Psychologist - Center for Autism Developmental Disabilities - days

Full time (80 hours biweekly)

Note: WellSpan is making intentional efforts to build candidate slates representative of diverse identity attributes, including age and generation, disability, race, ethnicity, gender identity, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, and Veteran status. Related to these efforts, WellSpan was recognized by Newsweek as one of “America's Greatest Workplaces For Diversity" in 2023.

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Join the highly rewarding, professional environment at CADD Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities!

• Frequent training and supervision including monthly Grand Rounds with national experts
  • *No prior experience with developmental disabilities required*
• Robust collegial atmosphere, highly collaborative and innovative team
• Strong administrative support to enable clinicians to focus on client care
• Intentional, slow ramp up of direct client time for new clinicians
• Collaborative, team-oriented clinical programs with robust collegial atmosphere
• Over 50 psychologist colleagues who serve many clinical and leadership roles.
• Training emphasis is well grounded in organization and psychology discipline. Frequent Continuing Education provided by internal specialists and national experts
• Biannual psychology retreats and early career psychologist events with opportunities for discipline-related collaboration and resourcing.
• Opportunity to contribute to psychology intern trainings and/or supervision as part of WellSpan’s APA-Accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship programs.
• Strong administrative support to enable clinicians to focus on client care
• Opportunity to be part of exciting organizational projects and initiatives including those focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Routine career-process rounding with psychology leadership as well as optional career-related professional mentoring with colleagues invested in considering the role of intersectional identities on professional development and clinical practice within the organization and region.

Get to know us!

Located in Lancaster County, the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD) is a regional center of excellence that serves individuals and families in Central Pennsylvania. CADD is comprised of a multidisciplinary team from the fields of psychiatry, nursing, psychology, applied behavior analysis, social work, and counseling. CADD is recognized for its collaborative approach to care and expertise in the treatment of the social, emotional, and behavioral issues affecting individuals impacted by a developmental disability such as autism or intellectual disability. CADD offers clinic-based services, which include diagnostic evaluations, short-term consultation and ongoing treatment. In addition, we provide community-based behavioral treatment services, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), for adults in a variety of settings.

Who we serve…

CADD supports the clinical needs of individuals with autism and/or other developmental disabilities.

What we do…

The CADD Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team works closely with one another to ensure an accurate and efficient process for those being evaluated. Clinical examinations and standardized tools such as the CARS-2, ADOS, and cognitive measures are utilized. Individuals and families are supported in understanding their diagnostic outcome and provided thoughtful recommendations for next steps.

Core expectations: How we improve the lives of those we serve

• Function as an integral member of the CADD Multidisciplinary Team
• Conduct clinical examinations of individuals seeking a developmental disability evaluation
• Participate as an active teacher and learner in CADD’s supportive, growth-oriented culture

Diversity & Inclusion at WellSpan: Welcome. Respect. Value.

Wellspan Health believes that diversity includes all the human characteristics that make each of us similar as well as different. We strive to make every person feel welcomed, respected, and valued while creating a safe and inclusive environment where we all have the individual freedom to express our uniqueness in a respectful manner.

WellSpan Health does have a tobacco-free/nicotine-free hiring policy.

Will you join us?

• Minimum Experience:
  • One-year psychology internship training experience is required.
• Minimum Education:
  • Master's degree OR Doctoral degree from psychology educational program and completion of a one-year doctoral psychology internship program
• Required: Licensed to practice as a psychologist in Pennsylvania

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