Staff Psychologist - 3 East DBT Program

McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.

Provide all components of DBT in a residential adolescent setting. This includes providing individual DBT, group skills training, skill application and generalization, coaching, family therapy, and participation on a DBT consultation team and regular consultation to the milieu staff. Function as primary and comprehensive therapist for teens and young adults (14-21 years old) and their families using DBT family skills and family therapy to facilitate more flexible and validating family environment. Devise appropriate recommendations for aftercare plans. Clinical psychology expertise and practice is required. Clinical psychology practice applies specific knowledge, theories and methods to assessment, diagnosis, treatment (individual, couple, family and group) and aftercare planning. Expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (theory and practice) is required. Experience providing DBT treatment to adolescents and families is strongly preferred. In addition, specialty training in DBT such in treating trauma (DBT-PE), substance abuse (DBT-S), and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) strongly preferred. The successful candidate will provide clinical services for assigned patients and participate in the activities of the program. He or she will be encouraged to participate in other hospital activities including committees, teaching, and research.