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AboutTheChicago School

The Chicago School is a nonprofit university with seven in-person locations across the United States, a growing online campus, and education partnerships worldwide. The Chicago School is a minority-majority university with 6,000+ students across 35+ degree programs in psychology, behavioral health, and nursing.The Chicago School is committed to creating a diverse pipeline offuture professionals who will fundamentally improve the health and well-being of future generations of diverse communities.Founded in 1979 by a group of psychologists and educators, The Chicago School has grown into a dominant and globally respected leader in the fields of psychology and behavioral health sciences. Today, The Chicago School has an annual operating budget of nearly $150M and employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and staff. As an institution, The Chicago School is deeply committed to student success, innovation, and community impact. Our students are meaningfully connected in their communities, donating more than 1.2 million service hours per year through fieldwork and practicum opportunities. The Chicago School is an independent professional graduate school with a dynamic student body and a professionally accomplished faculty. Our curriculum and training opportunities prepare graduates to deliver outstanding professional services emphasizing the ability to understand and work with diverse populations.

Pacific Coast Internship Consortium (PCIC)

The PCIC is a developing psychology internship consortium program dedicated to training future psychologists in broadbased clinical skills and competencies that are evidencebased, ethically grounded, and culturally responsive. Training sites are currently located throughout Southern California.

PCIC is partially affiliated with The Chicago School, including the Anaheim and Los Angeles campuses. The consortium will offer five (5) doctoral psychology internship positions in its initial cohort, with the number of positions anticipated to increase as the program continues to grow and seeks APPIC membership and APA accreditation. PCIC is not currently APAaccredited and is not an APPIC member.

PCIC adheres to a practitioner-scholar model of training, with a philosophy emphasizing developmental training experiences, collaborative learning, and shared resources. The consortium provides structured learning experiences and evaluates intern performance in alignment with the APA professionwide competencies, including Research; Ethical and Legal Standards; Individual and Cultural Diversity; Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors; Communication and Interpersonal Skills; Assessment; Intervention; Supervision; and Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills.

The Director of PCIC is responsible for overseeing the department's daily operations and for achieving goals related to ongoing quality improvement, program development, and expansion.

This position will be located on the Los Angeles Campus or the Anaheim Campus. Some travel may be required to other campuses or to training sites.

Principle duties:

• Program administration

  • Training Director for consortium-based training programs

  • APA and APPIC Accreditation documentation and compliance (e.g., self-study, annual reports, substantial change notifications)

  • Organize and manage APPIC selection process.

  • Development of policies and procedures that ensure compliance with relevant entities

  • Marketing and communications

  • Utilization reporting to internal and external constituents

  • Maintenance of all training records

  • Execution of alumni request for internship verifications (e.g., licensure, credential banking, employment verification)

• Training

  • Leadership of internship program Oversight Committee

  • Supplemental clinical supervision of doctoral interns

  • Leadership, development, and coordination of the internship's (mostly) in-person Central Training Day.

  • Coordination or provision of Central Training group supervision for doctoral interns

  • Support site supervisors in planning, developing, and delivering didactic training as part of the Central Training program.

  • Consultation to supervisors, administration, and community partners regarding training and licensure issues

  • Track and communicate regarding intern progress toward internship completion

• Site management

  • Management of community partner relations

  • Site development

  • Contract management

  • Liaison among sites, students, and supervisors

  • Site evaluation

  • Ensure site consistency in adherence to PCIC training requirements

Position Qualifications:

• 3 years of professional experience in clinical practice, student training and supervision, consultation, project management or related fields

• Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

• Currently licensed psychologist in good standing, with licensure in the state of California.

• Ability to travel to academic and consortium site locations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral level, licensed clinical psychologist in California in good standing

• 5 years of experience in clinical practice; student training and supervision; and consultation, program evaluation, and/or project management.

• Experience with APA accreditation processes.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $85,000-$95,000 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.