POSITION SUMMARY

FVSAI dba The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and a leading international resource, direct services, research and training center, founded in 1984 as FVSAI and now headquartered in San Diego, California with satellite offices in Honolulu, Hawai`i, and Maryland.

IVAT is considered a comprehensive training center to address and reduce the traumatic effects of violence and abuse. We host 2 international summits annually, edit 3 professional peer reviewed journals, provide a wide array of trainings, conduct research, and offer vital professional and clinical services to San Diego County and beyond. The current position will work primarily within the Professional Clinical and Forensic Services (PCFS) department at IVAT. PCFS also has an office in Los Angeles, but this position is in the San Diego office.

The Director of Clinical Training will be primarily responsible for the oversight and management of the PCFS graduate clinical training program. Responsibilities include direct and primary clinical supervision of clinical trainees, to include at minimum one hour per week for part-time Practicum students and two-three hours of group supervision weekly. As part of the primary supervisor duties, the Director of Clinical Training will be responsible for oversight of supervisees’ clinical case files, ensuring that all legal and ethical guidelines are being followed, and reviewing and signing all clinical case notes and treatment plans. Additionally, the Director of Clinical Training will be responsible for the development, oversight and provision of the weekly clinical training of the trainees, working with other staff psychologists and contractors to maintain the regular training schedule. The role will also include being a point of contact for the community-based clinical contracts that IVAT maintains. Those duties will include coordinating with the contract agencies’ staff regarding placement of doctoral and other practicum students/interns’ scheduling, problems or concerns that arise, and regular agency visits. This role will also be responsible for working with the trainees’ graduate programs to coordinate contracts, interviews, and evaluations of the trainees in accordance with the graduate program’s requirements. The Director of Clinical Training will also help oversee the finances related to the clinical and contract work that IVAT provides. This role may also include providing consultation and trainings to the community on issues of violence, abuse, and trauma, victims, offenders, and children exposed to violence. There is also the opportunity to conduct research and write articles or grants related to the field of forensic, trauma, or clinical psychology and the mission and vision of IVAT.

IVAT will be primarily responsible for: provision of case referrals; maintaining and providing appropriate testing materials, office supplies, and office space needed for the provision of professional work; provision of trainees to support the clinical work; and provision of professional and general liability insurance and coverage for the work being conducted by the psychologist for IVAT.

The psychologist will be dedicated to providing high quality service. The person will exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical principles and will be committed to the tenets of IVAT’s Mission and Vision. This person will also be involved in the forensic work on criminal, family, and personal injury court cases in conjunction with the Director of Forensic Training and out other psychologists and contractors.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person