1. Can you describe your experience working with children and young people in a clinical setting? Can you describe your experience working with children and young people in a clinical setting?
2. What particular psychological assessments and interventions are you familiar with, especially in relation to neurodevelopmental issues? What particular psychological assessments and interventions are you familiar with, especially in relation to neurodevelopmental issues?
3. How do you approach conducting assessments for complex mental health concerns? Could you provide an example? How do you approach conducting assessments for complex mental health concerns? Could you provide an example?
4. Can you discuss a time when you had to adapt a psychological intervention to better suit a child's or family’s needs? Can you discuss a time when you had to adapt a psychological intervention to better suit a child's or family’s needs?
5. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams? Can you give an example of a successful collaboration in your previous roles? How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams? Can you give an example of a successful collaboration in your previous roles?
6. What strategies do you use to advocate for the needs of children and families within a team setting? What strategies do you use to advocate for the needs of children and families within a team setting?
7. How do you handle conflicts or disagreements within a team, particularly when it involves treatment plans for a young person? How do you handle conflicts or disagreements within a team, particularly when it involves treatment plans for a young person?
8. How do you engage in reflective practice and maintain clinical curiosity in your work? How do you engage in reflective practice and maintain clinical curiosity in your work?
9. Can you provide an example of how you have contributed to service evaluation or development in a previous role? Can you provide an example of how you have contributed to service evaluation or development in a previous role?
10. What do you consider to be the most important factors for ensuring accessibility and effectiveness of mental health services for diverse populations? What do you consider to be the most important factors for ensuring accessibility and effectiveness of mental health services for diverse populations?
11. What do you believe are the current challenges facing CAMHS in London, and how would you address them in your role as an Assistant Psychologist? What do you believe are the current challenges facing CAMHS in London, and how would you address them in your role as an Assistant Psychologist?
12. How do you keep up with the latest research and developments in child and adolescent mental health? How do you keep up with the latest research and developments in child and adolescent mental health?
13. What is your understanding of the socio-economic factors that might affect the mental health of children and families in the Ealing area? What is your understanding of the socio-economic factors that might affect the mental health of children and families in the Ealing area?
14. How do you ensure that your clinical practice is culturally competent and sensitive to the diverse backgrounds of the children and families you work with? How do you ensure that your clinical practice is culturally competent and sensitive to the diverse backgrounds of the children and families you work with?
15. What experiences do you have working with underrepresented or marginalised groups in your previous roles? How did this influence your practice? What experiences do you have working with underrepresented or marginalised groups in your previous roles? How did this influence your practice?
16. What are your professional development goals, and how do you see this role helping you achieve them? What are your professional development goals, and how do you see this role helping you achieve them?
17. Why do you want to work with the Ealing CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team in particular? Why do you want to work with the Ealing CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team in particular?
18. What attributes do you believe make for a successful Assistant Psychologist, and how do you embody these traits? What attributes do you believe make for a successful Assistant Psychologist, and how do you embody these traits?
19. Imagine a situation where a family's cultural beliefs conflict with recommended psychological interventions. How would you navigate this situation? Imagine a situation where a family's cultural beliefs conflict with recommended psychological interventions. How would you navigate this situation?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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