP residents nearing discharge.
• Provide support for county mental health systems who are currently managing/treating clients who have been discharged from SRTP.
• Ability to assess treatment goals and write goal-directed, individualized treatment plans and discharge plans, as well as the ability to monitor treatment plans to meet changing treatment goals specifically dealing with sex offense issues.
• Ability to instruct others in the implementation of therapeutic and behavioral interventions and procedures.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with the diagnostic nomenclature outlines in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, TR Edition (or most recent updated edition)
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport and maintain objectivity with a sex offender population.
• Appreciation of the need for and ability to maintain appropriate personal boundaries in working with sexual offender population.
• Investment in expanding current skills/knowledge and to the transfer of this knowledge to other staff, state/county officials, and other clinicians.
• Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with a diverse staff and a commitment to enhancing cultural competency.
• Ability to effectively network with state and county officials

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