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Psychologist – Developmental Pediatrics (PhD)
Sidra Medicine
Doha, QAT
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
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Responsibilities
- Composes comprehensive written reports of psychological and behavioral assessments.
- Review’s relevant school and/or other medical records to understand cases better.
- Communicates directly with schools and school staff, when applicable and with parental written consent for school input.
- Familiarizes with various different educational systems that are available in Qatar, the public and private school and healthcare system, and the local community resources, so as to be in a position to counsel parents on appropriate educational placement, accessing therapy interventions and ability-friendly programs based on the outcome of the child’s diagnostic assessments that were completed by MDT or doctoral-level clinical psychologist.
- Provides specialized clinical psychological input to the families, including parent counseling on parenting strategies and behavioral management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders that is evidence-based.
- Offers evidence-based psychological treatments to children or adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and co-morbid psychological problems such as Anxiety (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).
- Provides group therapy interventions for children and families, such as social skills training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and group parent education programs for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Is certified or willing to seek certification in the implementation of social-interaction focused/play-based therapy interventions for children/adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as those focused on the development of functional emotional developmental capacities (e.g., DIRFloortime®).
- Provides specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to patient’s diagnosis and treatment plan. Works as a collaborative member of a multi-disciplinary team that comprises physicians, psychologists, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, and nurses. Engages in peer consultation and multidisciplinary meetings in order to improve clinical care and to maintain ongoing professional standards.
- Keeps abreast with current literature, talks with colleagues, and participates in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in clinical psychology, counselling, developmental psychology, and neuropsychology.
- Provides clinical supervision, based on scope and experience, to improve clinical skills and professional development of students, trainees, and early career colleagues.
- Provides psychological services (e.g., assessment, intervention, consultation) with cultural competence appropriate to a wide variety of ethnic, linguistic, and religious populations.
- Adheres to Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
- Adheres to and promotes Sidra’s Values
- In view of the evolving needs and opportunities within Sidra, this position may be required to perform other duties as assigned and reporting relationships may vary.
Qualifications
- QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS – ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
- ESSENTIAL
- Education
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D., or PsyD, or DClinPsych) in Clinical Psychology.
- Clinical Training:
- Three years of supervised clinical work experience and/or a total of 4000 hours of supervised clinical experience (whichever applies) are required as part of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training.
- Experience
- 5+ years’ experience as a practicing Licensed Clinical Psychologist, inclusive of 3+ years in a job position fully or partly dedicated to working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Experienced and certified in the use of clinical diagnostic tools such as ADOS-2, ADI-R, CARS-2.
- Certification and Licensure
- Current License in country of origin as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Eligible for license in State of Qatar.
- Job Specific Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
About Sidra Medicine
Hospitals & Health Systems3652 employeesFounded 2004
Sidra Medicine is a nonprofit Qatari academic hospital and research center providing specialist care for women, children, and adults.
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