Associate Psychologist - APSN Chaoyang School (Ang Mo Kio)

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Purpose :

You shall be working closely with various stakeholders to provide assessment, intervention, consultation and training services to address clients’ learning / emotional / behavioural needs and difficulties.

Key Responsibilities :

• Assist and assess clients behaviour and needs via observation, interviews and informal tests.
• Assist, administer and monitor appropriate treatment strategies and therapy modalities, with support from Psychologist or Senior Psychologist.
• Assist, plan and deliver individual or group interventions in collaboration with Psychologist or Senior Psychologist.
• Work with other allied health professionals and direct service staff to provide multi-disciplinary support to the clients so as to maximize their capabilities.
• Work with direct service staff (teachers), caregivers and families to implement intervention strategies and programmes, and to provide consultations to them, as necessary.
• Maintain updated client records of interventions and reports.
• Assist and conduct relevant discipline-related training to direct care staff, care givers and families, and volunteers.
• Participate and contribute in APSN-CYS initiated special projects such as public education, conferences, applied research, deputyship applications, etc.
• On-site structured job training will be provided by Psychologist or Senior Psychologist

Job Requirements :

Technical Competencies / Preferred achievements / characteristics :

Core Competencies :

Tell employers what skills you have

Report Writing

Developmental Disabilities

Psychology

Teaching

Applied Research

Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Skills

Psychological Assessment

Treatment

Applied Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Interventions

Mental Health

Adolescents

Rehabilitation