Child Psychologist

**About Decypher**

Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable assets and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V).

**Responsibilities**
- Provide evaluation, consultation and direct care psychological services for infants and toddlers with mental health difficulties and their families. This may include significant behavioral disorders, including attachment, feeding and sleeping disorders, emotional dysregulation, and suicidality.
- Effectively communicate with children and families in order to establish a supportive relationship that shall result in collaborative family centered evaluations and interventions.
- Utilize the knowledge, skills, and abilities to assist and teach families; articulate the developmental strengths and needs of the child; consult with families, care givers, and other professionals; explain the scope of services provided to families; and participate in team/group interactions, work groups and decision making.

**Required Education, Experience and Skills**

Degree: Doctorate in Psychology.

Education: Have a Doctorate in Psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) approved program with successful completion of a fellowship in clinical child psychology from an APA approved fellowship, or an equivalent fellowship.

Certification: The contractor is required to obtain a certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association and/or the Red Cross approved training program prior to contract start date.

Experience: Have at least two years’ experience providing family centered services to a population of young children with disabilities and their families, including diagnosis and treatment of sleeping, feeding, attachment, and other behavior disorders using behavior management and other techniques. Licensure: Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.