New York, New York30+ days ago
li>Candidates must have willingness and ability to work collaboratively with a variety of court personnel and on-site partner agencies in a high-pressure/fast paced work environment; Experience working with individuals experiencing mental health issues, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and/or homelessness is strongly preferred; Experience conducting psychological evaluations and forensic mental health assessments; Experience conducting psychological testing; Candidates must have ability openness to engage with differing and, at times, competing stakeholder perspectives; Candidates must have a commitment to, and experience with, trauma-informed holistic and strengths-based approaches, and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally competent manner; Knowledge and/or lived experience related to the criminal justice legal and its impacts on communities preferred; Must be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a highly interdependent, multi-disciplinary team within a fast-paced and dynamic work environment; Excellent organization and time management skills; Strong writing and verbal communication skills; and. Fellows gain supervised experience conducting psychological evaluations in the criminal court context, primarily brief and comprehensive clinical assessments of incarcerated people, as well as violence risk assessments (general violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence) using the Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) approach, criminogenic risk and needs assessments, and mitigation psychological evaluations.