What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow position at Caravel Autism Health?
The Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow conducts diagnostic evaluations with children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and other childhood behavioral/mental health conditions. The Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow also provides individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and groups services (social skills) for children, adolescents, and young adults. Additionally, the Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow is responsible for conducting psychological testing with clients on an as needed basis to assess progress across several domains (clinical updates). These duties are all under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts diagnostic interviews and evaluations with children and adolescents to answer a variety of referral questions related to developmental and psychological presentations, including but not limited to autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and intellectual disabilities.
- Administers, scores, and interprets required psychological testing.
- Writes psychological testing reports as requested and reports are completed within guidelines and in accordance with company policy.
- Provides individual, group, and family therapy to clients using evidence-based practices.
- Timely completion of progress notes and other documentation in accordance with company practices.
- Actively participates in peer review, consultation, and supervision.
- Participation in clinical supervision in accordance with state and local statutes and guidelines.
- Remains current on all new developments within the arena of evidence-based interventions to treat a variety of mental and behavioral health conditions.
- Assists with the monitoring of clinical quality organization-wide and promotes best practices.
- May consult with ABA teams within Caravel centers, including providing support with treatment planning, FBAs and programming problem-solving.
Caravel Pay Details
- $72,000 to $88,000
- Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. At Caravel we provide competitive wages with excellent benefits, including medical and dental insurance, employer-matched 401(k), paid time-off, paid travel, short-term disability and more.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PhD or PsyD) from a regionally accredited institution
- Unlicensed and pursuing licensure by obtaining required supervised hours in the state where position is located
Experience:
- Experience to include:
- Focus on children and adolescents
- Psychological testing related to ASD and other developmental delays
- Specific experience administering, scoring, and interpreting a wide range of developmental, cognitive, and neuropsychological assessments
- Writing high quality diagnostic testing reports in a timely manner
- Providing effective individual psychotherapy to children and adolescents and family therapy
Important: Our Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow is a Full Time remote/work from home opportunity, and we are open to candidates in the following states:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington (state)
- Wisconsin
Salary : $72,000 - $88,000