Psychologist Resident
2 weeks ago
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Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is now accepting applications for a one (1) year psychologist resident to begin Fall 2024. This is a limited duration (1 year) position and is an opportunity to complete the residency required for psychologist licensure in Oregon. This position works under the supervision of a licensed psychologist providing intake and specialty assessment and treatment services upon referral of youth primarily at MacLaren and Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facilities.
A Day In The Life:
Psychological Assessments
- Administers, scores and interprets standardized psychological tests to evaluate intellectual, personality, social functioning, and violence predictors of youth.
- Integrates test results, behavioral observations, youth interview data, and collateral data from others to form diagnosis and make treatment recommendations.
- Writes reports of findings and recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, or discharge that can be used by the youth, family, and youth correctional facility multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Treatment Planning
- Provides input from psychological assessment to the youth’s multi-disciplinary team.
- Provides assistance with specific youth’s behavior management planning including developing behavioral management plans.
- Provides assistance with milieu management planning for individual youth.
Treatment
- Provides assistance to youth to help them understand and modify their behavior.
- Works with and through youth correctional facility multi-disciplinary team to support positive youth behavior.
Training
- Serves as a resource to staff on correctional and behavioral treatment topics.
- Attends regularly scheduled clinical supervision with a licensed psychologist two (2) hours per week.
- All written work will be reviewed and co-signed by licensed psychologist.
