Psychologist, Level I

IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE CIVIL SERVICE LIST, ONLY THOSE WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The Candidate Assessment Division is responsible for overseeing the character investigation, physical agility testing, medical screening, and psychological testing of candidates seeking uniformed and civilian employment with the New York City Police Department.

Under general supervision, with latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision, the candidate will perform professional work in the field of psychology.

The employee is expected to conduct psychological testing and interviews, and through the selection, administration, interpretation of standard group and individual tests of personality development and intellectual capacity, evaluate individuals' emotional and intellectual functioning. The employee is also expected to prepare psychologist findings, and maintain suitable records and files of test performance results.

To Apply

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Additional Information

In compliance with federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

PSYCHOLOGIST - 52110

Qualifications

1. Completion of two years of graduate work, consisting of at least 60 graduate semester credits in psychology, in an accredited graduate program leading to a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, plus two years of satisfactory full-time experience, gained after admission to the accredited graduate program, in one of these areas under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist in a hospital, penal institution, social services agency, clinic, court, school or other agency or institution; or

2. A doctorate in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology from an accredited college or university; or

3. Completion of a re-specialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.

To qualify, all candidates must have completed the equivalent of three semester credits from an accredited graduate school, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, psychopathology or abnormal psychology, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention; and all candidates must have 240 hours of experience, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention. However, experience in psychological and/or behavioral intervention may be under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist.

Completion of an American Psychological Association (APA) approved doctoral program in professional psychology is evidence of meeting the course requirements listed above. Completion of an APA approved internship in professional psychology is evidence of meeting one year of supervised full-time experience.

Externships are part of a doctoral program and will not be accepted for meeting minimum experience requirements. Experience gained prior to admission into the required graduate program will also not be accepted for meeting minimum experience requirements."

License Requirement for Assignment Level I

For appointment to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment."

For appointment to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

For assignment to Assignment Level II, individuals must have the following in addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements for Assignment Level I described above:

A. A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, awarded upon completion of a doctoral program in psychology registered by the New York State Department of Education and designated as licensure qualifying, or determined by the Department to be the substantial equivalent to a New York State registered program that is licensure qualifying; and

B. One additional year of satisfactory full-time experience, either working as a Psychologist for the City of New York, or in a supervisory capacity in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology in an approved agency or institution. Employees who complete their doctoral degree requirements on or after October 1, 1992, must have at least one year of qualifying experience gained after the completion of all doctoral degree requirements; and License Requirement for Assignment Level II:

C. 1. For appointment to the Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, Police and Fire, and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education;

2. In agencies not noted in C (1) above, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education within one year of the date of assignment. At the discretion of the appointing agency, the period to obtain the license may be extended for up to six months for employees who fail to obtain the license within one year of their assignment.

Once obtained, this license must be maintained for the duratio