Job Title:

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Job Summary:

Reporting directly to the Senior Director and Training Director of CAPS, the Post-Doctoral Fellow provides brief, time-limited psychotherapy related to issues of personal, academic, and social adjustment to a multiculturally diverse student population while under the supervision of licensed psychologists. The Post-Doctoral Fellow is also responsible for crisis intervention, consultation, referral, outreach, and scheduled 24-hour emergency consultation. In addition, the Post-Doctoral Fellow has an administrative role in the advanced practicum program and provides clinical supervision to one or more practicum trainee(s).

Full Job Description:

Accountability

As part of the larger staff in Student Life, the Post-Doctoral Fellow collaborates and cooperates across divisions and departments to create a supportive University community which encourages student learning and development in the Jesuit Catholic tradition and commits to:

• Promoting a common good that includes the needs of all students

• Engaging differences in a manner that allows students to learn from the diversity of perspectives, experiences and traditions that exist within the University community

• Providing experiences that challenge students to develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, physically, socially, culturally, and morally in order to prepare them to contribute to the University community

• Drawing out the leadership qualities inherent in every individual, and to providing opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills

• Creating an environment that supports a socially responsible way of being together in a community

• Recognizing and celebrating the achievements and contributions of all students

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides brief, time-limited psychotherapy and clinical assessment, approximately 20 direct service hours per week (including triage, intake, and crisis assessment; individual, couples, and group psychotherapy; provision of supervision; outreach, and consultation)

• Provides crisis intervention services, including assessing suicidal or homicidal risk. Makes appropriate referrals and/or facilitates off-campus hospitalization, as needed.

• Position is live-on in order to respond to mental health emergencies during after hour and Evening/Weekends. A log, documenting all responses to mental health emergencies during after-hours and evening/weekends must be maintained.

• Maintains timely and thorough documentation of case files; maintains knowledge of ethical principles as articulated by the American Psychological Association and California laws of the profession and provides all services in keeping with these standards.

• Executes CAPS administrative and training program duties as assigned including coordination of practicum seminar and practicum orientation, facilitation of peer consultation and coordination of summer media series for internship program, and oversight of practicum program feedback.

• Develops and presents subject matter for practicum and other training seminars.

• Provides clinical supervision of practicum trainee(s) in conjunction with primary licensed supervisor; reviews and provides constructive feedback on intakes, progress notes, termination summaries, and video recorded sessions, generates mid and end-of-year written evaluations for individual supervisees.

• Designs and implements outreach programs and participates in outreach seminar

• Provides consultation and mental health information to university community (students/faculty/staff/families)

• Represents the center at campus events and serves on campus-wide committees as requested.

• Participates in seminars and/other training program activities based on training needs

• Participates in weekly Case Conference meeting

• Receives 4.5 hours/week of direct supervision from primary and delegated supervisor(s); 10% of total weekly hours

• Participates in weekly quality assurance staff meeting

• Fulfills other tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Must have an interest in working within the context of a diverse, Jesuit Catholic university located in an urban, multicultural area; completion of doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology from a graduate program accredited by the American Psychological Association (by the start date of the fellowship); able to begin accumulating supervised postdoctoral hours toward licensure; completion of Doctoral level psychology internship(s).

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preference will be given to those candidates who have completed an APA accredited internship and have clinical experience in college mental health, crisis intervention, brief therapy, outreach, and working with diverse student populations.

Other Information

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Pay Rate:

Salary

Salary Range :

$65,000 (11-month position)