Senior Psychologist

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia Very Helpful Chats Full time

About Us :

Very Helpful Chats provides psychology, occupational therapy, social groups, assessment, and ADHD coaching for the Neurodivergent Community

About You :

  • AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist (essential)
  • Understanding of the neurodiversity-affirming paradigm and commitment to practising in a neurodiversity-affirming way (desirable)
  • CPD activities related to Autism, ADHD, neurodivergency, mental health treatment, and/or neurodiversity paradigm (desirable).

Position Summary :

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing mental health treatment, assessments, coaching, and NDIS capacity-building services to neurodivergent adults and adolescents via telehealth.

Key Requirements :

  • Experience working as an occupational therapist.
  • Experience delivering mental health treatment to adults and/or adolescents (essential). Presentations we typically work with include mood and anxiety disorders, stress and burnout, trauma, complex trauma, major mental illness, emotional dysregulation, self-harm, substance use, suicidality, managing meltdowns and shutdowns, repetitive body-focused behaviours, and OCD.
  • Experience working with neurodivergent adults including Autistic adults, adult ADHD'ers, adults with learning differences, intellectual disability (desirable)
  • Experience delivering mental health treatment to adults and/or adolescents living with chronic physical health conditions, chronic illness or chronic pain (desirable).
  • Experience in psychological assessment of ADHD and Autism and report writing (desirable)
  • Lived experience of ADHD, Autism, learning differences, disability, mental illness, chronic physical illness or chronic pain (desirable).

Job Responsibility :

  • Deliver neurodiversity-affirming individual occupational therapy consultations via telehealth for adult and adolescent clients seeking mental health treatment, sensory and interoceptive support, ADHD coaching and NDIS capacity building.
  • Provide other clinical services to clients via telehealth, as agreed and in line with skills and experience, including relationship counselling, family therapy, group therapy, social groups or coaching groups.
  • Conduct assessments of functional capacity and disability needs and prepare written reports for NDIS applications and reviews.
  • Conduct risk assessments and develop safety plans when clinically indicated.
  • Develop treatment goals and intervention areas in collaboration with clients that are tailored to the individual's needs, disability and life circumstances.
  • Meet reporting requirements for clients referred under Medicare and DVA.
  • Participate in supervision and continuing professional development activities to maintain registration requirements.
  • Maintaining confidentiality of clients in accordance with federal and state privacy laws.

Job Functions :

Occupational Therapy

Job Benefits :

  • Permanent work-from-home role.
  • Full-time or part-time employment. Days/hours are negotiable.
  • Work with an exclusively neurodivergent client base who typically self-refer to the practice and are very motivated to engage.
  • Full administrative support.
  • We do your advertising and marketing for you to help you find your ideal clients matched to your strengths and interests.
  • Great team culture - daily connection and fun with like-minded colleagues.
  • Genuinely disability-friendly - a high percentage of disabled staff/staff with disability.

Selling Point :

Permanent work-from-home role. Full-time or part-time employment. Neurodiversity-affirming workplace

Contact :

Kaitlin Brenton

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