About the Role
The Staff Psychologist/Clinician works as an integral member of the Abbott House interdisciplinary treatment team, providing clinical assessments, consultation, and therapy for children and adolescents.
Responsibilities
- Provide evaluations of children and adolescents.
- Provide individual, family, and group therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents in foster care, group homes, or through the Article-31 clinic.
- Attend regularly scheduled treatment team meetings for case reviews and treatment planning.
- Assist social service staff in identifying appropriate educational, developmental, and mental health services.
- Serve as a liaison with community mental health providers.
- Attend clinical staff meetings.
- Attend continuing education seminars.
- Provides complete documentation of evaluations and treatments according to agency standards.
- Utilize knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements
- Clinical experience in evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to use a computer and learn software programs.
- Ability to operate a fax, copier, scanner, and other office equipment.
- Ability to speak, read, and write fluently in English.
- Ability to write in English using correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Regularly required to stand; walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen.
- Frequently required to walk.
- Occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- May frequently lift 0-25 lbs., occasionally lift 25-50 lbs., and rarely lift over 50 lbs.
- May frequently push/pull 0-25 lbs. of force, occasionally push/pull 26-45 lbs. force, and rarely push/pull over 45 lbs.
- Required to sit, stand and walk throughout the work day.
- May occasionally stoop.
- May occasionally kneel.
- May occasionally crouch.
Skills
- Evidence based practice
- Complex trauma
Location
- Irvington, NY 10533
Work Type
- Full-Time
Education Level
- Ph.D, LMSW, LCSW or comparable degree from an accredited university
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000.00 - $110,000.00 Salary/year
About the Company
- Abbott House interdisciplinary treatment team
