COUNSELING AND TESTING - Assistant/Associate Director for Clinical Services/Psychologist

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Position summary

The Associate Director provides leadership in the clinical services of the Center, including clinical supervision. Maintaining a caseload, the Associate Director provides mental health services for students including counseling, psychoeducation, group counseling, crisis intervention, as well as consultative services to parents, and members of the University community. The Associate Director retains primary supervision and training responsibilities for Clinical Mental Health interns, pre-doctoral counseling psychology students, and other trainees. In addition to these roles, participates in educational outreach to members of the university and assists students in achieving more effective personal and social resilience as well as vocational development.

Qualifications summary

Qualifications: Doctoral degree (PhD/Psy.D. or equivalent) in Counseling/Clinical Psychology/Counselor Education from a regionally accredited institution; Licensed or license eligible in the state of Michigan; Minimum of three to four years’ experience as a psychologist.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assists with the development & maintenance of policies & procedures governing clinical services.


• Oversees the CTC clinical internship programs.


• Supervises clinical trainee interns and limited licensed counselors.


• In collaboration with the director, oversees all clinical operations in accordance with CTC procedures.


• Evaluation: Assists the director with the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of services, educational programs, initiatives, and intervention strategies.
  
  
  
  • Engages in research (using satisfaction surveys, needs assessment surveys, Titanium data review/analysis, and other appropriate means) to ensure that services provided meet the needs of the student body.
  
  
  
  


• Consultation: In collaboration with the director, provides leadership and expertise to the university community regarding issues that affect the educational, developmental and psychological well-being of students. Provides consultation services and occasional in-service training to faculty, administrators, and student leaders on mental health and developmental issues.


• In consultation with the Director, participates in after-hours and weekend student crisis interventions.


• Selects, administers, and interprets psychological tests designed to assess individual's personality functioning, intelligence, aptitudes, abilities, and interests.  


• Assesses data gathered to develop treatment plan or referral to appropriate agency.


• Provides counseling or psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups to assist in gaining insight into personal problems, to define goals, & to plan action reflecting interests, abilities, and needs.

• Provides consultation services to individuals/groups in an effort to address concerns about students whom they directly serve.


• Participates in clinical case conferences/case reviews with the Director and other professional staff.


• Consults with other mental health professionals and/or physicians concerning treatment plan and/or medication evaluation.


• Refers clients to supportive services to supplement treatment and counseling.


• Maintains assigned case load – completes intakes, progress notes and termination summaries.


• Respects the confidentiality of each client.


• Completes special assessments as requested by various departments of the university.


• Collaborates with Director for University Wellness to implement Student Wellness programs.


• Participates in special tasks assigned by the Director (examples: substance abuse assessment, outreach programming).


• Presents workshops/seminars to help individuals achieve more effective personal, spiritual, social, educational, and vocational development.


• Participates/attends professional growth conference to improve diagnostic and counseling skills as well as keep abreast of best practices.


• Maintains the high ethical standards required by the profession.

Supervisory responsibilities

In collaboration with the Center Director, supervises other staff and/or trainees (interns and practicum students). In addition, engages in peer supervision as requested. Will substitute for the Director in his/her absence.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Doctoral degree (PhD/Psy.D. or equivalent) in Counseling/Clinical Psychology/Counselor Education from a regionally accredited institution; Licensed or license eligible in the state of Michigan.  A Minimum of three to four years experience as a psychologist working with a college age population is preferred.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Ability to read and interpret professional journals. Ability to interpret and write psychological reports. Ability to effectively present workshops and seminars and respond to questions from groups of students, university staff, faculty, parents, and community.

Ability to interpret studies reported in psychological journals. Statistical skills sufficient for doctoral level classes. Working knowledge in statistical concepts of standard deviation, multiple regression, analysis of variance, etc.

Interpersonal interactions

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Ability to reason from cause to effect and then help clients understand this relationship between their actions and the consequences. Must be comfortable working with a diverse student population. 

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Counseling is a sedentary occupation because a great proportion of the time is spent listening, observing, and interacting with clients in an office. Also important are good vision and hearing so that appropriate assessments can be made.

 

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Every effort is made to avoid interruptions and noise; therefore, it is a quiet environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.