Clinical Training Director

Brief Description

This position advances the university vision, mission, and strategic plan in relation to academic affairs activities leadership, and support for academic policy and procedure development and implementation for the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology within the clinical settings.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology or Marriage and Family Therapy or a related Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline.

• Licensed with clinical supervisory credentials as a Marriage and Family Therapist or Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of California.

• Seasoned clinical experience in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Clinical Counseling.

• Experience in speaking and teaching to groups of students.

• Skilled at facilitating communication across different community areas.

• Demonstrated team building and team leadership ability.

• Budget experience within organizations.

General Expectations

• Personal relationship with Jesus, a vibrant Christian faith, and a commitment to Christian community; capable of sharing faith and engaging in conversations about Christ

• Maintain lifestyle in accordance with Simpson University Lifestyle Policy in Staff Handbook

• Maintain the confidentiality of information, data and records

• Properly exercise tact, diplomacy, discretion, and professional judgment

• Demonstrate strong customer service skills in the performance of job duties

• Demonstrate good organizational and communication skills in the performance of job duties

• Supervise employees in accordance with Simpson University policies and procedures

• Support the overflow needs of other departments within the respective university area

• Perform other duties in accordance with this position as deemed necessary by the immediate supervisor

Essential Functions

• Interview and secure all practicum sites; meet with and verify supervisor credentials; review, negotiate, and renew existing contracts, initiate new contracts, and discontinue poorly serviced contracts; conduct in-person practicum visits to verify setting, location, and safety for the trainees.

• Serve as an ongoing practicum site liaison; build good working relationships and communication with sites and coordinators; provide support throughout practicum with the intent to secure quality long-term, professional contracts; troubleshoot on-site problems that may cause legal/ethical issues for our students and/or hurt our working relationship with the site; quarterly checks-ins with sites on contract obligations and progress of trainees; manage and track supervisor evaluations and BBS documentation

• Work in close collaboration with the Department Director and other university administration

• Create and collaborate with marketing for needed materials in community site outreach

• Listen to inter-faculty and student-faculty concerns and complaints relevant to the clinical program and assist in finding solutions

• Create and Coordinate Practicum Fair; marketing/food services; facilities coordination; supervisor/site coordination; student follow-up after the selection process

• Ready students for practicum fair, interviews, and the practicum year by actively developing and participating in the Practicum I workshop

• Provide meetings each term with practicum students for issues review and documentation audit

• Have weekly office hours on campus for students and trainee support

• Implement student morale and MACP community building/bonding interaction events

• Teach ongoing practicum classes for trainee management and career development

• Speak in a few Jr. cohort courses including one in Term 1 to provide program expectations, consistency, and build rapport/trust with the students needed for retention and development

• Intervene quickly with communication, meetings, and ongoing mentoring of practicum students through trouble spots that are reported from practicum site supervisors or self-reported by students

• Co-create a Practicum curriculum with learning objectives and goals for each term; quality documentation; assessment, treatment planning, referrals and working with wrap-around services, advocacy; legal and ethical, red flags, and consultation; crisis assessments, CPS/APS reporting competency, and Tarasoff; countertransference management and self-awareness development; self of the therapist and self-care; process of treatment and termination; public and clinical presentations; groups competency; diagnostic skills, differentials, and mapping

• Provide clinical technique demonstrations in Practicum class; implement roleplays and practice with immediate group feedback; watch and review clinical video submissions, providing constructive feedback, and strengths highlights

• Assist in hiring of adjunct faculty, work with to provide program consistency in the areas of diversity competence; ongoing development of self of the therapist and awareness of countertransference issues; ethics in regards to personal faith and BBS standards of scope of practice; specifics of learning structure and tools for adult learners (learning is different developmentally at this age and should be addressed accurately); standards of APA and academic research.; documentation and clinical standards consistent with the BBS

• Verify and track ongoing personal therapy hours of the students for timely compliance

• Assist in MACP disciplinary actions and committees when needed

Physical Requirements

• Sitting for long periods of time using a computer.

• Teaching requires standing and speaking for up to three hours at a time with breaks.

• Analysis Of Physical Demands To Perform Essential Functions Key (Based on typical week): N=Never R=Rarely (Less than 1 hour per week) O=Occasional (1%-33% of time) F=Frequent (34%-66% of time) C=Constant (over 66% of time)

Salary Range

$80,000-$85,000 per annum