Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Seeking Child Psychologist to join team in NW Georgia that focuses on early intervention. Our providers complete assessments and multi-disciplinary care for new patients from birth to 10 years old with developmental delays and the behaviors associated with those delays. We will continue to care for existing patients until the child ages out of services at our facility at age 11.

• Collaborate with other team members to conduct a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of the developmental and psychological status of a child or adolescent.
• Administer, score, evaluate, and report intellectual, cognitive, behavioral, personality, and neuropsychological test data; including findings. The findings should be reported accordingly to the parents or guardians of the child, disciplinary team, and other health professionals who are directly involved in the care of the child or early adolescent.
• Educational programming recommendations may be formulated by the child psychologist based on the assessment findings.
• Work closely with the psychology team to help manage psychosocial aspects of chronic and acute conditions by providing individual and family psychotherapy and / or counseling with patients of the ASCI to promote safety, understanding and good mental health.
• Participate as an active treatment team member, demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development across the life cycle and demonstrate an understanding reflective of the patient s current status, age (functional), diagnosis and specific needs when devising and implementing treatment.
• Work with families to modify behavioral disorders caused by delayed or hindered development.

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The Community :

This a wonderful southern community that is located just 30 minutes from Chattanooga, TN, and 90 minutes from Atlanta, GA. The Cherokee called this area The Enchanted Lands for the beauty and serenity of the Appalachian Mountain foothills.

The city's charming downtown, with numerous unique shopping and dining choices, is great for an afternoon of shopping and dinner. Area attractions include : Festivals, Fine Arts, Civil War history, and Prater's Mill Country Fair. Downtown is Georgia s fifth largest downtown district, with approximately 3,000 employees and 300 businesses.

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