Children’s Behavioral and Mental Health Center is undergoing rapid growth and transformation. We are working to innovate the mental health care system for children in Georgia and are recruiting dedicated and experienced team members who are eager to join this mission.
Children’s is seeking a Clinical Psychologist with experience in serving youth to age 21 years experiencing serious mental illness with psychosis. The psychologist will work within the outpatient CLEAR Clinic to provide access to interdisciplinary treatment meeting the mental health needs of children and teens who experience first episode psychosis or clinical high risk for psychosis. The CLEAR Clinic aims to provide pharmacotherapy, individual psychotherapy, caregiver training, and case management for patients recently discharged from an acute psychiatric care setting (emergency department or inpatient psychiatric unit), referred from the Children’s system, or identified within the general Behavioral Mental Health Outpatient Clinic. Appointments are primarily in-person.
Psychologists work closely with child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, behavioral and mental health therapists (LCSWs and LPCs), social workers, and nurse case managers to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan for each patient.
Psychologists participate in the training of psychology doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows as well other behavioral mental health trainees. Opportunity for program development is possible. Candidates with a strong background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis, Family-Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis preferred.