Psychological Assistant

Description:

Psychological Assistant

Scottsdale, AZ

Administer evaluations for children, for Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder under the direct supervision of a clinical psychologist. Daily tasks include intake procedures with parents, administration of various psychological assessments including cognitive, adaptive, social emotional, and autism measures.

Practices under the supervision of a licensed psychologist and all final diagnoses are determined by the licensed psychologist.

Psychological assistant duties include:

• Performing clinical intakes with families, establishing strong rapport with families to accurately determine their concerns.
• Performing developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and/or academic assessments directly with patients. Working with children of various ages to administer various protocols.
• Sharing assessment results and diagnostic information with patients under supervising psychologist’s direction.
• Combine assessment data written in a comprehensive psychological report designed to access appropriate support services, to be provided to the supervising psychologist within 2 weeks following the assessment
• Ongoing communication with families regarding continuation of care or follow up questions as needed
• Participate in DEPS specific training and demonstrate proficiency in models as outlined in training module.

Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge and work experience with Autism Spectrum and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Educational Support Systems
• Proficient in administering and scoring psychological measures with children
• Minimum of 2-year graduate degree in school/clinical psychology or related
• Strong clinical interviewing skills
• Proven ability to work with special needs children
• Full-time position (40hr/week)