Counseling Psychologist Job Description
Counseling Psychologist Duties & Responsibilities
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Counseling Psychologist Qualifications
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Education for Counseling Psychologist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the counseling psychologist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Doctoral and Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Education, Social Work, Counseling Psychology, Health, Clinical Psychology, Pathology, Graduate, Human Services
Skills for Counseling Psychologist
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Desired experience for counseling psychologist includes:
Counseling Psychologist Examples
Counseling Psychologist Job Description
- Offers prevention, intervention and post-vention community based services for faculty, staff and students
- Collaborates with other professionals in a multi-disciplinary University based mental health service
- Develops and conducts University community based programs to educate and support staff, faculty and students and to decrease the stigma associated with help seeking behavior
- Provides training and consultation to staff and faculty on psychological issues and challenges experienced by students
- Works as a member of a multi-disciplinary group of professional mental health staff to help students meet their academic goals
- Offers general mentorship for CAPS trainees concerning the challenges and opportunities associated with University based mental healthcare
- Supervises other professional personnel (pre-licensure) in their clinical work, as requested
- Utilize complex rehabilitation principles to conduct comprehensive substance abuse evaluations of eligible patients referred for consultation
- Collect data to evaluate treatment outcomes
- Develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans
- California licensure is required
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with college-age students within an education setting is required
- Combination of education/experience as substitute for minimum experience may be considered
- In pursuit of licensure as a Psychologist in NJ
- Current State of New Jersey licensure as a psychologist
- LCSW, LMFT, LPC
Counseling Psychologist Job Description
- Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy
- Document case findings, diagnoses, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner
- Offers supervision and/or mentorship for CAPS trainees concerning the challenges and opportunities associated with University based mental healthcare
- Utilize complex rehabilitation principles to conduct comprehensive substance abuse evaluations of eligible
- Develop and administer a multi-modality comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment program to treat alcohol and drug abuse related problems
- Perform bio-psychological evaluations on substance abuse patients
- Analyze clinical assessments of substance abuse patients
- Plan and schedule ongoing work to be accomplished by subordinates
- Providing direct clinical services such as individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, and same day brief screening interviews and crisis intervention
- Supervision and training of doctoral interns, graduate assistants, advanced practicum clinicians and practicum clinicians
- Demonstrated commitment to the principles of Inclusive Excellence
- MSW or a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology or related field
- Demonstrated experience working with eating disorders and related issues
- ABILITY TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS
- ABILITY TO PROVIDE TREATMENT
- SKILL IN CASE MANAGEMENT
Counseling Psychologist Job Description
- Participating in community intervention efforts, such as providing workshops or training, providing consultation, serving on university committees, developing liaison relationships, and assisting with university events
- Consultation with faculty and staff regarding mental health related matters
- Other duties as assigned relevant to the mission of the Student Counseling Center and/or the university
- Participates on CAPS and University Committees as assigned
- Provides individual, couples, and group counseling for our culturally diverse student population
- Responsible as point person for the UCC for coordinating and providing campus outreach, including educational workshops on various mental health topics
- Specifically coordinates UCC prevention programming, including developing written materials, programs and workshops related to prevention and gatekeeping, assigning programming, training staff in effective delivery, assessing program effectiveness and creating administrative reports
- Supports the university by attending various functions and committees that are deemed appropriate for UCC staff by the Director, including but not limited to the Student Life Wellness committee
- Provides supervision for practicum level trainees and/or interns as needed
- Attends and participates in peer clinical consultation group and staff meetings
- Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology or a related field, or an MSW
- Licensure in the District of Columbia as a social worker or psychologist (If not yet licensed, then licensure must be achieved within 2 years ears of the start date)
- Preference for previous college mental health experience, demonstrated experience working with the issues noted in the position descriptions
- El Paso, TX 2 vacancies
- A Childcare Background Check (CNACI) may be required
- Licensed Psychologist in NJ
Counseling Psychologist Job Description
- Maintains active membership in relevant professional organizations to remain current in national best practices related to outreach and prevention programming
- Providing psychological services to University students and post-docs including individual counseling
- Conducting clinical assessments and formulating diagnoses and relevant treatment plans
- Providing walk-in emergency assessments, crisis intervention, and intakes for at-risk students and post-docs
- Offering group counseling/workshops
- Providing consultation services to family members and constituents within the campus community
- Participating in Behavioral Threat Assessments, especially those concerning student/post-doc well-being
- Using a conceptualization of clinical presentations that takes into account unique aspects of identity
- Engaging in continuing education and professional development activities, and the oversight of the professional activities of trainees
- May conduct psychological assessment, administer and interpret a variety of psychological assessment inventories, and prepare reports
- Candidates at both the masters and doctoral level will be considered for this position
- Demonstrated ability to practice Psychology in the State of California by evidence of a current, unrestricted license
- Bilingual required, fluent to provide therapy in English and Hindi, Bengali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Pashto/Dari, or Udu languages
- Demonstrated expertise working with South Asian and underrepresented student populations, and students of color, including proven success addressing their social and psychological experiences on campus to foster their matriculation and academic achievements
- Demonstrated skills to conduct clinical intake interviews, psycho-diagnostic assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan formulation, recommendations and disposition
- Demonstrated skills to conduct intake clinical interviews, psycho-diagnostic assessment, treatment plan formulation and recommendations
Counseling Psychologist Job Description
- Learn and comply with financial policies and procedures related to travel, procurement, and expense reporting in order to be a good steward of university funds
- Supports and/or supervises within CAPS clinical training programs including an APA approved internship in psychology
- Conducts screening, triage, assessment and crisis intervention and offer support and appropriate levels of intervention for students
- Collaborates effectively with psychiatrists, substance abuse counselors, other medical staff, and community mental health professionals
- Evaluates students’ needs for additional services and make appropriate referrals
- Provides supportive consultation to faculty, staff, and other students regarding response to students with psychological issues and concerning behaviors
- Support ongoing policy review and stigma reduction efforts
- Develop a wide variety of written products for dissemination, including articles, special reports, brochures or announcements that involve presentation of technical and professional subject matter
- Create and edit briefing documents, blog posts, position papers, white papers, and/or scholarly articles and power point presentations on psychological health related topics primarily for audiences of nonmedical professionals
- Provide expert consultation and support on the design and implementation of ongoing efforts within the Government entity
- Demonstrated skills to perform psychological and interest and aptitudes testing to plan and implement a variety of case dispositions
- Ability to Conduct Clinical Assessments
- Fort Carson, CO 2 vacancies
- El Paso, TX 1 vacancy
- Vilseck, Germany 1 vacancy
- MSW, Ph.D., or Psy.D