Psychologist 2

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:Under the direction of the Chief Psychologist or designee (Clinical Supervisor) and/or Treatment Team Leader, the psychologist will be responsible for the following duties:• Provides psychology services to individuals with developmental disabilities via assessment and treatment including but not limited to Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Support Plans, Higher Risk Behavior Support Plans, Medication Monitoring Plans, team consultation, and individual/group counseling.• Utilizes the Electronic Health Record to document assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, informed consent, and related behavioral/psychological activities and services.• Performs initial and annual capacity assessments and determinations under a Licensed Psychologist.• Trains staff and team members on the implementation of Behavior Support Plans, Higher Risk Behavior Support Plans, Medication Monitoring Plans and education related to diagnoses and treatment. • Conducts Risk Assessments and provides training to staff regarding risk mitigation and safeguards for protection of individual rights and community safety.• Collects and utilizes data to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of plan strategies, anaylyzes information, and documents progress. Shares such information with the treatment team. Designs or revises strategies as needed.• Participates in team meetings on a regular basis and updates team as needed.• Assists Chief Psychologist or designee with dissemination of information regarding discipline specific training/conferences, changes in regulations, discipline specific policy revisions and research findings.• Prepares information and attends psychiatry appointments, including any follow up required• Attends and participates in monthly clinical supervision and psychology department meetings • Provides any additional psychological services as needed, per the direction of psychology leadership• Ensure delivery of service complies with regulations, agency policies, and ethical standards of clinical practice. LinkedIn: /company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all #LI-SS1 Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications for Psychologist 1 and 2:You must have a master's degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education/United States Secretary of Education. The psychology degree program must have been one that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders;ANDFor Psychologist 1 - you must also have two years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below.For Psychologist 2 - you must also have three years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below.Substitutions:A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and one year of qualifying experience may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above.Clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed as part of a qualifying master of psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required experience.Certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.Note: Examples of qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: clinical psychology, clinical forensic psychology, community psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, and child psychology.Note: Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: education, counseling, clinical counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, educational counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, and organizational psychology.*Note: Examples of qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologists with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). In order for experience to be considered qualifying, primary duties must have included activities such as administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.Note: Examples of non-qualifying experience include but are not limited to, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, pastoral counseling, or as a habilitation specialist or instructor of psychology.A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assignment is defined as a direct clinical experience providing psychological services in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program; and must have been a component of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program listed on the official transcript. 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