School Psychologist- Behavioral Health School

Description

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity working with children who have behavioral and emotional needs in a school setting? Do you want to join a multi-disciplinary team with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team located in West Chester, PA.

Being a School Psychologist at Devereux has its Advantages!

As a School Psychologist, you will:

• Provide psychological services to clients in school setting.
• Coordinates clients’ clinical program with area staff.
• Assess cognitive abilities, achievement, social/emotional functioning and learning environments using a variety of standardized and informal measures to determine continued eligibility for special education in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Chapter 14.
• You will be responsible for completing re-evaluation (RR) and psychological reports, interpret assessment data and work with a multidisciplinary team to support the development of individualized education programs (IEP), accommodations, modifications and interventions for students.
• Conduct referral evaluations and collaborate with educational teams to determine placement outcomes.
• Review and maintain day student records and documents.
• Attend professional meetings and/or conferences in order to remain current with standards of professional practice.

We offer:

• Consistent work schedule of 5 days a week (Mon-Fri) 8-4pm, in West Chester, Pa.
• Evidenced Based treatment and care models within a clinically based environment focused on collaboration and treatment teams.
• CEU and continued education credits through various professional activities and Devereux’s National Institute for Clinical Training and Research Center.
• A stable, national, non-profit that offers a strong support system and is forward-thinking in their clinical practice and research.
• An organization that cares about the people we serve.
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
• For Master's level with Certificate- annual compensation of $54,000-$61,560 
• For Doctorate level with Certificate- annual compensation of $62,000-$70,680

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services’ Brandywine and Mapleton Schools offer an education curriculum to children functioning at all grade levels. A multi-sensory educational strategy is used at all schools, employing traditional instruction, hands-on and independent learning, as well as technology, to individualize a student’s progress in all academic areas, particularly math and reading. The transition from school to career, and all of the necessary interrelated skills, are a main focus of the school program.

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and  approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. 

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Qualifications

EDUCATION: M.A./M.Ed. in Clinical Counseling, School Psychology or related psychological field. State license for clinical

practice of psychology and school psychology certification required.

EXPERIENCE: One year internship in Clinical, Counseling, School Psychology, or a comparable specialty in psychological

Services.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Place of work