Description:
Clinical Health Psychology (CHP) is unique in Canada, being both an academic department in the Max Rady College of Medicine and a provincially-led clinical service in the Manitoba health system, with a mandate to provide psychological services across a range of hospital and community sites in urban and rural/northern settings. As a member of CHP, the Psychologist joins a large team of dedicated psychologist colleagues across the province who provide mentoring, consultation, and collegial support. For more information, visit: https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/department-clinical-health-psychology
Position Responsibilities
- Clinical services to children, adolescents, and adults with mental health concerns, including diagnostic and cognitive assessment and evidence-based treatment (individual; group-delivered).
- Consultation to inter-disciplinary team staff regarding psychological aspects of care (e.g., case conceptualization, treatment planning/implementation)
- Clinical program development and evaluation.
- Supervision of psychology residents in our CPA-accredited residency training program; teaching of medical students and other health profession learners; continuing professional education of health professionals.
- Applied clinical research.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology from a CPA or APA-accredited clinical psychology training program, and completion of a CPA or APA-accredited internship/residency.
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Psychologist (C.Psych.) with the Psychological Association of Manitoba www.cpmb.ca
- Education, training and experience in diagnostic evaluation, and administration and interpretation of standard adult psychodiagnostic and cognitive psychological tests and measures.
- Education, training and experience in adult evidence-based psychological interventions and individual & group treatment delivery for a range of mental health conditions.
- Education, training and experience in child and adolescent psychological assessment and treatment.
- Ability to provide consultation to interdisciplinary teams including to other mental health professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and inter-professional teamwork skills.
- Training, experience and/or research background/interests in Indigenous health would be an asset.
- Satisfactory results of pre-employment criminal records, child and adult abuse registry, and vulnerable persons checks required.
- A vehicle and valid driver’s license are required, for occasional travel to communities in the region.