Psychologist: Exceptional Children (use for 10 and 12 month)

Provide direct services for assigned schools; assist in intervention process; perform individual psychological observations, evaluations, and assessment for referred students; and promote compliance with state and federal regulations.

Requirements

• Collaborates/consults with school personnel regarding student academic concerns
• Reviews records or outside evaluations to determine ongoing psych evaluation needs
• Participates in S-Team and IEP meetings to obtain relevant information from parents, schools staff, and available records to determine need for psycho-educational evaluation.
• Conducts classroom observations
• Provides diagnostic assessment services in the area of intelligence, personality, sensory motor, achievement, and adaptive behavior to students with suspected exceptional educational needs.
• Completes clearly written and comprehensive reports which provide practical recommendations
• Coordinates with school staff to implement school wide Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Attends professional development training
• Provides consultation to other professionals within the district
• Provides professional training to school personnel
• Serves on school program committees
• Assumes responsibility for management of records in accordance with federal regulations set forth by Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Maintains responsibility for obtaining clinical supervision
• Supervises university trainees
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed