Adult Psychologist in the Netherlands

Before, the LooDDs in Poortugaal is looking for a basic psychologist for the dual diagnosis department.

Are you an enthusiastic psychologist who wants to contribute to the recovery of people with an addiction in combination with severe psychiatric disorders? We would love to meet you!

The LooDDs is a dual diagnosis department, where treatment of addiction and psychiatric conditions run simultaneously. We work with a focus on recovery, viewing clinical treatment as a step within the outpatient trajectory. The maximum duration of admission is therefore 3 months. Admission to the LooDDs involves individual and group treatment. Most clients come voluntarily, knowing that abstinence during admission is a strict requirement. If abstinence during admission is not achievable, the LooDDs is not the right place for admission. In the event of demonstrable use, discharge from the clinical setting will be initiated. A fixed, mandatory daily program is run with all kinds of modules in the fields of thinking and doing, including psycho-education, group discussions, sports, etc. The goal is to ensure the care provided aligns as much as possible with the needs and possibilities of the individual, whereby intensive care is also an option.

. The duties:

• the LooDDs offers clinical group treatment, which means your duties will consist of individual (treatment) sessions, but certainly also of conducting group modules;
• performing thorough test diagnostics and the administration and reporting thereof. Common test batteries in the department are focused on intelligence testing, neuropsychological testing, testing focused on autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and personality testing;
• the LooDDs places great value on multidisciplinary collaboration, in order to be able to map and treat all facets of the problems. Therefore, the psychiatrist, addiction physician, (GZ-)psychologist, nurses, SPWs (social pedagogical workers), social worker, and activity coordinators work together on the treatment.

• as a psychologist, you have knowledge of psychiatry, addiction, and LVB (intellectual disabilities) and can handle complex client issues;
• you are self-assured, self-reliant, decisive, social, and have an eye for group dynamics within the multidisciplinary team, as well as within the client group;
• you can adapt your approach to the person in front of you;
• you know how to manage your own schedule and can prioritize within it. When necessary, you also know how to apply some flexibility to your planning.

To be eligible for this position, a positive Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is required.
Checking references and verifying diplomas are part of the application procedure.