Summary: The Mood Disorders Center is one of four programs that comprise our rapidly expanding Child Mind Medical Practice. The Center offers cutting edge, tailored treatment services for children, adolescents, and young adults suffering from mood disorders and related concerns, including depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, suicidality and self-harm, and emotional dysregulation. Successful candidates will collaboratively participate in our multidisciplinary group practice and contribute to a dynamic, growing team. Reporting to the Senior Director, Mood Disorders Center, this is an exempt, full-time position located in our NYC headquarters.
The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, and flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, dependent care and discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website. |
Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults with mood disorders, including clients with comorbid anxiety-related disorders and externalizing disorders
- Provide empirically supported treatments such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as mindfulness-based interventions in treatment
- Conduct family-based interventions with parents and other family members, including Parent Management Training (PMT), and collateral contacts with educators and other providers
- Collaborate with our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists on cases requiring pharmacotherapy
- Provide clinical supervision to psychology trainees
- Conduct public workshops on youth mental health topics as part of our community outreach
- Other related duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Mood Disorders Center
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Qualifications: - Doctoral degree from an APA-accredited or CPA-accredited program in clinical psychology
- Completion of APA-approved clinical pre-doctoral internship
- Completion of post-doctoral fellowship
- Must have a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice psychology in the state of New York or be in the process of obtaining that license
- Demonstrated expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Experience in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) preferred
- Prior experience supervising and training psychology trainees preferred
- Demonstrated experience with professional writing and public speaking preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups
- Flexible thinking with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Passion for the Child Mind Institute mission
Special Considerations: Please upload your CV during the application process. All new hires must be vaccinated and must stay up to date with vaccines against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered employment with CMI, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by CMI. The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. |
