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Brenau University lists this Psychology Faculty opportunity in gainesville, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Assistant Coordinator, Brenau Doctoral Internship/Assistant Director Ivester House; Director Of Psychotherapy Training, NGMC
This faculty member will have a joint appointment with Brenau and North Georgia Medical Center, with 18.75 hours per week at each site. For Brenau, this faculty member will serve as the Assistant Coordinator for the Brenau Doctoral Internship housed in Gainesville, GA.
NGMC: The Director of Psychotherapy Training provides essential leadership and oversight of the psychiatry residency's psychotherapy curriculum, ensuring compliance with ACGME requirements, maintaining high-quality education, and supporting resident clinical competence in the three ACGME core psychotherapy modalities (CBT, psychodynamic, and supportive/humanistic). This role ensures adherence to ACGME psychotherapy training standards, enhances resident competence and preparedness for independent practice, supports program reputation, resident satisfaction, and faculty development, and provides continuity and leadership in core educational initiatives critical to residency success.
Minimum Qualifications:
PhD/PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a related field
Licensed as Psychologist in Georgia
Preferred three years of clinical practice, including in psychological assessments
Two years of experience in providing clinical supervision
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Assistant Doctoral Internship Coordinator & Assistant Director Ivester House Clinic – Assist the Doctoral Internship Coordinator/Ivester House Clinic Director in running the internship and the clinic, including in the following areas:
Assist with planning and organizing the doctoral psychology internship run out of the Ivester House location of the Brenau Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
Assist in recruitment and selection process for interns
Maintain awareness of internship requirements and communicate the requirements to all agencies involved in the internship; assist with ensuring compliance with training and APA/APPIC accreditation standards.
Maintain communication and contracts/MOUs with partner agencies, contribute to the evaluation of progress of interns.
Assist with planning and managing intern rotations across sites and verify qualifications of site supervisors; ensure that interns receive a high-quality and comprehensive training experience.
Provide clinical supervision to interns for their clinical work at the Ivester House and partner sites, including supervision of psychological assessments and clinical documentation.
Plan and manage required didactic training, including scheduling didactic trainers from partner sites.
Assist with managing program evaluation of internship collaborative
Provide clinical teaching through individual supervision of graduate students placed at the Ivester House who are seeing therapy and assessment clients.
Assist in hiring clinic staff including clinic coordinators
Assist with orienting and training doctoral interns, graduate student counselors, and clinic coordinators at Ivester House
Serve as on-call clinical supervisor as needed.
Provide limited clinical services at the Ivester House clinic (approximately 5 clients per week, which could include psychological assessment clients)
Possible supervision of dissertation research/chairing dissertation committees
Other duties as assigned
NGMC duties:
Curriculum Oversight & Development (7.75 hours per week): Oversees Wednesday didactics and attends all Wednesdays to help with coordination across speakers. Also oversees the following recurring yearly seminars (6 lectures each): introductory psychodynamic therapy (PDT101/201), advanced psychodynamic therapy (PDT301/401), CBT101/201, DBT301/401, and ACT301/401. Additionally, leads a monthly ethics/professionalism series (ETH101-401), a monthly psychotherapy case conference series (PCC101-401), and oversees monthly simulation afternoons (SIM101-401). Also assists in identifying external speakers for the monthly department grand rounds series, and gives at least two faculty development lectures each year.
Clinical Supervision & Mentorship (6 hours per week): Screens all resident clinic psychotherapy referrals and triages cases to ensure full resident caseloads. Supervises PGY3&4 psychotherapy clinics and notes, oversees three weekly supervision groups (including leading one on CBT themselves), and coordinates finding weekly individual resident supervisors. Additionally, manages the residency's four monthly process/T/Balint groups for all classes (including leading one themselves) and the formal mentorship program which pairs all residents with faculty and senior resident mentors. Directly mentors at least two residents.
Program Administration & Compliance (2.5 hours per week): Participates in weekly leadership meetings (Wednesdays from 11-12 PM), serves on the Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee, advises on all quality improvement initiatives within the residency, and represents faculty on the Resident Committee on Community. Engages in ongoing scholarly activity and professional development to model and promote excellence in psychotherapy training.
Recruitment & Professional Representation (2.5 hours per week): Supports residency recruitment through application review, interviews, and recruitment fairs; attends national conferences to maintain expertise (including maintaining an active membership in AADPRT), represent the program, and implement best practices in psychotherapy education. Recruits and coordinates adjunct faculty members involved in psychotherapy training.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervision of clinical work of Doctoral Psychology Interns as well as other graduate students providing services at the Ivester House at Brenau is required as well as supervisor of Psychiatry Residents at NGMC.
Work Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday with some day and some evening hours to cover IH evening hours. Occasional weekend recruitment activities. Hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the department.
Appointment Length: 12 months, continuous
Environmental and Working Conditions/Physical Demands and Aptitudes: Mostly sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment related to teaching. Prolonged periods sitting and standing. Worker is required to have close visual acuity to grade papers, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Must have the ability to travel short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Some repetitive motion.
Title IX Implications: Confidential Employee (Counselors, Chaplain, Health Services, Brenau Psychological Services)
Payroll Status: Salary-Exempt (paid bi-weekly)
Campus Designation: This is an on-site position based at the Historic Gainesville Campus and North Georgia Medical Center located in Gainesville, Georgia.
Remote Work Available: No
Travel Requirements: Minimal local travel and operation of a university vehicle and/or one's own vehicle required. Must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid Georgia driver's license, and good driving record.
Benefits: Dependent upon employment status, years of service and worker category. Explore all that Brenau offers for Your Health, Your Mind, Your Finances, & Our Community here:
Special Requirements: Brenau University conducts various screenings to ensure a safe and secure environment. These checks are a condition of employment and may be performed at different times throughout employment. (1) Background Checks: All new hires must undergo a criminal background check. To maintain employment, individuals must have and maintain a favorable criminal history. The university may also conduct random background checks. Additional checks may be performed for certain roles. (2) Credit Checks: required for positions that handle university funds or credit cards or as otherwise required. (3) Motor Vehicle and Driving Checks: employees who operate a university vehicle or drive on university business must have a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) run as part of the new hire process or as the requirement to drive is added to job responsibilities. To be approved for university travel, employees must meet the following criteria: be at least 21 years old, have and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license, and have and maintain a good driving record. As a condition of employment, employees must report any arrest (within five days of its occurrence) to the Office of Human Resources, including traffic violations for those listed on our auto insurance policy. Disclosure of subsequent legal action (conviction, dismissal of charges, etc.) must also be reported to the Office of Human Resources. It will be evaluated considering continued employment with the immediate supervisor. (4) Drug Screening: pre-employment/post-offer drug screens and random drug screens are performed for certain sensitive positions. Random drug screens are also performed on those who travel regularly, or those who operate a university vehicle. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug screening.
Additional Requirements: Subject to random criminal history background checks. Must be willing to submit to and pass a pre-
Worksite address
gainesville, GA, 30501, US
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