State of Utah
The Utah Department of Corrections is looking to hire a licensed Psychologist to provide psychological services to the inmates who are in the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. You will provide psychological services in the areas of diagnostic testing and assessment, participate in the delivering of psychological services for the prison system, Board of Pardons and related community correctional facilities, and participate as a member of the clinical treatment teams providing recommendations for inmate treatment and related activities.
Principle Duties
Performing diagnostic assessments on sexual offenders.
Performing psychological and psychosexual history interviews.
Conducting and scoring risk assessment instruments.
Writing reports summarizing inmates’ psychosocial and psychosexual histories.
Co-facilitating process groups.
Conducting individual psychotherapy with sexual offenders.
Writing Discharge Evaluations for sexual offenders releasing to the community.
Documenting treatment participation and writing Treatment Summaries, including recommendations for effective re-integration into the community.
Consulting with other institutional staff on clinical and correctional management issues pertaining to sexual offenders.
Conducting treatment groups and individual sessions in the temporary absence of a Clinical Therapist.
The Ideal candidate
Is certified as a Sex Offender Treatment Provider by the Sex Offender Task Force.
Has at least 1 year of experience providing treatment to clients.
Doctorate degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D) in Psychology from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
Current Utah license as a Psychologist.
Will adhere to all appropriate standards of practice as outlined by the American Psychological Association, State Licensing Board, Utah Department of Corrects and the Board of Pardons.
If no candidate is licensed as a Psychologist in the State of Utah, this position may be filled by with a Psychological Assistant II. To qualify for the Psychological Assistant II position you must have a PhD or Psy.D and only need to obtain your hours for your Psychologist license. For candidates without experience in sex offense assessment and treatment, training will be provided.
Why You Should Join Our Team The Utah Department of Corrections encourages the professional growth of individual staff and is a team of professionals who are dedicated to ensuring the public’s safety. You will receive great health and retirement benefits. Click to view a summary of the benefits we offer. We also provide generous paid time off so you can spend more time with your family and have a positive work-life balance.
The Agency The Utah Department of Corrections is a dedicated team of professionals who ensures public safety by effectively managing offenders while maintaining close collaboration with partner agencies and the community. Our team is devoted to providing maximum opportunities for offenders to make lasting changes through accountability, treatment, education, and positive reinforcement within a safe environment. For more information on the Utah Department of Corrections please click to view more information.
Additional Responsibilities
Develops and implements treatment plans that assess and address risk and protective factors related to sexual reoffending.
Conducts psychological testing to identify intellectual, mental health, and achievement testing related to treatment and supervision of sex offenders.
Documents client/patient progress and revises treatment plans as required; completes administrative paperwork.
Discuss results, findings and/or recommendations with appropriate parties.
Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions.
Acts as an expert witness. Gives testimony and/or recommendations in court cases and/or hearings.
Consults with others to discuss treatment plans, new or unusual situations, findings, options, and recommendations on client/patient cases.
Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.
Selects, administers and interprets biofeedback, psychological tests and other psychological training and assessments.
Knowledge and Skills
Human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research, or assessment, methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Provide psychological assessment and counseling
Diagnosis and therapeutic intervention
Develop individualized treatment plans
Provide individual, group and/or family counseling
Use non-violent crisis intervention techniques
Communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing
Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in either written or electronic form.
Make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
Develop approaches for implementation of an idea, program or change in operations
Provide consultation and/or expert advice or testimony
Evaluate information against a set of standards
Work with or contribute to a work group or team to complete assigned task(s)
Supervise others by assigning/directing work; conducting employee evaluations, staff training and development, taking appropriate disciplinary/corrective actions, making hiring/termination recommendations, etc.
Court/hearing, rules, records, procedures and protocol
Information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments and to provide career guidance including alternative treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to evaluate treatment effectiveness
Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally
Physical and Safety Requirements
Licensed to practice psychology in Utah
Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
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Principle Duties
Performing diagnostic assessments on sexual offenders.
Performing psychological and psychosexual history interviews.
Conducting and scoring risk assessment instruments.
Writing reports summarizing inmates’ psychosocial and psychosexual histories.
Co-facilitating process groups.
Conducting individual psychotherapy with sexual offenders.
Writing Discharge Evaluations for sexual offenders releasing to the community.
Documenting treatment participation and writing Treatment Summaries, including recommendations for effective re-integration into the community.
Consulting with other institutional staff on clinical and correctional management issues pertaining to sexual offenders.
Conducting treatment groups and individual sessions in the temporary absence of a Clinical Therapist.
The Ideal candidate
Is certified as a Sex Offender Treatment Provider by the Sex Offender Task Force.
Has at least 1 year of experience providing treatment to clients.
Doctorate degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D) in Psychology from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
Current Utah license as a Psychologist.
Will adhere to all appropriate standards of practice as outlined by the American Psychological Association, State Licensing Board, Utah Department of Corrects and the Board of Pardons.
If no candidate is licensed as a Psychologist in the State of Utah, this position may be filled by with a Psychological Assistant II. To qualify for the Psychological Assistant II position you must have a PhD or Psy.D and only need to obtain your hours for your Psychologist license. For candidates without experience in sex offense assessment and treatment, training will be provided.
Why You Should Join Our Team The Utah Department of Corrections encourages the professional growth of individual staff and is a team of professionals who are dedicated to ensuring the public’s safety. You will receive great health and retirement benefits. Click to view a summary of the benefits we offer. We also provide generous paid time off so you can spend more time with your family and have a positive work-life balance.
The Agency The Utah Department of Corrections is a dedicated team of professionals who ensures public safety by effectively managing offenders while maintaining close collaboration with partner agencies and the community. Our team is devoted to providing maximum opportunities for offenders to make lasting changes through accountability, treatment, education, and positive reinforcement within a safe environment. For more information on the Utah Department of Corrections please click to view more information.
Additional Responsibilities
Develops and implements treatment plans that assess and address risk and protective factors related to sexual reoffending.
Conducts psychological testing to identify intellectual, mental health, and achievement testing related to treatment and supervision of sex offenders.
Documents client/patient progress and revises treatment plans as required; completes administrative paperwork.
Discuss results, findings and/or recommendations with appropriate parties.
Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions.
Acts as an expert witness. Gives testimony and/or recommendations in court cases and/or hearings.
Consults with others to discuss treatment plans, new or unusual situations, findings, options, and recommendations on client/patient cases.
Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.
Selects, administers and interprets biofeedback, psychological tests and other psychological training and assessments.
Knowledge and Skills
Human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research, or assessment, methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Provide psychological assessment and counseling
Diagnosis and therapeutic intervention
Develop individualized treatment plans
Provide individual, group and/or family counseling
Use non-violent crisis intervention techniques
Communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing
Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in either written or electronic form.
Make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
Develop approaches for implementation of an idea, program or change in operations
Provide consultation and/or expert advice or testimony
Evaluate information against a set of standards
Work with or contribute to a work group or team to complete assigned task(s)
Supervise others by assigning/directing work; conducting employee evaluations, staff training and development, taking appropriate disciplinary/corrective actions, making hiring/termination recommendations, etc.
Court/hearing, rules, records, procedures and protocol
Information and techniques needed to rehabilitate physical and mental ailments and to provide career guidance including alternative treatments, rehabilitation equipment and its proper use, and methods to evaluate treatment effectiveness
Speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally
Physical and Safety Requirements
Licensed to practice psychology in Utah
Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
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