Open Rank - Child and Adoloscent Psychologist
Inside Higher Ed, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Working Title
Open Rank – Child and Adolescent Psychologist
Position Summary
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, seeks to hire a full‑time child and adolescent psychologist to work with adolescents and young adults focusing on the treatment of co‑existing substance use behaviors. The psychologist will be clinically based in Butner, NC at the Youth Behavioral Hospital (YBH) with occasional time spent in a training and teaching capacity at the Department of Psychiatry Chapel Hill. YBH is a newly established, innovative 50‑plus patient child and adolescent psychiatric hospital with four specialized units serving patients and families.
Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
A doctoral degree in psychology, preferably Clinical or Counseling Psychology
A minimum of three years of experience in the field
Experience and success working well in a multidisciplinary environment
Interest and experience working with underserved hospitalized youth and their families
North Carolina Licensure, Psychology, HSP
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
Training in child/adolescent, adult, or family mental health including prior completion of an APA‑approved internship specifically in a child training track, and a child and adolescent fellowship or an equivalent. The successful candidates will have experience with programming and individual therapies for children, adolescents, or young adults who require hospitalization. Training and experience with models of family therapy and specialized behavioral plans while not required are preferred. Experience in providing services from a trauma‑informed care model in an inpatient or more intensive psychiatric setting is important. Knowledge of trauma therapies such as trauma‑focused cognitive behavioral therapy is important to this position in that the position will involve the training and teaching of nursing and recreational therapy staff, medical residents, and interdisciplinary faculty. Expertise in substance use and/or dialectical behavioral models of group therapy are strongly preferred.
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Open Rank – Child and Adolescent Psychologist
Position Summary
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, seeks to hire a full‑time child and adolescent psychologist to work with adolescents and young adults focusing on the treatment of co‑existing substance use behaviors. The psychologist will be clinically based in Butner, NC at the Youth Behavioral Hospital (YBH) with occasional time spent in a training and teaching capacity at the Department of Psychiatry Chapel Hill. YBH is a newly established, innovative 50‑plus patient child and adolescent psychiatric hospital with four specialized units serving patients and families.
Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
A doctoral degree in psychology, preferably Clinical or Counseling Psychology
A minimum of three years of experience in the field
Experience and success working well in a multidisciplinary environment
Interest and experience working with underserved hospitalized youth and their families
North Carolina Licensure, Psychology, HSP
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
Training in child/adolescent, adult, or family mental health including prior completion of an APA‑approved internship specifically in a child training track, and a child and adolescent fellowship or an equivalent. The successful candidates will have experience with programming and individual therapies for children, adolescents, or young adults who require hospitalization. Training and experience with models of family therapy and specialized behavioral plans while not required are preferred. Experience in providing services from a trauma‑informed care model in an inpatient or more intensive psychiatric setting is important. Knowledge of trauma therapies such as trauma‑focused cognitive behavioral therapy is important to this position in that the position will involve the training and teaching of nursing and recreational therapy staff, medical residents, and interdisciplinary faculty. Expertise in substance use and/or dialectical behavioral models of group therapy are strongly preferred.
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