at State of Illinois in Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Posting Identification Number 47406
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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Psychologist II for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois to conduct professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload. Designs and implements behavior modification programs and assists more experienced psychologists in training staff in the techniques of behavior modification and learning theory. Conducts individual, group and family therapy and administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests. Designs and evaluates behavioral management programs. Counts data and reports statistical information as part of the Interdisciplinary (ID) process. Uses data to adjust individual programming. Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team. Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups and completes treatment documentation.
Essential Functions
- Conducts professional psychological services to individuals within the assigned caseload at Kiley Developmental Center.
- Conducts individual, group and family therapy sessions for assigned cases.
- Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- Administers and completes comprehensive psychological assessments and psychological tests.
- Completes treatment documentation.
- Provides community linkage in relations to individual evaluation and specific psychological/psychiatric services determined by the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Attends and participates in psychology services committees and groups.
- Keeps abreast of any new psychology-based developments and/or treatments regarding developmentally disabled individuals.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
