Psychologist at Heartland Alliance

Job Type: Part Time

Position Summary

• This position provides specialized services to staff and participants of the HAl-Nigeria Program.
• The employee in this position will provide consultation and counseling for individuals and group as needed.
• S/he will make referral for further therapy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides consultation on a twice weekly basis to ensure in depth problem solving and quality assurance of overall clinical care.
• Provides consultation on a weekly basis regarding individual and group psychotherapy programming, as needed, as determined by the program model
• Reports to supervisor and program manager on consultations and training's
• Coordinates and collaborates with staff on potential participants to be referred to therapy
• Participates in participant reviews as per Quality improvement Plan
• Participates in advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling and problem solving in a varety of areas for program participants
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship within the professional standards and confidentiality laws . Develops, implements, and follows-up with participant treatment plans to ensure that realistic goals are being set and accomplished
• Maintains documentation of individual and group therapy participants
• Maintains the volume of work designated by program standards and utilizes mental health theory and concepts in clinical practice
• Participates in program meetings and presents at clinical case reviews
• Adheres to professional standards as outlined by governmental bodies
• Provides periodic evaluative reviews and(or in-house and external staff training to ensure that staff understand and continue to adhere to such standards
• Initiates requests for assistance or guidance from Supervisor to address new issues or complex concepts affecting adherence to professional standards.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:

• Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent Clinical Degree and four to five years of clinical practice experience in either a hospital, community mental health setting, private practice, or educational setting, providing group and/or individual therapy. Supervisory experience preferred.
• PhD in Psychology will be an added advantage

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Licensed Clinical Psychologist preferred.