Licensed Mental Health Therapists for CMH / Clinical Instructor or Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is seeking licensed mental health therapists to serve USC students in Counseling and Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based, trauma-informed, and multiculturally-affirming psychological interventions to USC students, including individual treatment, group therapy, routine and urgent intake, triage, case consultation, third party consultation, and after-hours coverage.
• Serve as embedded counselors within USC’s Cultural Centers and academic units, establishing and maintaining service presence, assessing and addressing stigma and barriers to seeking services, and collaborating with administration, faculty, and staff within the academic unit/cultural center to meet clinical and programmatic needs of students.
• Train and supervise interns and practicum students; present didactic training in seminars for social work, marriage & family therapy, and psychology practicum interns on theories, interventions, or diagnoses; and provide psycho-educational workshops to USC faculty, staff, and students.
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative, collegial, professional environment, providing mental health services to students so that they may achieve their academic and personal goals.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or Counseling, or Doctoral degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology
• Licensed in the state of California
• Experience in short term treatment, including brief psychotherapy, stabilization and referral of serious mental illness, and crisis intervention
• Multicultural competency in working with students of color, students from all economic classes, first generation students, LGBTQ students, and international students
• Self-aware and can thrive in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

• Experience in college counseling centers, with transitional age youth, and/or with graduate students
• Strong diagnostic skills and knowledge of DSM5
• Experience working with issues encountered in early and emerging adulthood, including identity issues (e.g., sexual identity, gender identity, racial/ethnic identity, etc.), sexual trauma, eating disorders, and substance use disorders
• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and skills in group process work and training
• Experience and commitment to working with minoritized individuals
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence and lifelong learning

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

A generous benefits package includes health insurance, sick time, paid vacation, professional days, and a continuing education stipend, as well as the ability to earn continuing education credits through our Grand Rounds series.

Pay

Salary is competitive, and contingent on experience.

Schedule

This is an exempt faculty position in the Division of Student Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The position is full-time. Starting date is negotiable.