Careers

WES Health System is Pennsylvania’s largest African American–managed behavioral health provider. Based in Philadelphia, WES Health System is expanding into additional metropolitan markets, and currently offers fully accredited programs that impact more than 30,000. The approximately 600 highly accomplished and well-educated health care professionals who are employed by WES include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and therapists. WES Health System takes pride in the fact that it has the unique ability and responsibility to lead the effort to enhance the quality of life for the communities in which it serves.

WES Health System affords accredited health care programs and services for adults, adolescents, and children. These programs include community-based behavioral health care and social services in outpatient settings. There are also general business–related administrative programs in the WES domain.

Our mission connects us to people and communities across metropolitan markets around the nation. We are dedicated to making sure that our people, services and programs reflect the range of the people we serve. We encourage you to review the list of current openings and contact us if you are interested in joining our team.

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Training Opportunities

WES offers training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students who are seeking degrees in psychology, social work, and related fields. These opportunities include supervised practicums and internships and are offered through several different programs in Philadelphia. Below is specific information about WES’ Post-Doctoral Internship at the Assessment & Evaluation Center in Philadelphia.

Post-Doctoral Internship

WES Community Mental Health offers two post-doctoral internships for individuals who have completed a doctoral degree program in psychology and are preparing for licensure. Post-doctoral interns at WES are based in the Assessment & Evaluation Center (A&E Center). The A&E Center provides mental health evaluation services for a diverse, urban population of individuals of ages five and above. The A&E Center is staffed by licensed psychologists, masters-level clinicians, and program support staff. The post-doctoral intern’s focus in the A&E Center is to provide evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults that include a DSM-IV-R diagnosis and specific treatment recommendations. In addition, the post-doctoral intern and his/her supervisor determine other clinical responsibilities that the post-doctoral intern will have during his or her one-year internship. These responsibilities will be determined based on the post-doctoral intern’s professional development and career objectives. They could include any of the activities listed below.

• Providing outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and/or families.
• Conducting group therapy with adults or adolescents.
• Developing and facilitating training workshops for clients or WES clinicians.
• Collaborating with WES’ Crisis Program to assist individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Providing consultations to WES’ clinical staff.
• Developing and implementing clinical initiatives to help WES better serve the community.
• Attending trainings offered through the annual WES Institute or WES’ monthly Lunch & Learn workshop series.
• Supervising masters-level practicum students.
• Planning, conducting, and documenting clinical research.

All post-doctoral interns receive weekly supervision with one of the four licensed psychologists in the A&E Center and from one of the Directors of an outpatient program at WES.

All post-doctoral internships at WES are full-time and one year in duration. The annual salary is competitive and based on experience. The post-doctoral internships do not include benefits but do include nine paid holidays and seven vacation days.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (preferably in clinical or counseling psychology).
• Official transcript from doctoral degree program with GPA of 3.25 or better.
• Writing sample (preferably a mental health evaluation).
• Two letters of recommendation.

Experience Required

• Experience working with adults, adolescents, and/or children in a behavioral health setting.
• Experience providing mental health services to individuals of different races, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and physical or cognitive abilities.
• Experience writing comprehensive behavioral health evaluations which include a DSM-IV-TR, multi-axis diagnosis.
• Experience developing treatment recommendations with clients, which include evidence-based treatments and incorporate an individual’s or family’s strengths.
• Experience working with individuals who have endured trauma.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Knowledge and experience using management information systems and computer programs (Microsoft Word and Excel experience preferred).

Applications

Applications are due April 6, 2012. The start date for the position is flexible but must be prior to August 10, 2012. To be considered for the post-doctoral internship, the following documents are required.

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vita
• Three letters of reference (one letter preferably from your pre-doctoral internship supervisor)
• A writing sample (preferably an evaluation with a multi-axis diagnosis and treatment recommendations)
• One-page description of your theoretical orientation
• Official transcript from doctoral program

Questions about the post-doctoral internships should be emailed to Chris von Zuben, Ph.D., at cvonzuben@drwes.org.

Applications may be submitted by mail to Chris von Zuben, Ph.D., at the following address.

Assessment & Evaluation Center
WES Health System
1315 Windrim Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141

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