Licensed Psychologist
Location
Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center
600 Mission Road
San Antonio, TX 78210
or
Bexar County Juvenile Probation Center
301 E. Mitchell Street
San Antonio, TX 78210
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Background Investigation Required: Juvenile Probation Criminal Check & Complete of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) training.
- Type of Employment: Independent Contract.
- Estimated Pay: $250.000/Per Exam.
Summary of Services:
The Licensed Psychologist will provide professional psychological services for children ages 10-17 that are in Bexar County Juvenile Detention/Probation Centers. The psychological testing is conducted on children for the purpose of gaining insight into the child's mental health needs and is a requirement for children to be placed in a residential treatment facility.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Doctorate Degree (either a PhD, PsyD, or EdD).
- Current Texas State License issued by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.
- Experience providing psychological testing, including testing to children, and a description of the clientele (e.g.: children in juvenile justice system, children in schools, children in foster care system, children in hospital settings, children at a mental health care agency, children via a private practice, etc.).
- Credentials are approved by the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Center.
- Bilingual Spanish is desired.
Testing Hours
Psychological evaluations must be conducted during hours that accommodate the children and their families and the Detention Center programming hours. This may require working unconventional hours such as late afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Turnaround Time
Psychological evaluations must be conducted within eight (8) working days of the date the referral is received from Juvenile Probation. The completed evaluation must be submitted within five (5) working days of the date the evaluation is initiated. The total number of days from referral to submission of evaluation to Juvenile Probation must not exceed ten (10) working days.
Court Testimony
Selected Applicants must be able to effectively provide court testimony as needed concerning any child for whom the Applicant previously completed a psychological evaluation. Juvenile Probation staff will be available to assist with this process.
Testing Capabilities
A list of psychological tests the Applicant has administered and interpreted. The licensed psychologist should be able to perform a complete battery of psychological tests, including the most current version of any of the following:
- Clinical Interview
- Parent Interview
- Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents (SIPA) Test
- Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) Test
- Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) Test
- Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) Test
- Rorschach Test
- Beck Inventories Measurement
- Feifer Assessment of Reading (FAR)
- Slosson Intelligence Test
- Kinetic Family Drawing Test
- Gray Oral Reading Test (GORT)
- Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)
- Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) - Adolescent
- Draw a House Tree Person Test
- Bender-Gestalt Test
- Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT)
- Aphasia Screening Test
- Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI) Test
- Sentence Completion Test
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
- Jesness Inventory Cognitive Test
- Adolescent Anger Rating Scale (AARS) Test
- Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEPS) Test
- Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT) -Adolescent Test
- Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) Test
- Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) Test
- Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) Test
- Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents (RSCA) Test
- Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Involvement Scale (AADIS) Test
- NEuroPSYchological Assessment (NEPSY) Assessment
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
- Outstanding career growth potential.
ABOUT US:
Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000, USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at www.fidelitypartners.org or or call us at (210) 822-4005 or apply at https://www.careers-page.com/fidelity-partners-medical-staffing-llc#openings
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or in accordance with applicable federal state, and local laws (EoE).
