Practicum positions with Kennedy Krieger's Behavior Management Clinic!

Behavior Management Clinic 
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Summer 2015 and Fall 2015 Practicum Positions (4-5 per semester)
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Description:
The Behavior Management Clinic (BMC) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is based in the Department of Behavioral Psychology. The mission of the clinic is to provide behavioral assessment, brief or time-limited treatment to families, and consultation with community care providers, for children ages two through twelve years old. The BMC serves children with varying levels of functioning, including those with typical development and those with mild cognitive and/or other impairments, who present with a wide range of difficulties, such as anxiety, mood disturbance, noncompliance, aggression, mild self-injury, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, sleep problems, toileting difficulties, social skills deficits, and other disruptive behaviors. We have locations in Columbia, Odenton, and Baltimore, Maryland.

Responsibilities:
-Scoring and data management (approximately 40-50% of time)
o Score and interpret parent and child rating scales
o Prepare typed rating scale summaries to be included in patient medical record
o Enter data into a research database

-Observe therapy sessions (approximately 30-40% of time)
-Supervision and other miscellaneous tasks on an as needed basis (approximately 20% of time)
o Make intake packets
o Meet with supervisor or other clinicians for professional development
o Examples: helping to tidy the toy closet, reading articles from resource binder, conducting literature searches, helping to prepare session materials, making coloring sheets, etc.
For more information please contact Dr. Jaime Benson, Ph.D., at [email protected] 

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