Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

New Directions for Young Adults is a multidisciplinary clinical program dedicated to preparing young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, executive functioning deficits, and co-occurring mental health conditions to develop the skills necessary to live independent, meaningful lives. Clients live independently in their own apartments and receive individualized supports through a comprehensive treatment model that integrates psychotherapy, life management skills training, vocational counseling, academic support, financial skills development, social skills training, and community integration.

The Predoctoral Psychology Internship is a full-time, supervised doctoral training experience designed to provide advanced clinical training in psychological assessment, psychotherapy, consultation, and interdisciplinary practice in accordance with the Standards of Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA). Interns receive supervised experience developing competence in assessment, intervention, consultation, ethics, professionalism, and other profession-wide competencies required for entry-level health service psychologists.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical interviews, biopsychosocial assessments, and diagnostic evaluations.
• Administer, score, interpret, and integrate psychological and neuropsychological assessment measures, as appropriate.
• Develop diagnostic formulations, individualized treatment plans, and comprehensive psychological reports.
• Provide evidence-based individual, family, and group psychotherapy to young adults with ASD, developmental disabilities, executive functioning deficits, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Conduct family consultations to enhance systemic understanding, support treatment goals, and promote coordinated care.
• Collaborate with clients to develop skills related to emotional regulation, stress management, organization, problem-solving, executive functioning, goal setting, and independent living.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning and collaborate with psychiatrists, physicians, social workers, life management staff, vocational specialists, and other professionals to ensure coordinated client care.
• Assist with crisis assessment, intervention, de-escalation, and risk management under appropriate supervision.
• Participate in scheduled on-call responsibilities as part of the internship training experience, including providing crisis assessment, clinical support, and coordination of care for client emergencies under the direct supervision of licensed psychologists and in accordance with APA ethical standards, organizational policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation, including treatment notes, progress summaries, assessment reports, and treatment plans, in accordance with APA ethical standards, HIPAA, applicable laws, and organizational policies.
• Present clinical cases during individual and group supervision and actively participate in case consultation.
• Participate in required individual and group supervision, didactic seminars, case conferences, journal clubs, grand rounds, and other educational activities.
• Apply current psychological research and evidence-based practices to clinical assessment and intervention.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, cultural humility, respect for individual diversity, and effective communication in all professional activities.
• Participate in program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, competency evaluations, and other training activities as assigned.
• Complete all required internship evaluations, documentation, and training requirements throughout the internship year.
• Perform additional duties consistent with the educational goals of the internship program.

Core Competencies

Clinical Assessment and Intervention

Demonstrates competency in psychological assessment, diagnostic formulation, case conceptualization, treatment planning, evidence-based intervention, consultation, crisis management, and psychological report writing.

Professionalism and Ethical Practice

Demonstrates ethical decision-making, professional conduct, cultural responsiveness, effective communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, self-reflection, appropriate use of supervision, and adherence to the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.

Documentation and Professional Development

Demonstrates competency in clinical documentation, psychological report writing, organization, time management, application of evidence-based practice, integration of scientific literature, and responsiveness to supervision and feedback.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Clinical interviewing and diagnostic formulation.
• Psychological testing, interpretation, and report writing.
• Individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
• Crisis assessment and intervention skills.
• Professional communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ethical decision-making and professional judgment.
• Cultural humility and competence in working with diverse populations.
• Organization, time management, and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and electronic documentation systems.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in an APA-accredited (or APA-eligible) doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a closely related doctoral psychology program.
• Approval by the doctoral program to complete a full-time predoctoral psychology internship.
• Successful completion of required doctoral coursework and practicum training prior to the start of the internship.
• Demonstrated interest in working with young adults with ASD, developmental disabilities, executive functioning deficits, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Supervision Statement

This position is a supervised doctoral training experience. All clinical services, including assessment, psychotherapy, consultation, crisis intervention, and on-call responsibilities, are provided under the supervision of licensed psychologists in accordance with the American Psychological Association Standards of Accreditation, the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, applicable state and federal laws, HIPAA, and organizational policies.

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