Psychology Faculty

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ELIGIBILITY: Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the confirmed start date. This includes being a U.S. citizen a lawful permanent resident or a foreign national with work authorization that doesnt require employer sponsorship. Individuals must maintain this eligibility throughout employment.

Assistant Coordinator Brenau Doctoral Internship/Assistant Director Ivester House; Director of Psychotherapy Training NGMC

Position Summary:

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 residencys 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 residencys 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)

An employee of Brenau University whose communications are privileged or confidential under Federal or State law. The employees confidential status for purposes of this part is only with respect to information received while the employee is functioning within the scope of their duties to which privilege or confidentiality applies; an employee of Brenau University who Brenau University has designated as confidential under this part for the purpose of providing services to persons related to sex discrimination. If the employee also has a duty not associated with providing those services the employees confidential status is only with respect to information received about sex discrimination in connection with providing those services. Confidential employees are obligated to provide the contact information of the Title IX Coordinator and information about how to make a Complaint of sex discrimination to any person who provides the employee with information about conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination under Title IX or this part. Similarly when an employee or a student (or a person who has a legal right to act on behalf of a student) informs anyemployee (including Confidential employees) of the employees or students pregnancy or related conditions that Confidential employee must promptly provide that person with the Title IX Coordinators contact information and inform that person that the Title IX Coordinator can coordinate specific actions to prevent sex discrimination and ensure the employees or students equal access to the Recipients education program or activity.

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 ones own vehicle required. Must be at least 21 years of age possess a valid Georgia drivers 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: 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 drivers 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-employment criminal background check.

Time-Off & Blackout Dates:
Time-off requests and university blackout periods are managed through the direct supervisor and the ADP employee portal.

Licensure Requirements:
Proof of any professional degree license or certification (collectively Credentials) required to competently perform the work for which the employee is hired must have been submitted at the time of application for the position. Discovery during the course of employees employment that applicable Credentials have lapsed been terminated were misrepresented or were falsified may result in immediate termination of employees employment.

All positions will be filled pending budgetary review.