Role Description

The Head of Department (Behavioural and Clinical Psychology) will oversee the psychological and behavioural services of the India Autism Center, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based assessments, therapy, and research. The HOD will provide clinical leadership, governance, and supervision to a team of psychologists and counsellors, ensuring interventions adhere to RCI, NICE, and APA standards.

This position demands a senior clinical leader capable of integrating therapeutic frameworks (CBT, ABA, DBT, ACT, and Positive Behaviour Support) within a person-centered and neurodiversity-affirming approach.

Core Responsibilities

1. Clinical Leadership and Governance

• Develop and oversee Gold Standard psychological assessment and intervention frameworks.
• Ensure adherence to ethical and professional standards of RCI and APA.
• Conduct regular supervision, case audits, and clinical reviews.
• Integrate trauma-informed and strength-based therapeutic models.

2. Service Delivery and Supervision

• Oversee psychological assessments (developmental, cognitive, adaptive, behavioural, emotional).
• Supervise interventions such as TEACH, ABA, Behaviour Therapy, and family counselling.
• Guide the MDT in behavioural goal-setting and progress evaluation.

3. Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Work closely with Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Special Education teams for holistic care planning.
• Support integration of behaviour plans in educational and vocational contexts.

4. Research, Training, and Innovation

• Lead applied research projects in neuropsychology and behavioural science.
• Conduct in-house training and workshops on therapeutic techniques and clinical ethics.
• Present findings in conferences and contribute to publications.

Requirements

Key Qualities

• Deep understanding of psychological diagnostics and therapeutic interventions.
• Strong leadership, supervision, and mentoring abilities.
• Research aptitude and ability to integrate clinical data into outcome evaluation.
• High emotional intelligence, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in Clinical Psychology.
• Registration with RCI (mandatory for clinical practice).

Professional Experience

• 10–15 years of experience as a manager of clinical psychology services or behavioural therapy departments.
• Expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders and evidence-based psychotherapies.

Benefits

Careers are made to last at the India Autism Center. We make you an incomprehensible promise: With benefits created to support you at all stages of life, our employees grow professionally and personally while making a difference in society.

Our benefits are built on core categories of health, financial security, learning, personal & professional development.