FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Participate in IEP, diagnostic, and planning meetings with parents/caregivers and all appropriate staff.
• Conduct psychological tests and evaluations.
• Interpret test results and prepare psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents.
• Support each student’s IEP by working with a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the completion of Functional Behavior Assessments and Positive Behavior Support Plans.
• Serve as part of the schoolwide admissions team.
• Participate in school-wide social-emotional learning (SE).
• Provide individual and group counseling as appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and risk assessments as needed.
• Provide relevant and current psychological support, intervention, and guidance to all students and appropriate staff at the RI School for the Deaf as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate current knowledge of practices and procedures that are relevant to the needs of students and families.
• Follow Federal, State, and local standards, regulations, and laws of special education programs.
• Attend professional development/in-service training.
• Work with students from preschool age through high school
• Excellent communication skills with competence in completing assessments, developing interventions, and consulting with others
• Perform other duties as required.