School Psychologist Intern

The Cove School•Northbrook, IL

12d•$15,000 - $15,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cove is looking for a unique individual who will support the mission by supporting needs-based behavior and social-emotional services to the students and parents. Intern will be supervised by the Clinical Director. Intern will complete all requirements set forth by their training program to successfully complete an internship in school psychology. In addition, the school psychology intern will complete a minimum of 2 hours of supervision per week with the supervisor. The Cove School is a non-public therapeutic day school for students with learning disabilities located in Northbrook, IL. Cove students come from 60 nearby different public schools and families can also choose to fund tuition privately. Classes are kept small. Teaching is flexible and varies according to the individual student’s learning style. A team of onsite specialists work collaboratively to provide students intensive, integrated related services

Requirements

Evidence will be required from your school that you will be working on your final internship
Positive attitude toward working with students of various levels of maturity and academic abilities
Professional demeanor
Ability to work with a team
Desire to learn

Responsibilities

Assesses the academic and social and emotional needs of students.
Provides direct counseling/social services to students.
Coordinates therapeutic services between the program and other agencies providing social and educational services in both the school and local community.
Establishes referral network/linkages with outside agencies for both students and parents.
Completes comprehensive evaluations, including reporting and IEP paperwork
Write measurable IEP goals
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development.
Serves as an advocate for students’ needs within the school.
Attends and participates in all scheduled team meetings.
Implements philosophy and objectives of the program.
Reports to Clinical Director