The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) is offering a one-year Pediatric Clinical Psychology Fellowship in the evaluation and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders. The position is assessment-focused. The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) provides a broad array of services to the community including developmental and behavioral pediatrics, nursing, speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, psychology, social work, educational diagnostics, and audiology. The fellow will participate with interdisciplinary teams several times a week in addition to conducting individual assessments (to identify neurodevelopmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; including use of ADOS-2).
Prepares for individual patient/family contact.
Performs psychological/neuropsychological assessment and/or treatment with infants, children, and young adults in a tertiary-level, clinical outpatient setting.
Diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, with other members of an inter-disciplinary health-care team.
Completes patient report and billing documentation according to CDD and UI Healthcare guidelines and timelines.
Provides learning experiences and/or instruction to graduate and doctoral-level trainees, as assigned.
Education Requirement:
A Doctoral degree in Psychology is required.
Required Qualifications:
Experience in Clinical Child Psychology and Clinical Psychotherapy, including training in psychological/neuropsychological assessment with pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable Qualifications:
Training in assessment and/or treatment of possible Autism Spectrum Disorder; using such materials as the ADOS-2, ADI-R, and/or other tools.
Training in assessment and/or treatment of neurodevelopmental disabilities for children between ages 0-5 years. Experience using materials such as the Bayley Scales of Infant Development or Mullen Scales of Learning.
Experience training/working in a healthcare environment and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Experience working with electronic medical records.
Online Application Required Documents
Curriculum Vita
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Contact Information
Michael J Lynch – michael-lynch-2@uiowa.edu
VPMA-Human Resources
General Hospital
220 Hawkins Drive
C613 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242
