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Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

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Forensic Psychologist – Hourly – Central State Hospital

Central State Hospital (CSH), is a maximum secure forensic facility which provides state of the art multi-disciplinary services including psychiatric evaluation, treatment and recovery services for persons referred from the state’s criminal justice and corrections systems. In addition, CSH provides staff-supervised residential homes in the community serving individuals with behavioral health disorders (Central Care Community Services).

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of

Forensic Psychologist - Hourly.

Under supervision of a hospital forensic director, job duties may include the participation on the recovery planning (treatment) team; facilitation of group treatment; participation in the development of individualized recovery (treatment) plans; documentation of treatment progress; completion of face-to-face forensic mental health evaluations to determine competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and violence risk; report preparation; expert testimony; behavioral programming; clinical supervision of mental health counselors, and related work as assigned.

Knowledge of abnormal psychology, pertinent statutes and case law related to the practice of forensic psychology, malingering assessment tools, intellectual testing, personality assessment, best practices in mental health treatment, and ethical/professional guidelines for the practice of forensic psychology is required.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:

• Conducts court-ordered pretrial forensic psychological evaluations to answer questions of competency to stand trial and/ or criminal responsibility as a neutral friend of the court.

• Completes assessments on individuals admitted to a State Forensic Psychiatric Unit.

• Conducts forensic risk assessments and other psychological testing.

• Conducts groups and psycho-educational interventions.

• License may be temporary, provisional, or permanent. "License eligible" if able to obtain within a reasonable time (i.e. relocation from another state)

This opportunity will close when we have an adequate candidate field and/or filled the position.

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

Qualifications

Doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited college or university AND current Georgia license to practice psychology AND One year of experience at the lower-level Psychologist 1 (HCP140) or equivalent. Note: License may be temporary, provisional, or permanent.

Preferred Qualifications

• working with a population with severe / persistent mental illness

• completing competency to stand trial evaluations

• completing criminal responsibility evaluations

• completing forensic violence risk assessments with the PCL-R and the HCR-20.

• providing expert testimony in criminal forensic cases

• providing group and individual therapy

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.