Psychologist- SRTP- Expert

$74,880 - $74,880/Yr

Stafftoday - Torrance, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Torrance, PA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Psychologist position at SRTP in Torrance, PA, involves providing specialized cognitive-behavioral treatment and assessments for individuals with sexual offending behaviors. The role requires a licensed psychologist to deliver therapy, document progress, and collaborate with other clinical staff to ensure effective treatment and aftercare planning for residents. The psychologist will also provide training to staff and engage with community resources to support individuals post-discharge.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Document service delivery and resident progress on a weekly basis.
• Serve as primary therapist to provide sex offense specific interventions to assigned residents.
• Review and integrate sex offense specific assessment information to write and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Coordinate referral of residents to appropriate treatment groups and activities.
• Refer clients to psychiatric services and encourage residents to seek medical services or other specialized care as needed.
• Meet weekly with assigned residents to monitor and review ongoing treatment or other needs.
• Review and revise resident individualized treatment plans on a monthly basis.
• Evaluate clinical appropriateness of property and visitation requests.
• Document all individual resident contacts using established formats within established time frames.
• 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.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case conferences, and training activities.
• Provide clinical support and back up to other clinical staff as needed.
• Perform administrative duties including documentation of work hours and correspondence.
• Document inappropriate or dangerous behavior as requested of staff.
• Collaborate with individual county mental health systems to develop their capacity to manage and treat individuals with sex offending behaviors.
• Identify existing resources within Pennsylvania to provide aftercare support services for clients with sexual offending behaviors.
• Develop and implement protocols for discharge planning and continued community care for discharged clients.
• Collaborate with the PA county court system to develop judicial guidelines regarding conditional release.
• Assist in the development and implementation of individualized aftercare plans for residents nearing discharge.
• Provide support for county mental health systems managing clients discharged from SRTP.
• Assess treatment goals and write goal-directed, individualized treatment plans and discharge plans.
• Instruct others in the implementation of therapeutic and behavioral interventions and procedures.

Requirements

• Masters or Doctoral degree in psychology.
• Licensed or license-eligible in Pennsylvania as a Psychologist.
• Prior clinical experience working with sexual offenders.
• Understanding of the dynamics of sexual deviance.
• Familiarity with sex offense risk assessment, recidivism, and treatment of deviant arousal patterns.
• Familiarity with relevant research literature, clinical assessments, procedures, and methods for sexual offenders.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office Products.
• Ability to utilize a computer for order entry and/or prognosis notes.

Nice-to-haves

• Clinical membership in ATSA preferred.
• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport with a sex offender population.
• Investment in expanding current skills/knowledge and transferring this knowledge to others.
• Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with a diverse staff.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay of $36.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.