La Esperanza Child Development Center, LLC.
Child Abuse Psychologist
La Esperanza Child Development Center, LLC., New Brunswick, New Jersey, us, 08933
Child Abuse PsychologistCPC K100 Revenue
The Child Abuse Psychologist will:
We are seeking a psychologist specialized in child abuse for the Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center.
Overview
The roles of the psychologist is conceptualized as including two tiers of functioning.The first level will focus on provision of supervised services to clients of the Central New Jersey Regional Child Protection Center. These services include:Assessment of parents, children who are victims of abuse, and perpetrators;Direct intervention (short term therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention);Consultation to the Department of Pediatrics (working with nurses, physicians, and social workers);Participating in team meetings; grand rounds;Teaching/training, in-service training for residents and nursing students;Presentations at conferences; andParticipating in program committees.The second level of service focuses on broader needs of the region and the provision of consultation to the community. This includes consultation to:Physicians, social service, and nursing staff at all medical centers in our catchment area (Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Ocean, Monmouth, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties);All child protection service agencies (i.e., DYFS) in the region.In addition, the Diagnostic Center strives to develop programs that can be shared with the other three regional diagnostic centers in the state, other social service agencies, schools, police, prosecutors, Multidisciplinary Teams, and the judicial system.As the region includes several counties in Central New Jersey and our goal is to provide service to as much of the region as possible, it is expected that the clinician who fills this position will travel to outlying program sites and help develop outreach centers throughout the region. This will include consultation, assessment, and treatment services in satellite centers.
Responsibilities
• Conduct psychological and psychosocial evaluations of children, adolescents, and their caretakers in cases of child maltreatment and abuse.• Consultation; crisis intervention counseling; and civil and criminal court testimony.• Deliver educational training to community and state agencies on topics related to child maltreatment, abuse, and trauma.
Assessment Services
• Evaluation of current cognitive functioning via standardized instruments such as the WISC-III or WAIS-R, interview, and additional measures of cognitive ability.• Evaluation of current emotional functioning, i.e., mental status depression, personality style, interpersonal functioning, etc.• Evaluation of parenting skills, i.e., level of attachment, appropriateness of interaction, knowledge of child development, discipline skills, expectation of child's behavior, family support networks and degree of utilization.• Validation of Abuse (physical and sexual), providing information regarding fearfulness, defensiveness, evidence of trauma, dissociation, consistency of allegations, details provided.• Risk Assessment including assessing family/individual needs and vulnerabilities.• Perpetrator Assessment to help determine consistency of perpetrator's statements, willingness to accept responsibility, victim empathy, and interest in changing.• Bonding Evaluations to assess the nature of attachment between caretakers and children.• Forensic Evaluations for cases expected to be in litigation.• Assess patients considering growth and development factors appropriate to their age (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).• Assess clients with satellite or outreach centers.• Travel independently to all sites served by the CNJRCDC.
Direct Intervention
• Short term therapy - problem focused. Clients can be seen at the center and at outreach sites for treatment around specific issues, including parenting skills, post-partum depression, and family reunification. Treatment can be individual or group based.• Group work which can include parenting education, groups for abusers, victim groups, and mother-infant groups for parents (non-offending) of sexually/physically abused children.• Consultation to parents, children with adjustment difficulties, nursing, medicine, and social work.• Plans and implements care considering growth and development factors appropriate to the age of the patient (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).
Meetings
• Attend professional meetings where relevant cases are discussed as needed.• Attend scheduled team meetings that include CPC staff.• Prepare and present cases to the team.• Participate in state-wide programs such as Seniors Task Force, Child Protection Committee, etc.
Education/Training
• Provide presentation and supervision to students/trainees as required.• Teach patients considering growth and development factors appropriate to their age (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).• Participate in education and development activities and maintain professional credentialing.
Community Liaison
• Respond to requests for community outreach via written materials, oral presentations, and personal meetings.
Record Keeping
• Maintain records after meetings with clients, including complete reports, case notes, and chart notes.• Ensure all procedures are performed based on established standards; demonstrate competency in performing all procedures within scope of practice; as appropriate to the ages of the patient's growth and development through the life cycle factors (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).
At the Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center, a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, including certified child abuse pediatricians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers, offers help to children and their families in the evaluation and treatment of physical and emotional injuries caused by child abuse and neglect.
As a state-designated child protection center, Saint Peter's Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center (CPC) serves seven counties in central New Jersey. The Child Protection Center provides crisis intervention, child abuse assessments, and referrals to community resources.
Community Highlights
This is a thriving area that has experienced a dramatic transformation in the past few decades. New Brunswick's robust downtown area, sitting along the Raritan River, provides a walkable, urban setting with bustling restaurants, bars, grocery stores, arts, entertainment, and it's the home of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.Enjoy fine cuisine as you walk these historical streets.Home to several theatres including the State Theatre, museums, and local markets.Centrally located with access to New York City and Philadelphia.
Requirements:
• Doctorate in child clinical, developmental, school, or pediatric psychology.• NJ license or license eligible required (supervision by a licensed psychologist will be available).• Two (2) years of experience in the areas of assessment, child abuse (physical and/or sexual); treatment of parents and children, and consultation.• Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.• Forensics and court experience.
