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BROOKLYN BUREAU OF COMMUNITY SERVICE seeks Research Assistant

Position:        Research Assistant
Department: Adult Rehabilitation Services

The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. Serving more than 10,000 individuals annually, the Brooklyn Bureau is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including prevention of foster care placement; crisis intervention; early childhood and after school education; and vocational training, job placement, and clinical services to adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and histories of mental illness.

The Brooklyn Bureau is engaged in a three year research project in partnership with Dartmouth University. We seek to determine the impact of a combination of Cognitive Remediation and Illness Management and Recovery treatments on vocational outcomes for individuals with sever and persistent mental illness.

Responsibilities:

• Work within the context of the larger treatment team and alongside the project coordinator
• Conduct baseline and follow-up diagnostic, cognitive and clinical assessments across study sites
• Conduct parts of the Thinking Skills for Work program including computerized training, assessment and scoring, feedback to client and employment team, and long-term consultation with employment team regarding compensatory strategies for employment
• Integrate all aspects of cognitive training with supported employment services; participate in regular meetings with employment team
• Track participant progress, schedule follow-up appointments, and follow up long-term with participants
• Track weekly employment web blogs to capture ongoing employment outcomes of participants

Requirements:
BA degree in Psychology or Social Work preferred. Experience working with people with serious and persistent mental illness required. Criminal background check and fingerprinting required.

Contact:  Email cover letter and resume to Janis Clarke at:
jclarke@bbcs.org
               
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