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General Job Description: To improve the school performance of special education students identified as having serious emotional, or behavioral disabilities through evaluation, and therapeutic interventions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: ? As a member of a number of EAandR multidisciplinary teams, the school psychologist is responsible for the following kinds of activities: ? Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments of students referred for multifactorial evaluations. ? Interpret results of psychological evaluations to school personnel, other concerned professionals, parents, and to students (whenever this is deemed appropriate). ? Serve as a member of the Individual Education Planning Committee to assist in the development of an individualized plan to enable the assigned student to progress, educationally. ? Conduct individual, group, or facilitative therapy with students whose identified emotional/behavioral needs require psychosocial counseling, and/or behavioral modifications. ? Provide assistance and support to classroom teachers, or other school staff, as required, to assist in implementing a students IEP. ? Participate in case staffings as requested by the supervisor. ? Participate in in-service training, as assigned. ? Attend scheduled staff meetings and committee meetings as required. ? Maintain an acceptable knowledge level of most current and relevant developments in the field of School Psychology/Special Education, as they may pertain to this job description. ? Complete required reports in a timely manner, as requested. ? See additional duties as defined in SB# Regulation No. 93-2. ? Other tasks as may be deemed appropriate and necessary by the immediate supervisor, the principal and/or the superintendent.

Qualifications: ? Level 1, Entry Level School Psychologist ? A bachelors and masters degree from a regionally accredited college or university; AND 60 graduate hours (which may be completed as part of a masters degree program or in addition to the masters degree) meeting the applicable program requirements as follows: The 60 graduate hours awarded by a New Mexico college or university must incorporate the New Mexico State Board of Educations approved competencies in school psychology and include a 1200 hour internship, 600 hours of which must be in a school setting. Psychological counseling with students with severe emotional disturbances, and/or behavior disorders shall comprise a minimum of 300 hours of the internship under the supervision of a clinical supervising school psychologist: OR The 60 graduate hours awarded by a college or university outside New Mexico must be for a school psychology or equivalent program approved by the New Mexico ? State Board of Education and include an internship in a school setting; OR The 60 graduate hours as described in a or b above, excluding an internship, with documentation of one (1) year of successful clinically supervised experience in one ? of the following areas: ? (1) school psychology; ? (2) psychological counseling or psychological interventions including counseling; ? A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or school psychology that includes 12 semester hours of child focused course work and/or 600 hours of experience in child psychology; OR ? A valid clinical psychologist, counseling psychologist, or school psychologist license issued by the New Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners; AND The specialty area examination of the National Teachers Examination in school psychology ? Level 2, Independent School Psychologist ? A valid level 1 license; AND ? Verification by the superintendent of the local school district or the governing authority of the private school r state institution that the school psychologist has satisfactorily demonstrated the school psychology competencies approved by the New Mexico State Board of education with competencies regarding the provision of psychological counseling services for students who are designated as severely emotionally behaviorally disturbed be documented by a clinical supervising school psychologist. ? Level 3A, Clinical Supervising School Psychologist. ? Doctoral degree in school psychology, clinical psychology, or counseling psychology from a regionally accredited college or university; AND ? A valid clinical psychologist, counseling psychologist, or school psychologist license issued by the New Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners; AND ? Evidence of a minimum of 875 hours of supervised experience in diagnosing and treating children, including children with severe emotional disturbances and behavior disorders children, in a school setting; AND ? Verification by the superintendent of the local school district or the governing authority of the private school or state institution that the school psychologist has satisfactorily demonstrated the clinical supervising school psychology competencies approved by the New Mexico State Board of Education; AND ? The specialty area examination of the National Teachers Examination in school psychology. ? Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and moving light furniture may be required.

Safety and Health: ? Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions. ? Receive, and then provide special training in physical restraint procedures, as requested, which may be necessary to employ when dealing with behaviorally disturbed students or visitors.

Equipment/Material Handled: The School Psychologist shall be assigned a variety of evaluation and consulting materials which are to be appropriately stored and accounted for. A reference library, consisting of privately and school owned resources is to be adequately maintained to provide quick and acceptable assistance. All media resources and borrowed material are to be judiciously used, and are to be maintained in a reasonably unsoiled and non-damaged fashion. Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment: The School Psychologist shall be assigned office space, amenable to individual, and small group consultations. When working with individual students or groups of students (or staff) in the schools, a reasonable clean and distraction-free area is to be jointly discussed with the building supervisor; when possible, such space is to be reserved for testing or therapy on a reasonable weekly schedule. It shall be the duty of the psychologist to maintain a travel schedule from one location to another, and to provide ]{segoe="" ui",sans-serif"=""}]{segoe="" ui",sans-serif"=""}**