Psychologist Level I

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 NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police and by pioneering strategic innovation.

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 performs professional work in the field of psychology. 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. Employee is expected to prepare reports of psychologist findings and maintain suitable records and files of test performance results.

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 neuropsychology plus two years of satisfactory fulltime 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 neuropsychology from an accredited college or university; or
3. Completion of a respecialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory fulltime 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 fulltime 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 ation and Alcoholism Services and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health Mental ation 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.
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 neuropsychology plus two years of satisfactory fulltime 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 neuropsychology from an accredited college or university; or
3. Completion of a respecialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory fulltime 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 fulltime 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 ation and Alcoholism Services and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health Mental ation 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 neuropsychology 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 fulltime 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 neuropsychology 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 ation and Alcoholism Services Police and Fire and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health Mental ation 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 duration of the assignment.
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 neuropsychology plus two years of satisfactory fulltime 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 neuropsychology from an accredited college or university; or
3. Completion of a respecialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory fulltime 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 fulltime 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.
For assignment to Assignment Level III individuals must have the following in addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements for Assignment Level I described above:
A. The doctoral degree in psychology as described under the Special Note # for Assignment Level II; and
B. A valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education; and
C. Four years of satisfactory fulltime experience in clinical psychology counseling psychology school psychology forensic psychology clinical health psychology or neuropsychology of which at least one year must have been under the direct supervision of a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist and at least three years must have been in a supervisory capacity as a licensed Psychologist.
D. License Requirement for Assignment Level III
For assignment to Assignment Level III a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education. This license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime