RIVER VALLEY PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES - WILL COUNTY COURT SERVICES

 

River Valley Psychological Services (RVPS) team provides comprehensive mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions to minors detained at the River Valley Detention Center and to youth placed on probation, court supervision or informal supervision with the Will County Juvenile Probation Department.

 

 

              MISSION STATEMENT

 

The mission of River Valley Psychological Services - Will County Court Services is to promote the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of youth and to facilitate change in a safe, structured, encouraging environment, while remaining sensitive to cultural and individual diversity.

 

 

RIVER VALLEY DETENTION CENTER SERVICES

Conducting court-ordered psychological evaluations

Providing court-ordered individual therapy

Risk assessment and crisis intervention

Facilitating psycho-educational and art therapy groups

Daily assessment of stability for youth on special detention status, such as suicide watch

Completion of clinical interviews/intakes with all detained youth

 

 

JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT SERVICES

Providing court-ordered and probation officers referred individual and family therapy

Conducting court-ordered and probation officers referred psychological, mental health and anger evaluations

Risk assessment and crisis intervention

Case management

Advocacy and support for youth on probation through collaboration with local schools and community agencies

 

              

      CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

 

RVPS offers training opportunities for doctoral and master's level students in accordance with the Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training Sites (ACEPT) guidelines and timelines.

 

 

TRAINING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Doctoral level diagnostic, therapy, and advanced students

Masters level students

Strong interest in working with forensic, legally involved, and/or adolescent population preferred

 

 

TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Passing the legal screening (background check, fingerprinting, and drug testing)

A 12-month training commitment

Two training days on site for a total of 16 to 20 hours per week

Participation in weekly individual and group supervision

 

 

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

Copy of most recent transcript (unofficial accepted)

Cover letter (indicate whether interested in detention center, probation department or both)

Curriculum vitae

Assessment report or an alternative writing sample

Three letters of recommendation

Forward all inquiries and email application materials to:

 

       

                    Zorana Jeffries, PsyD, Director of Clinical Training

                                                           River Valley Psychological Services

                            3200 W. McDonough Street, Joliet, IL 60431

               zjeffries@willcountyillinois.com  office phone: 815-730-7137