JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Attention and Behavior Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry is seeking 4 Lead Counselors to assist with our Summer Treatment Program (STP) for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and/or conduct disorder (CD). The STP is an evidence-based treatment program for 7-11-year-old children with ADHD that is implemented in a summer day camp setting. It is the only evidence-based, therapeutic summer setting designed specifically for children with ADHD in central Pennsylvania. The Penn State STP is supported by the Philanthropic efforts of the Children’s Miracle Network which allows the families in greatest need to participate regardless of their income level. Over 90% of parents who enrolled their child in a previous Penn State STP rated the program as more effective than other services their children received.

The STP has strong research supporting its positive effects on the serious behavioral, social, and academic difficulties exhibited by children with attention and behavior problems. In recent years, the STP has housed several translational research studies examining the roles of reward learning, cognitive control, motivation, and other domains on the functioning of children with ADHD.

Job Duties

This opening is typically filled by a graduate-level student with a background in clinical psychology, school psychology, education, social work, or a related program.

• As well as implementing the program, Lead Counselors will work with and provide direct supervision of four to five counselors in implementing the treatment program.
• All leads will work closely with Daniel Waschbusch, PhD, who directs the camp and is also vice chair for research at Penn State Health Dept of Psychiatry.
• There will also be opportunities to work with other MD and PhD level faculty in the Department of Psychiatry.
• During staff training, you will assist program staff members in training undergraduate counselors in the token economy/point system, time-out procedures, social skills, and problem-solving training procedures and review the clinical records of the children with whom you will be working during the STP.

This is a 40- to 50-hour-per-week opening ( Monday-Friday ), typically from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. , but with some evening hours required. Pay is $20 per hour with overtime for working more than 40 hours per week. The work location will be in Hershey and Middletown, PA (15 minutes apart). Counselors are responsible for their housing, but STP coordinators can assist with housing referrals. Mandatory training takes place one week before camp, with additional training required on your own before starting the job. Lead counselors also spend one week after camp evaluating each child’s treatment and summarizing results and recommendations in a treatment report.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Lead Counselors are required to have a bachelor’s degree and at least some post-graduate education.
• Experience treating children with behavioral interventions is preferred.
• Lead Counselors will participate in training from approximately June 12, 2023 to June 16, 2023 , with the possibility of extra training on Saturday, June 17, 2023 . The STP will run from June 19, 2023 , through July 28, 2023 , with July 4th as an unpaid holiday. Post-camp wrap-up will run from approximately July 31, 2023 through August 4, 2023 . Lead counselors must be available all of these dates .

• Employment with the University for this job will require successful completion of the Pennsylvania (PA) Publicly Available Clearances: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and the FBI Criminal History Background Check.

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