Faculty Positions
The mission of the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC), which serves as the department of child psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, is to improve the mental health of children and families, advance understanding of their psychological and developmental needs, and treat and prevent childhood mental illness through the integration of research, clinical practice, and professional training. YCSC faculty positions include teaching, clinical, research, and managerial roles in a variety of areas working with children and families or directly related to child development and behavioral health. Learn more about the varied work and missions of the department. The YCSC is committed to recruiting, supporting, and encouraging dedicated clinicians, researchers, and leaders in the field today as well as those in succeeding generations in the service of its clinical, research, training, policy, and prevention agendas. Current faculty opportunities within the YCSC are listed below, along with application instructions for each position.
Benefits
Yale University provides a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including the Yale Home Buyers program; a scholarship program for dependents at any college; and an automatic 5% contribution to a faculty member’s retirement plan plus a 5% match to individual contributions to a Yale retirement account, providing up to a 10% contribution from Yale.
Yale is also a Public Service Loan Forgiveness site; all Yale faculty are eligible to participate, receiving loan forgiveness after making 120 payments while employed at nonprofits such as Yale. YCSC Outpatient Services serves as a National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment site, and Pediatric Psychologists are eligible for the [National Health Service Specialty Loan Repayment Program. We also are a site for the National Health Service Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program.
The YCSC values Spanish language skills as an important way to meet the needs of the communities served; a Spanish-speaking clinician who becomes certified as a bilingual health provider and provides patient care in Spanish receives a salary supplement.
Child Clinical Psychologist – Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Yale Child Study Center Clinical Services has an opening for a full-time child psychologist dedicated to providing evaluation and treatment services to children, adolescents, and their families. A primary focus of this position is to provide psychological assessment, with a particular emphasis on children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. In addition, provision of evidence-based treatment services is an important component of the position. Learn more and apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/162926
Clinical Faculty Position (Anxiety Treatment)
Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Outpatient Services has an opening for an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT dedicated to providing evidence-based interventions to children and teens with anxiety and their families. Successful candidates will be appointed as Clinical Instructors at Yale School of Medicine and will join the YCSC clinical practice. Applicants should complete an application and upload a resume, specifying the position of interest.
Primary responsibilities will include providing the following services:
- Psychoeducation to youth and families regarding anxiety and its disorders
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), an evidenced-based parent-based intervention
- Group treatment
- Care coordination, including attending Planning and Placement Team meetings (PPTs) and other school meetings
Connecticut licensed or license-eligible therapists with the following skills or experience are encouraged to apply.
- Knowledge of theory and research in childhood anxiety
- Coursework in child development and developmental psychopathology
- Experience providing clinical care to youths and their families, particularly those with anxiety
- Experience providing evidence-based treatments
- Bilingual clinicians able to provide treatment and evaluation in Spanish
- Candidates from diverse backgrounds
- Experience providing culturally and racially responsive care
Clinical Faculty Position (Early Childhood)
Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Outpatient Services has an opening for an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT dedicated to providing treatment to young children and their families. Successful candidates will be appointed as Clinical Instructors at Yale School of Medicine and will join the YCSC clinical practice. Applicants should complete an application and upload a resume, specifying the position of interest.
Primary responsibilities for this position will include:
- providing psychoeducation to youth and families regarding early childhood development
- delivering Child Parent Psychotherapy and other interventions to young children and their caregivers
- offering parenting groups
- coordinating care, including attending PPTs and school meetings
Connecticut licensed or license-eligible therapists with the following skills or experience are encouraged to apply.
- Background and knowledge in the area of early childhood development and intervention
- Coursework in child development
- Experience providing clinical care to children and their families, particularly young children
- Experience providing evidence-based treatments
- Bilingual clinicians able to provide treatment and evaluation in Spanish
- Candidates from diverse backgrounds
- Experience providing culturally and racially responsive care
Clinical Faculty Position (High Intensity Care)
Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Outpatient Services has an opening for an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT dedicated to providing treatment to children and teens with higher intensity mental health treatment needs and their families. Successful candidates will be appointed as Clinical Instructors at Yale School of Medicine and will join the YCSC clinical practice. Applicants should complete an application and upload a resume, specifying the position of interest.
Primary responsibilities for this position will include:
- providing psychoeducation to youth and families regarding emotion regulation and mood lability
- delivering evidenced-based treatments, i.e., TF-CBT and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills training
- offering group therapy for youths and parents/guardians focused on bolstering emotion regulation skills
- coordinating care, including attending PPTs and school meetings
Connecticut licensed or license-eligible therapists with the following skills or experience are encouraged to apply.
- Background and knowledge in understanding dysregulation in a developmental context
- Experience providing clinical care to youths and their families
- Experience providing evidence-based treatments
- Comfort and flexibility working with higher intensity cases on an outpatient basis
- Coursework in child development
- Bilingual clinicians able to provide treatment and evaluation in Spanish
- Candidates from diverse backgrounds
- Experience providing culturally and racially responsive care
Intensive Family Preservation Clinical Faculty Position
This is a full-time opening for a licensed or license eligible clinician (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, MFT) interested in joining the Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) team, servicing the Department of Children & Families (DCF) Region 2. The IFP program is a short-term, in-home service designed to:
- Quickly address immediate safety concerns
- Reduce the risk of future abuse and/or neglect
- Prevent out-of-home placements
Services provided include child safety assessments, parenting skill-building, increasing community and natural supports, and clinical case management. The program offers 24/7 crisis support, including weekends and holidays, to ensure immediate clinical interventions for families when needed.
Primary Responsibilities
- Conduct evaluation and assessments
- Provide individual and family therapy
- Deliver crisis intervention services
- Provide clinical case coordination and case management services to children and families in their homes and communities
- Support parenting using the Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) and reflective parenting approaches
- Collaborate on case coordination with DCF worker/team
- Collaborate with schools for educational needs, community providers, and court advocacy when needed
- Maintain a flexible schedule based on client needs
- Document services in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Qualifications
- Licensed or license-eligible (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, MFT)
- Fluency in Spanish and cultural competence/humility to work effectively with immigrant and migrant families
- Access to personal transportation
- At least 1 year of experience working with children, families, emotional disorders and/or substance use disorders
Preferred Skills:
- Specialty in working with LGBTQ+ youth, trauma, young children, or children with disabilities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Commitment to providing culturally responsive care
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
Interested candidates should complete an application and upload a resume , specifying the position of interest.
Pediatric Psychologist – Pediatric Craniofacial Center (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
The Yale Child Study Center’s Pediatric Psychology Program, in collaboration with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, has an opening for a full-time pediatric psychologist to be embedded in the Pediatric Craniofacial Center (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery). The pediatric psychologist will join an interdisciplinary team invested in supporting patients with a range of craniofacial malformations, including craniosynostosis and clef lip/clef palate.
Learn more and apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/141863.
Pediatric Psychologist in Pediatric Neurology
The Yale Child Study Center’s Pediatric Psychology Program, in collaboration with the Section of Pediatric Neurology, has an opening for a full-time ambulatory pediatric psychologist to join the Pediatric Psychology Service in Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. Learn more and apply at Interfolio.
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