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PT Counselor - Mental Health Clinician (Center for Wellness & Wellbeing) - Continuous Applicant Pool

Job Description

Job Duties

  • Perform a variety of clinical and administrative duties in support of the Coordinator of the Center for Wellness & Wellbeing.
  • Provide clinical assessment and brief individual counseling, crisis intervention, and emergency procedures (including hospitalizations). 
  • Assist with the coordination, development and assessment of clinical services, and develop innovative service delivery strategies. 
  • Serve as a consultant/resource person to college faculty and staff regarding students with mental health concerns.
  • Build strategic alliances and campus networks to enhance student life; and participate in campus-wide activities on a regular basis. 
  • Provide outreach services that meet the social, developmental and academic needs of a culturally diverse student population. 

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Degree in one of the following:

  • Counseling
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Guidance Counseling
  • Educational Counseling
  • Social Work
  • Career Development
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Marriage, Family and Child Counseling or the equivalent                                                                                                                            

 
 (NOTE: A Bachelor's Degree in one of the listed areas AND A license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline, pursuant to title 5, section 53410.1.)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Earned master’s or doctoral degree in psychology or social work and a CA license as a psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC.  
  • Experience in crisis intervention/emergency services, and the demonstrated ability to work with a broad range of psychological problems (from personal/social adjustment issues to severe and persistent mental illness). 
  • Demonstrated ability to counsel utilizing professional therapeutic orientations, models, techniques, and strategies, while meeting the needs of a multicultural, multi-gendered, and multi-aged clientele. 
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to make effective oral presentations. 
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply legal and ethical standards of licensed mental health professionals.
Previous experience working in a community college or university counseling center setting; experience in training and program development in a community college or university setting. Prior experience working with underserved and at-risk populations. Prior experience working with International students.  Demonstrated training and expertise in time-limited psychotherapy and crisis intervention.
 

Additional Information

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