Associate Director of Training, Clinical PsyD - Dallas Location (Plano, TX)
Associate Director of Training, Clinical PsyD - Dallas Location (Plano, TX)
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The Chicago School is a nonprofit university with seven in-person locations across the United States a growing online campus and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School is a minority-majority university with 6000 students across 35 degree programs in psychology behavioral health and nursing.The Chicago School is committed to creating a diverse pipeline offuture professionals who will fundamentally improve the health and well-being of future generations of diverse communities.Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success innovation and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork and practicum opportunities.The Chicago School is part of the TCS Education System a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact.
The Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program on the Dallas Campus is a new program in the College of Professional Psychology that is Accredited on Contingency by the American Psychological Association.The Associate Director of Clinical Training serves as an integral member of the Clinical Psy.D. program and assist the Direct of Clinical Training in overseeing students practicum and internship experiences. The Associate Director of Clinical Training acts as a secondary adviser to students related to their professional goals and development. This person works collaboratively with training site supervisors as well as academic program faculty advisors on training related manners. This position reports to the Clinical PsyD Department Chair and works closely with the Director of Clinical Training.
This is a hybrid position requiring faculty to be on campus three days per week.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Advising
Maintain an advisee load according to Department needs
Spend time with advisees to provide mentorship on matters related to their academic curricular and career development
Mentor advisees in preparing their vita and training application materials as well as write recommendation letters
Assist the Department Chair in documenting student progress through the program; when necessary this includes crafting individual Academic Development Plans for Advisees tracking their compliance and documenting their progress
Present progress of advisees to Faculty at semester Student Review meetings meet with advisees to gather additional information or communicate Faculty concerns and report back to Faculty on the results
Develop and maintain a network of practicum sites including visiting sites and building/maintaining relationships with site supervisors.
Faculty members may be responsible for chairing dissertations as determined by the departments needs.
Assist students in site selection and review of application materials for practicum and doctoral internship.
Assist students who are encountering issues related to their practicum and internship experience.
Monitor progress of practicum performance including evaluations hour logs and related paperwork.
Manage updates on Tevera system.
Track data related to practicum and internship placements.
Advise on and engage in remediation planning for students.
Communicate with academic department around issues of professional development training concerns rules and regulations and the search and placement process.
Participate in department-level strategic planning.
Consult on the development and maintenance of coursework pertinent clinical training.
Teach 9 credits as assigned by the Clinical Psy.D. Department Chair.
Participate in re-accreditation efforts.
Interact and communicate successfully with a diverse population.
Act in a way that embodies the mission vision and values of The Chicago School.
Maintain ethical behavior and the ability to demonstrate ethical decision making related to training concerns.
Adhere to all confidentiality requirements.
Attend Faculty Council meetings.
Attend Clinical PsyD. Department meetings.
Attend Directors of Clinical Training meetings.
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Clinical Training.
Qualifications:
Doctoral-level Texas licensed (or license-eligible) Clinical or Counseling Psychologist.
Valid drivers license and access to a car to visit training sites as needed.
Prior experience with supervision and training of graduate level students.
Prior teaching at the graduate level.
Essential Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Understanding of best practices related to clinical training.
Ability to remain calm and make decisions under pressure.
Ability to manage multiple projects with multiple deadlines while meeting or exceeding expectations.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
Thinks critically to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems.
Communicates ideas and information effectively in both verbal and written form.
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances needs and demands.
Managing ones own time and the time of others effectively.
Knowledge of local and national training and licensing requirements.
Computer proficiency Microsoft Office.
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The Chicago SchoolRequired Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
