Child/Adolescent Psychologist
Posted Feb 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
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About your past
There are chances to teach and supervise residents, PA students, therapy interns and psychology fellows. What interests you about that, if anything?
What they are checking: Whether they would add value to a department that trains many kinds of learners.
Tell me about a case where a child wasn't getting better. What did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they track progress and adjust treatment rather than sticking with what isn't working.
What would you do
A teen tells you something in session, and their parent later asks you to share everything they said. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they set clear confidentiality limits with minors and parents from the start.
A teen discloses thoughts of suicide during a virtual visit. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they have a clear safety plan that works even when the patient is not in the room.
You'd be offering remote and virtual visits. What works well with kids over video, and what doesn't?
What they are checking: Whether they've thought about engagement, privacy and safety in telehealth with young patients.
How do you involve parents when their parenting is part of the problem?
What they are checking: Whether they can coach parents without blaming them, so they stay engaged in care.
About the work
Tell me about the evidence-based treatments you use most with children and teens, and how you choose between them.
What they are checking: Whether they match specific therapies to specific problems instead of using one approach for everyone.
How do you approach a child who has stopped going to school because of anxiety?
What they are checking: Whether they know school refusal needs gradual exposure and coordination with family and school.
What's your experience with assessing or treating kids and teens with eating disorders?
What they are checking: Whether they understand medical risk, family-based treatment and when to involve the medical team.
How do you treat trauma in young children who can't easily talk about what happened?
What they are checking: Whether they use developmentally fitting trauma treatment and involve caregivers.
How do you work with a child who has chronic pain, and how do you work alongside their medical providers?
What they are checking: Whether they can treat pain as a mind and body issue within an integrated health system.
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