Job Abstract

ICF is seeking an early-career PhD- or PsyD-trained Psychologist with a clinical, counseling, or community psychology background; and at least 5 years of post-doctoral experience to support a Department of Defense (DoD) client in the Washington, DC Metro Area.  This is not a psychological service delivery position.  Rather, the position supports the DoD’s clinical community by collecting, developing, and maintaining clinical support products that provide evidence-based information regarding behavioral health practices across the DoD; and by coordinating and facilitating working groups and events geared toward enhancing mental health care throughout the DoD.  All our work is evidence-based.  As such, the position also assists in collecting and conducting research to respond to congressional inquiries, requests for briefs on military mental health from senior leadership, and providing other information regarding the state of military mental health and ethical issues related to military health care.  We are therefore seeking a mental health professional who also has a sound background in research that compliments their clinical experience.

The selected candidate will have demonstrable experience with aspects of behavioral treatment, issues, and techniques with psychological conditions of most relevance to the military (e.g., substance misuse, trauma resulting from combat and/or sexual assault, suicide risk assessment and intervention, etc.); and prior experience working with underserved populations.

This is a hybrid position, working from client site in Silver Spring, MD, a minimum of 1 day per week, based on client needs.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide presentations on military behavioral healthcare that can be delivered both in person and via webinar
• Provide SME support for initiatives focused on evidence-based psychological health efforts for a variety of psychological conditions
• Provide evidence-informed and agency-defensible written responses to high-level requests for information, sometimes within a very short turn-around time
• Conduct literature and policy reviews and environmental scans to parsimoniously inform decision-makers of key findings and gaps in the extant literature
• Assist with the development of clinical support products, including succinct written materials or infographics providing psychoeducation and overviews of best practices for providers, patients, and their families (e.g., Clinical Support Tools and Practice Guides)
• Accommodate feedback received from multiple client sources on written products to align with agency messaging and strategy
• Monitor current research in topics relevant to military mental health
• Regularly provide logistics and meeting support (scheduling, producing minutes, facilitating, etc.) for mental health-related working groups
• Regularly document progress, challenges, and risks for ongoing projects and provide regular updates to leadership
• Prepare data for leadership reports, scientific presentations, and publications
• Attend focus groups and briefings
• Track, monitor, and evaluate product progress to provide input on weekly status reports
• Regularly perform administrative and operations support duties as needed

What we need you to have (Required Qualifications):

• PhD or PsyD in Psychology (e.g., clinical, counseling, community, combined) from a graduate program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the degree was granted.
• 5+ years of post-doc experience in clinical psychology.
• Must have completed a professional psychology internship program that was accredited by the APA or CPA at the time the program was completed.
• Must hold and maintain a current license to practice psychology.
• 3+ years of experience conducting, developing, producing, delivering, and teaching/training mental health-related products and activities.
• 5+ years of experience providing mental health care in a clinical setting.
• Ability to demonstrate having applied sound organization skills in managing multiple timelines and completing tasks quickly within the constraints of client’s timelines and budgets.
• Capacity to collaborate easily with peers, managers, and clients while leading program development to a completed and successful solution.
• Experience in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• US Citizenship is required by the federal government for this position.

What we would like you to have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Prior experience as a federal contractor
• Prior DoD Psychological Health experience
• Previous peer-reviewed publications of relevance to military healthcare
• Ability and experience communicating effectively (speaking and writing) to diverse audiences to convey clinical processes, problems, and solutions

Working at ICF

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