01/21/2022
Hello, colleagues—
As we continue to expand, I ask for your assist in disseminating the below information to any individuals and/or organizations that you feel might have the interest.
HANDS in Autism® is currently seeking individuals interested in joining a progressive and energized interdisciplinary team with focus on building on strengths of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities towards achieving the optimal level of inclusion and success within their communities.
Current roles being sought:
*Care Coordinator: A registered nurse, social worker, public health or related human service professional will coordinate all communications, scheduling, reporting, and fielding requests from the diverse families/caregivers and community team members (e.g., home, school teacher, therapists, paraprofessionals, administrators and related staff, ABA center staff, case manager, waiver/other community providers, respite provider, advocates, first responders) engaged with HANDS in Autism® statewide across all phases and tiers of patient involvement. The care coordinator activities will be overseen by HANDS administrators and will be conducted in close collaboration and support of HANDS trainers and with some oversight of Coordinated Care Technicians engaged in supporting this and other roles.
*HANDS Trainers: Individuals with degrees in the fields of clinical psychology, school psychology, special education, behavioral analysis, or related field with background and/or experience in providing direct and/or consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), dual diagnoses and other complex mental and behavioral health disorders and their families and/or teams. Trainers have at least one year of experience with at-risk children/youth or those with concomitant severe behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. Trainer duties include assessment and programming with adolescent and adult individuals with above-noted disabilities conducted within Center, campus and/or community settings. Conduct of assessments and completion of individual, small group and/or community sessions will be under the supervision of HANDS administrators with monitoring and collaboration between team members for data collection, product development and family/team communications according to timelines and processes. HANDS trainers design, develop and provide customized material, resources, training, coaching, and mentoring support ongoing to individuals and/or the family, school, and other community staff supporting them to ensure generalization of strategies with implementation success within the community for long-term benefit and optimal community integration. They also inform and conduct a wide range of learning opportunities (e.g., topical seminars, workshops, multi day trainings, webinars) made available to community stakeholders ongoing. If possible, at least one of the coordinated care clinicians will be fluent in English and Spanish with certification to interpret and translate Spanish.
*Coordinated Care Technicians: Care technicians will be students or part-time staff with no less than a bachelor’s degree in psychology, special education, social work, or related human services field and be interested in providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), dual diagnoses and concomitant severe behavioral and mental health symptoms. Duties include but are not limited to data collection across settings, data entry, preparation and review of assessment and treatment materials, prepping for home and community-based visits and general support to the care coordination team. If possible, at least one of the hired care technicians will be fluent in English and Spanish with certification to interpret and translate Spanish.
Please check for postings for positions on the IUPUI job site and/or contact Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D. directly at [email protected] to share stated interest and resume. If there is not particular interest in the positions listed, please feel free to be in contact me to learn of other potential options on this innovative, responsive and passionate team!
As always, thank you for your support of our team and missions!
Naomi
Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., HSPP
Alan H. Cohen Family Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Director, HANDS in Autism® Interdisciplinary Training and Resource Center
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Department of Psychiatry, IU School of Medicine
1002 Wishard Blvd., Suite 1021
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 274-3935
Fax: (317) 274-3885
Email: [email protected]
HANDSinAutism.iupui.edu
