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Psychologist (EIPIC)

Psychologist (EIPIC)

CEREBRAL PALSY ALLIANCE SINGAPORESingapore
6 days ago
Job description

OVERVIEW

Our goal is to create opportunities for children and young people with unique needs, by promoting understanding of their special needs and equipping caregivers / teachers / interventionists, with psychotherapeutic techniques to aid development & learning to promote positive life outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assessment

  • Conduct comprehensive assessments of each student with special needs, to understand their unique challenges, strengths and developmental needs to develop individualized plans for each child based on their specific needs.
  • Conduct School readiness assessment (SRA), using appropriate assessment tools, write interpretative reports, make appropriate school placement recommendation and debrief findings of assessment with parents and the team.

2. Intervention

  • Provide comprehensive learning support for students in the classroom through classroom management strategies / learning support strategies.
  • Provide behaviour management support for students by analysing behaviours using appropriate tools (FBA, escalation cycle, iceberg analysis, etc.) to address maladaptive behaviours and maintain appropriate documentation.
  • Monitor intervention goals, plans and outcome for individual students or whole class.
  • Guide staff to understand their child holistically, implement social, emotional, learning and intervention, customised to student's needs.
  • Guide & support parents to understand their child holistically, implement social, emotional, learning and intervention, customised to student's needs.
  • Monitor intervention goals, plans and outcome for individual students or whole class.
  • Provide consultations to parents / caregivers on needs basis.

    • 3. Training & Support

  • Conduct (and or support) workshops for parents / caregivers across programmes on a wide array of topics such as self-care, improving overall wellbeing, behaviour management, play & leisure activities etc.
  • Conduct (and or support) training for staff across all programmes as required by the programmes.
  • Attend trainings relevant to the programme needs and one's core skills in discussion with the HOD (subject to availability of funds).

    • 4. Research

  • Participate in research and programme evaluation projects.

    • 5. Administration

  • Keep and maintain relevant documents / records of all assessment reports / protocols, case notes of intervention sessions & documents related to department / programmes / organisation.
  • Maintain inventory of department and make recommendations for purchases of new materials and equipment.
  • Participate actively in sub-committee meetings / Projects (some of which include Case & Review sub-committee & Professional Sub-committee etc) or any ad-hoc project.
  • Assist HOD in the administration of the department.

    • 6. Other Assignments

    Undertake any other responsibilities and duties as deemed necessary and beneficial for the Association to attain its Mission and Vision.

    REQUIREMENTS

  • A Master's degree in Educational / Clinical / Applied Psychology (relevant sub specialty)
  • Relevant clinical experience with children and adolescents preferred.
  • Conversant in learning, emotion and social development skills, child development and classroom management skills.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Eligible for full membership with Singapore Psychological Society or registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists / HCPC / APHRA.

    • Working Location : 65 Pasir Ris Drive 1 Singapore 519529

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