Staff Psychologist at Baker Center for Children and Families

Boston, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jun, 26

Salary

95000.0

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Evidence-Based Practices, Psychotherapy, Clinical Supervision, Psychodiagnostic Assessments, CBT, MATCH, TF-CBT, PCIT, ERP, SPACE Treatment, Diagnostic Interviewing, EMR/EHR, CANS Certification

Industry

Mental Health Care

Description

Staff Psychologist Job Title: Staff Psychologist Location: Hybrid- Waltham or Boston Position Type: Full-Time Summary of position: The Baker Center for Children and Families (also known as Judge Baker Children's Center), promotes the best possible mental health of children and families through the integration of research, intervention, training, and policy. Reporting to the Senior Director of Outpatient Clinical Services, the Staff Psychologist will provide high quality behavioral health treatment to a culturally diverse population of children and young adults ages 2-22, utilizing evidence-based practices (EBP). The Staff Psychologist participates in onsite and virtual evidence-based trainings and receives support working towards certification in various evidence-based approaches. The Staff Psychologist works to implement high quality behavioral health care while adhering to the Center for Effective Therapy’s (CET) clinical and operational policies and procedures. Opportunities to join the clinical faculty at CET as part of The Baker Center’s American Psychological Association (APA -accredited outpatient training clinic, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, are available as staff psychologists demonstrate expertise in evidence-based treatment. Qualifying individuals may be eligible for a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School. What’s in it for Me? * Realize your potential, and the impact of your hard work, on children and adolescents with varying mental health concerns. * The opportunity to demonstrate your passion and expertise, and to potentially grow into a leadership role, developing and mentoring, and training others, while continuing to learn and grow, yourself. * Opportunities abound for continuous learning and professional growth through the Baker Center’s high level of commitment to professional training for its staff. Receive in-house training from highly experienced and educated professionals and clinical leaders to become certified in MATCH ($3,100 value) and PCIT ($4,500 value) and partake in training for diagnostic interviewing. * Work independently and collaboratively with a talented, bright, fun, humorous and hard-working team of individuals, and realize the impact of your knowledge, experience, passion, and efforts working with children and adolescents with varying behavioral health concerns. * Contribute to CET’s highly effective and consistent operations and positively impact growth and expansion in its cutting-edge, culturally sensitive, behavioral health outpatient environment, with the support of a highly regarded and well-established organization and exceptional leadership team. Essential duties: * Provides direct clinical outpatient services to families seeking psychotherapy using established evidence-based practices. * Provides supervision to trainees using established frameworks for clinical supervision. * Consults to established clients, school districts and staff, and other practitioners on the use of evidence-based practices across a variety of settings. * Participates in individual and staff supervision meetings and any specialty supervision meetings to facilitate professional development. * Conducts psychodiagnostic assessments and participate in weekly staff meeting and assessment seminar. * Collaborates with the CET leadership in administrative and outreach activities to increase the capacity and reach of CET services. * Conducts educational presentations to outside practitioners, schools, and parent groups. * Collaborates with external providers to support the care of clients. * Documents all clinical activities according to professional standards. Qualifications and Skills Education: * Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology and Massachusetts Psychologist/Health Service Provider licensure. * Completion of an APA accredited internship. Experience: * Experience or familiarity with evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT, MATCH, TF-CBT, PCIT, ERP and SPACE Treatment are especially beneficial). * 1-2 years of post-licensure clinical experience preferred. * Experience developing and running therapeutic and/or education programs for children preferred. * Experience educating and coaching caregivers in 1:1 and/or group settings preferred. * Experience working with electronic medical/health records (EMR/EHR). Training: * CANS certification, or eligibility to complete CANS training. (Cover letter and a recent resume required for consideration.) Logistics License/Certification: Massachusetts Psychologist/Health Service Provider Licensure in good standing. Salary: $80,000 - $95,000 Open Date: Open Until Filled Benefits We offer Medical (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Dental and Vision options; 50% discount on monthly MBTA passes, immediate enrollment into retirement, with company contribution (4%) and match up to (4%) after 2 years of employment. We offer opportunities to get involved in various department/organization improvement committees and activities. For a full list of benefits please visit our website at bakercenter.org/benefits We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities

The Staff Psychologist will provide high-quality behavioral health treatment to children and young adults (ages 2-22) utilizing evidence-based practices, including direct clinical outpatient services and conducting psychodiagnostic assessments. They will also provide supervision to trainees, consult on evidence-based practices across various settings, and collaborate on administrative and outreach activities.