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The Child Abuse Psychologist will:
We are seeking a psychologist specialized in child abuse for the Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center.
Overview
The roles of the psychologist is conceptualized as including two tiers of functioning.The first level will focus on provision of supervised services to clients of the Central New Jersey Regional Child Protection Center. These services include:Assessment of parents, children who are victims of abuse, and perpetrators;Direct intervention (short term therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention);Consultation to the Department of Pediatrics (working with nurses, physicians, and social workers);Participating in team meetings; grand rounds;Teaching/training, in-service training for residents and nursing students;Presentations at conferences; andParticipating in program committees.The second level of service focuses on broader needs of the region and the provision of consultation to the community. This includes consultation to:Physicians, social service, and nursing staff at all medical centers in our catchment area (Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Ocean, Monmouth, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties);All child protection service agencies (i.e., DYFS) in the region.In addition, the Diagnostic Center strives to develop programs that can be shared with the other three regional diagnostic centers in the state, other social service agencies, schools, police, prosecutors, Multidisciplinary Teams, and the judicial system.As the region includes several counties in Central New Jersey and our goal is to provide service to as much of the region as possible, it is expected that the clinician who fills this position will travel to outlying program sites and help develop outreach centers throughout the region. This will include consultation, assessment, and treatment services in satellite centers.
Responsibilities
• Conduct psychological and psychosocial evaluations of children, adolescents, and their caretakers in cases of child maltreatment and abuse.• Consultation; crisis intervention counseling; and civil and criminal court testimony.• Deliver educational training to community and state agencies on topics related to child maltreatment, abuse, and trauma.
Assessment Services
• Evaluation of current cognitive functioning via standardized instruments such as the WISC-III or WAIS-R, interview, and additional measures of cognitive ability.• Evaluation of current emotional functioning, i.e., mental status depression, personality style, interpersonal functioning, etc.• Evaluation of parenting skills, i.e., level of attachment, appropriateness of interaction, knowledge of child development, discipline skills, expectation of child's behavior, family support networks and degree of utilization.• Validation of Abuse (physical and sexual), providing information regarding fearfulness, defensiveness, evidence of trauma, dissociation, consistency of allegations, details provided.• Risk Assessment including assessing family/individual needs and vulnerabilities.• Perpetrator Assessment to help determine consistency of perpetrator's statements, willingness to accept responsibility, victim empathy, and interest in changing.• Bonding Evaluations to assess the nature of attachment between caretakers and children.• Forensic Evaluations for cases expected to be in litigation.• Assess patients considering growth and development factors appropriate to their age (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).• Assess clients with satellite or outreach centers.• Travel independently to all sites served by the CNJRCDC.
Direct Intervention
• Short term therapy - problem focused. Clients can be seen at the center and at outreach sites for treatment around specific issues, including parenting skills, post-partum depression, and family reunification. Treatment can be individual or group based.• Group work which can include parenting education, groups for abusers, victim groups, and mother-infant groups for parents (non-offending) of sexually/physically abused children.• Consultation to parents, children with adjustment difficulties, nursing, medicine, and social work.• Plans and implements care considering growth and development factors appropriate to the age of the patient (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).
Meetings
• Attend professional meetings where relevant cases are discussed as needed.• Attend scheduled team meetings that include CPC staff.• Prepare and present cases to the team.• Participate in state-wide programs such as Seniors Task Force, Child Protection Committee, etc.
Education/Training
• Provide presentation and supervision to students/trainees as required.• Teach patients considering growth and development factors appropriate to their age (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).• Participate in education and development activities and maintain professional credentialing.
Community Liaison
• Respond to requests for community outreach via written materials, oral presentations, and personal meetings.
Record Keeping
• Maintain records after meetings with clients, including complete reports, case notes, and chart notes.• Ensure all procedures are performed based on established standards; demonstrate competency in performing all procedures within scope of practice; as appropriate to the ages of the patient's growth and development through the life cycle factors (Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics).
At the Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center, a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, including certified child abuse pediatricians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers, offers help to children and their families in the evaluation and treatment of physical and emotional injuries caused by child abuse and neglect.
As a state-designated child protection center, Saint Peter's Dorothy B. Hersh Child Protection Center (CPC) serves seven counties in central New Jersey. The Child Protection Center provides crisis intervention, child abuse assessments, and referrals to community resources.
Community Highlights
This is a thriving area that has experienced a dramatic transformation in the past few decades. New Brunswick's robust downtown area, sitting along the Raritan River, provides a walkable, urban setting with bustling restaurants, bars, grocery stores, arts, entertainment, and it's the home of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.Enjoy fine cuisine as you walk these historical streets.Home to several theatres including the State Theatre, museums, and local markets.Centrally located with access to New York City and Philadelphia.
Requirements:
• Doctorate in child clinical, developmental, school, or pediatric psychology.• NJ license or license eligible required (supervision by a licensed psychologist will be available).• Two (2) years of experience in the areas of assessment, child abuse (physical and/or sexual); treatment of parents and children, and consultation.• Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.• Forensics and court experience.
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