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HEALTHY MINDS 

Doctoral Practicum Trainee

POSITION DESCRIPTION 2024

OVERVIEW

The Doctoral Practicum role at Healthy Minds is responsible for providing regular therapeutic and assessment services to our clients. This position requires a minimum commitment of one year with hours ramping up to a minimum of 20 per week. Under the leadership of the Director, in partnership with senior clinicians, and as a part of a multidisciplinary team, the Doctoral Practicum Trainee will provide direct services including, but not limited to, individual, couple, family and group therapeutic services to clients. The Doctoral Practicum Trainee will also conduct intakes, treatment plans and termination plans.

SCOPE

This is a salaried position which reports to the Healthy Minds Director. 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide therapeutic services to clients and their families: 

  • Be on-site (or online, for virtual sessions) no less than 15 minutes prior to all scheduled appointments

  • Assess clients based on review of client information, interviews, observation, tests, and collaboration with other staff members, as needed

  • Write session notes, highlighting any significant progress or concerns

  • Maintain confidentiality of records related to client treatment 

  • Provide assessment services to clients

    • Complete initial intake, review of records, testing, scoring, parent/client feedback session, and written report

    • Identify appropriate assessments to administer depending on referral question

  • Maintains a minimum caseload of 15 client hours per week, with remaining hours being delegated towards non-clinical activities:

    • Meet with clients individually or in a group setting

    • Organize materials and resources as needed prior to each session

    • Manage your appointment schedule and document client attendance

    • Make required notations for each therapeutic session executed during the 10 minutes allocated between sessions

    • Ensures clients must be scheduled on the day, time, and frequency that was agreed upon with the administrators

    • Ensures all active clients shall be scheduled out through the clinicians open availability, per quarter at minimum

    • Ensures that all on-site clients should be charged for their appointment prior to their session ending, where applicable

    • Makes sure to schedule out their therapeutic and/or Zoom rooms through their availability, per quarter at minimum

    • Ensures all diagnosable clients must have a documented diagnosis within six sessions of treatment starting

  • Complies with applicable regulations, policies and standards 

    • Articulate understanding of applicable HIPAA practices

    • Maintain privacy with regard to all records and client data

    • Commit to a maximum turnaround time of 24 business hours for all internal and client communications

      • Take responsibility for delegating communication and emergency cases to supervisor in the event that turnaround time will not be able to be met

  • Demonstrates a commitment to teamwork

    • Attend mandatory monthly Team Meetings.

    • Acts as an active participant on teams giving input and ideas, treating other team members with respect

    • Follow up on commitments made to the team for action items or communicates status and renegotiates timelines

    • Assure all practices and procedures support full integration of all sites and personnel

    • Communicate in an open, assertive manner at all times

    • Document all client contacts accurately and completely to assure communication with all members of the team

  • Assumes responsibility for self-development

    • Identify learning needs

    • Seek educational or enrichment activities to meet learning needs

    • Accept constructive feedback and seeks to improve performance continuously

    • Assume responsibility for maintaining active licensure and current certifications as required in employees’ job description

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Masters Degree in Psychology or similar field

  • Minimum of 1 year clinical experience

All Healthy Minds contractors must perform their respective functions to ensure the client has the most positive experience at every point of contact with our practice.