Clinical Counselor - Counselor Faculty

About the role

The psychologist/counselor will provide a full range of culturally sensitive clinical and non-clinical services for the students at California State University, Monterey Bay.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services including: assessment/diagnosis, short-term individual counseling, group psychotherapy, crisis intervention and follow-up, and case management;
• Collaborate with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, NPs, and other medical providers to provide comprehensive care;
• Develop and implement programs including: presentations, workshops, prevention projects, residence hall training, seminars, mental health screenings and other outreach services as requested;
• Provide consultative expertise to the university community regarding issues that affect the mental health and psychological well-being of students;
• Provide consultation and occasional in-service training to faculty, administrators, and student leaders on mental health and other psychological/social issues.

Requirements

Experience in time-limited psychotherapy and crisis intervention with young adults.

Competence in the assessment and treatment of AOD issues, trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Training and experience in therapeutic support of marginalized communities such as racialized people, people with disabilities, knowledge or historic and current issues facing BIPOC students, and expertise in both outreach to, and engagement with, historically marginalized groups.

The ability to conceptualize cases and provide diagnoses within a sociocultural context.

Solid team player with good communication skills.

The ability to keep up with the fast pace of the center and maintain timely case documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience providing psychological services in a university or college counseling center.
• Specialization in time-limited approaches to therapy (such as, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).
• Experience and interest in leading psychotherapy or psycho-educational groups.
• Strong skills in suicide risk assessment and management and working with "high risk" issues more generally.
• Bilingual (ability to conduct services in both English and Spanish).