Clinical Services Director/Administrator

Conducts in-person forensic psychological evaluations and consultations for children and

adolescents in accordance with standards set by APA. The Administrator of Clinical Services

will conduct interviews with children and their parents/guardians and provide feedback relative

to appropriate developmental methods.

Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer & Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors and ensures adherence to state and federal regulations and to professional and

community standards with regard to treatment, ethics, client rights and confidentiality.

• Conducts Court-ordered forensic assessments of children and adolescents to address psycho-

legal issues and, as necessary, communicates findings to judges and magistrates, juvenile

counselors, youth development specialists, detention center staff, and child protective

services case workers as appropriate.

• Produces forensic reports pertaining to juvenile competency to stand trial, transfer of cases to

criminal Court, juvenile risk assessment, and juvenile diagnostic assessments.

• Conducts clinical interviews and behavioral assessments of children and their

parents/guardians, including social history, mental status, diagnostic considerations, and

treatment recommendations, and ensures appropriate developmental recommendations are

provided.

• Incorporates collateral information into reports from sources such as court records, parents

and guardians, mental health facilities, physicians, and schools.

• Interprets and integrates psychological testing results into work products to quantify

intellectual and adaptive functioning, academic skills, emotional responding, personality

aspects, and specific abilities.

• Provides expert witness testimony in court trials as needed.

• Ensures clients and their families receive instruction and counsel regarding compliance with

prescribed recommendations.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of intervention and rehabilitative/developmental methods.

• Suggests the utilization of the resources of public and private agencies and community

organizations to meet the developmental needs of clients.

• Ensures individual and group counseling or psycho-educational programming is conducted

with adolescents.

• Conduct staff conferences to select, plan and evaluate treatment programs.

• Consult with medical, nursing, and other professionals regarding diagnosis, strengths and

deficits of children and adolescents as determined by the psychological evaluation.

• Reviews intake summaries, developmental plans, and case summaries; responsible for the

preparation and maintenance of ongoing confidential records.

• Responsible for ensuring client treatments and progress reports are recorded in accordance

with state regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.

• Oversees the administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological testing by other staff

members or learners.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology.

• Proficient in psychological testing, including instrument selection, standardized

administration, scoring and interpretation. Prior training in juvenile forensic psychology

is preferred.

• One-year pre-doctoral internship supervised by a licensed psychologist

• One year of related experience in a juvenile facility

• Licensure by the State of Tennessee; licensed out-of-state psychologists must become

fully licensed by the State of Tennessee within three (3) months of date of hire.

Salary range: $80,465 - $138,000