Psychologist

Community Options, Inc.•Bowie, MD

15d•$90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Community Options, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 12 states. We are now hiring a Full-Time or Part-Time Psychologist in Prince George, MD. The Psychologist uses best practices and technology within a community-based setting to assist, train, and supervise individuals with developmental disabilities in the activities of daily living and socialization skills.

Requirements

Certifications required: 407, 921
Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities who have significant challenging behaviors and co-occurrence of mental health issues
Knowledge of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
Experience producing written behavioral development plans in specified formats
Experience analyzing data for trends and behavioral function
Experience with administering or assisting in administering psychological or psychiatric assessments
Experience communicating with clients, parents, guardians, and staff
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of checks of criminal background, central registry, child abuse registry, and drug testing

Nice To Haves

BCBA degree preferred

Responsibilities

Write behavior support plans (BSPs) including synthesizing information from numerous sources, visiting/observing individuals as necessary, graphing, and interpreting behavioral data
Conduct preference and functional assessments to evaluate the maintaining function of behaviors and incorporating psychiatric, medical, and health-related issues into the analysis
Orally present BSPs to appropriate review committees
Provide competency-based training to staff on the BSP and other topics as necessary
Monitor BSP implementation, assessing lack of progress, formulating recommendations, and retrain staff as necessary
Provide individual counseling, mentoring, and participate in committee meetings
Work with an interdisciplinary team including, and consult with other team members to assess issues and functions of behavior
Participate in psychiatric consultations and medical reviews
Formulate Individual Service Plan (ISP) reports and attend ISP meetings, Behavior Management Committee (BMC) meetings, and attend psychologist professional development and staff meetings
Provide agency in-service training as requested, and consultation to agencies requesting such services as assigned
Employee must cooperate with the license and department staff in any inspection, inquiry, or investigation
Other duties as assigned