Summary The position is located at the Reentry and Sanctions Center (RSC), a 24 hour, treatment readiness, facility. The incumbent conducts intakes, completes evaluations, facilitates evidence-based groups, and provides the full range of assessment and counseling services to offenders/defendants with confirmed co-occurring disorders. Responsibilities The Staff Psychologist functions as part of an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for diagnosis of co-occurring disorders, conducting psychological assessments, providing psychotherapy through a variety of modalities and providing adjunctive interventions for the treatment of a spectrum of disorders along the continuum of care. Uses professional doctorate level knowledge and experience to screen, assess, interpret findings, diagnose, write reports, and treat a variety of psychiatric disorders with an emphasis on the application of time-limited, evidence-based approaches to justice-involved individuals with co-occurring disorders. Completes an individualized, interdisciplinary treatment plan/psychological report, with goals developed through collaboration with the resident and with an emphasis on functional outcomes. Functions collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to include the community supervision officer to identify resident's needs, motivation, barriers to re-entry and develops a treatment plan and discharge summary upon program completion. Consults with both internal and external stakeholders to timely identify risks, and address concerns. Coordinates and conducts in-service trainings for both clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as external stakeholders, annually or as determined. Adapts protocols to manage crises and resolves complex problems that arise in managing concerns for a wide range of social service program participants. Handles all aspects of case management for assigned caseload. Attends interdisciplinary team meetings, weekly or more frequently as indicated. Drafts written work products and uploads documents to the Supervision and Management Automated Record Tracking (SMART) system. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: Basic Requirement(s): Education: Have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. For the purpose of meeting this requirement, the term "specialty area" refers to the specific specialty areas recognized by the accrediting body and not to specific job duties that might require special skills. Currently, APA accredits doctoral programs in the specialty areas of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or combinations of two or more of those areas. PCSAS accredits doctoral programs in psychological clinical science. CPA accredits doctoral programs in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and school psychology. Internship Requirement: Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. Licensure: Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. MUST PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS AND CURRENT LICENSURES ADDITIONAL EXPERENCE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Examples of such experience would include the following types of experience: Having a professional doctorate level knowledge and experience with providing a wide range of psychological services, including evidence-based group and individual therapy, assessment as well as diagnostic services to justice-involved individuals with co-occurring disorders. Scoring psychological tests and written result summaries; and/or as a doctoral level psychologist, I have assisted with a research project by administering and scoring psychological assessments. Assessing offenders'/defendants' and or justice involved individuals criminogenic risks, needs, and barriers to re-entry as well as develop a response that includes the best level of intervention to reduce the likelihood of recidivism. Communicating orally with offenders/defendants and or justice involved individuals from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, educational, and socio-economic levels to conduct interviews and to present information. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire If you are an eligible Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant, you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the CTAP or ICTAP must be well qualified for the position. To be well qualified, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and meet the mid-level (scoring between 85 and 89) of the rating criteria for all factors or the established cutoff score. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for identical positions within the next year. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position. CSOSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.