State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Works under the general supervision of the Director of Psychological Services, Supervising Psychologist 1 or 2 or other employee of higher grade.

May lead psychology staff, postdoctoral fellows, interns and students; may functionally supervise direct care staff.

• Participates in and coordinates clinical psychological services for a complex ward or group of wards or comparable units staffed by psychiatric, nursing or other individual care personnel; 
• Provides consultation on difficult cases representing complex intellectual, emotional and/or social problems; 
• Engages in diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services; 
• Attends staff meetings; 
• Coordinates psychological treatment modalities with other disciplines and services; 
• Develops and implements new service programs; 
• Conducts research and reports findings in a manner suitable for professional publication; 
• Consults with community agencies and organizations; 
• Conducts training sessions for interns and staff and may participate in training of psychiatric residents; 
• May address lay and professional groups; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • abnormal and clinical psychology; 
  • and skill in selection, administration, scoring and evaluation of intelligence, achievement, personality and diagnostic tests; 
  • psychological research methodology including experimental design, data analysis and application of findings; 
• Knowledge of other psychological disciplines; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability to
  • make clinical diagnoses and prognoses and develop treatment plans; 
  • conduct psychotherapy; 
  • write case histories, discharge summaries and professional reports; 
• Ability to coordinate clinical services with comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment plans.

A doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology and one (1) year of post-doctoral experience as a psychologist working under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice psychology in Connecticut. Any person employed by the State of Connecticut prior to July 1, 1985 with a title in the Psychology series of the classified service shall be exempt from the above licensure requirement pursuant to Public Act 613, Section 119(c). For certain positions the appointing authority may require state licensure.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. § 1320a-7b(f).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of American Sign Language.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain individuals or inmates; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals or inmates; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.