November 30-2012
The Iowa Department of Correctional Services, 5th Judicial District is currently accepting applications for a post-doctoral psychology position for the 2013-2014 year.
The 5th Judicial District is a community-based corrections agency that provides supervision and treatment for adults on probation or parole. The 5th District serves probationers or parolees residing in 15 counties surrounding Polk County, Iowa.
This post-doctoral position will provide psychological services for the 5th Judicial District’s Drug Court program. Drug Court utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach, comprised of probation officers, therapists, prosecuting and defense attorneys, and a Polk County Judge in order to provide supervision, substance abuse treatment and family reunification to individuals selected into the program. Participants selected into the program consist of adult males and females with substantial substance abuse and criminal histories. Drug Court is expanding the type and level of services offered with this post-doctoral position, wherein the post-doctorate chosen for this position will provide psychological evaluations, risk assessments, and intellectual assessments, as well as facilitate individual, group, and family/couples therapy as needed. Since Drug Court works collaboratively with the Court the person in this post-doctoral position will have frequent interactions with Court proceedings, will be asked to testify as a fact and/or expert witness, and therefore will gain valuable experience in the field of forensic psychology. Certification and/or experience with substance abuse or addiction treatment is preferred, but is not required.
This one-year position would begin in July or August 2013, depending on the applicant’s timeline for completing the pre-doctoral internship. The stipend is $45,000 without benefits. Clinical supervision will be provided by a Licensed Psychologist and is provided at no cost to the post-doctorate.
The emphasis for this program is to fill the position with an individual who has an interest in working in Iowa after its completion. If you know people who might be interested in this opportunity, please encourage them to send a cover letter, vita, documentation that the doctoral degree requirements have or will have been met prior to the post-doctoral year, a copy of a past psychological assessment report (appropriately redacted to protect confidentiality)and three letters of reference by January 18, 2013. One letter should be from an internship supervisor, another from the individual’s graduate program, and a third can be from a person of the applicant’s choosing. An official transcript from the institution awarding the applicant’s doctoral degree must also be provided. Please submit materials by email to Tony Tatman, Ph.D. at or send them to 1000 Washington Ave, Des Moines, Iowa 50314. We plan to contact the all applicants regarding whether or not interviews will be held for the applicant, and the successful applicant will be chosen and informed in March, 2013. Please feel free to email Tony Tatman if you have questions. Thank you for your help!
Sincerely,
Tony Tatman, Ph.D.
Clinical Services Director
5th Judicial District
Iowa Department of Correctional Services
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