Job no: 514564
Work type: Staff Full Time
Categories: Other Staff Positions

OFFICIAL JOB TITLE: Psychotherapist/Diversity Specialist OR Psychologist/Diversity Specialist

DIVISION: Student Affairs

DEPARTMENT: Counseling Center

BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: ESU, Cat. 14 (Psychotherapist-level); ESU, Cat. 15 (Psychologist-level)

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

EEO STATUS: 32

JOB CODE: 1820

REPORTS TO: Director of Counseling Center

SUPERVISES: Functional oversight of Psychology Trainees and Interns

MINIMUM STARTING SALARY: ESU Salary Ranges

UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits* such as:

Benefits: Benefits at UMass Dartmouth

SUMMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION: Provide group and individual counseling and psychotherapy to students. Provide psychoeducational workshops, presentations and training programs. Responsible for strengthening clinical, outreach and training experiences within the department and acts as a liaison to other campus offices providing services to historically marginalized, oppressed and underrepresented groups. Supervise, train and evaluate trainees/interns. Consult with faculty, staff, administrators, parents, and outside medical and mental health professionals. Provide crisis intervention. Follow the University’s best practices to build and/or support student academic success and retention, and assist in meeting strategic objectives for persistence and timely graduation of all the student population.

EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides culturally-informed care, including individual and group therapy and outreach to undergraduate, graduate and international students with an emphasis on promoting mental health of students from culturally marginalized and underrepresented groups.
• Facilitates support and personal growth groups.
• Initiates and implements culturally-sensitive outreach programs, presentations and workshops to meet special interests and developmental needs of students.
• Assists with selection, training, supervision, back-up coverage and evaluation of doctoral and masters-level trainees/interns.
• Serves as a professional consultant to faculty, administrators, staff and student groups on matters related to students’ well-being or the design and implementation of strategies for making the campus environment conducive to interpersonal learning and personal growth.
• Serves as a professional consultant to students’ parents, outside agencies and hospitals, and to students’ other health care providers.
• Serves as referral resource to community mental health and social services providers for faculty, staff and students.
• Consults and assists in various skill training programs for counseling center trainees, residence hall advisors, orientation leaders, and other university employees.
• Covers assigned Urgent Care periods, intake appointments and crisis intervention.
• Contributes to staff in-service training and didactic training with a focus on multi-cultural issues, especially as related to culturally marginalized and underrepresented groups.
• Assumes administrative duties as required by the Director.
• Serves on university committees and work groups as assigned.
• Performs other duties as required by the Director.

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Ed.D., or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

EXPERIENCE: Demonstrated experience (over 3 years) in a college or university counseling center, clinical experience including internship, volunteer and co-op to include experience providing culturally-informed clinical services to diverse and underrepresented populations, including students of color, international students and LGBTQIA students.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in a clinical or educational setting. Experience with crisis management for psychiatric emergencies.

OTHER: Licensed in Massachusetts as a psychologist. (Licensure as psychologist in another state considered acceptable at time of hire. Massachusetts license must be obtained within 12 months.) Available for weekend/evening hours as required and emergencies as needed. May need to travel locally.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – PSYCHOTHERAPIST-LEVEL:

EDUCATION: Masters of Social Work

EXPERIENCE: Demonstrated experience (over 3 years) in a college or university counseling center, clinical experience including internship, volunteer and co-op to include experience providing culturally-informed clinical services to diverse and underrepresented populations, including students of color, international students and LGBTQIA students.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in a clinical or educational setting. Experience with crisis management for psychiatric emergencies.

OTHER: Possession of license or license-eligible as an independent Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts. Available for weekend/evening hours as required and emergencies as needed. May need to travel locally

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Thorough knowledge of theories and principles related to providing multi-culturally informed psychological care.
• Thorough knowledge of multiple systems of psychotherapy applied to developmental needs and diversity concerns in a university setting.
• Thorough knowledge of the developmental issues of 17 to 25-year-olds.
• Familiarity and comfort with multiple psychotherapeutic approaches, allowing for a flexible and effective intervention for a broad range of students in a diverse university setting.
• Thorough knowledge of mental illness and diagnostic categories.
• Ability to provide accurate diagnostic evaluations and appropriate psychiatric referrals.
• Crisis intervention skills.
• Sufficient knowledge and experience to supervise masters and doctoral level interns.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion as evidenced by a history of continuing education, community involvement, outreach, or research devoted to these topics.
• Familiarity with medications used to treat depression, anxiety and attention deficit disorder.
• Ability to instruct others in psychological theory and technique, especially as it pertains to culturally-informed care.
• Ability to instruct others in an array of self-management skills.
• Ability to adhere to professional ethical code of conduct.
• Ability to utilize clinical supervision and consultation appropriately.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with other offices and outside agencies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship not available.

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To apply please submit a letter of interest, current resume, and the contact information for three professional references.

The review of applications will be ongoing.

Advertised: 27 Feb 2023 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: