Sport Psychology Therapist Clinical Instructor/Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

Description of Clinical and Sport Psychology Services

The University of Southern California is committed to providing student-athletes overall support for their wellbeing. For the past 25 years, USC's Sport Psychology department has provided programming, individual therapy, and educational training to help student-athletes become a "whole healthy person." It is our philosophy that the healthier you are as a whole person, the better you will perform.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to clinic/division leadership
• Conducts initial diagnostic evaluations and biopsychosocial assessments, develops treatment plans
• Provides evidence-based, multiculturally and trauma-informed psychological interventions to USC student athletes
• Evaluates crisis situations and intervenes appropriately
• Provides liaison for 4 athletics teams conducting sessions to improve team culture and performance
• Consults with coaches for assigned teams regarding a range of issues including the management of behavioral challenges, team conflict and cohesion
• Completes timely documentation in accordance with clinic policies
• Maintains appropriate clinical records and complies with all relevant regulatory policies and procedures
• Participates in clinical outcome evaluation
• Collaborates and consults with other mental health and primary care providers involved in the care of the student athletes
• Attends and contributes to department and division meetings, fostering clinical objectives and a consultative collegial environment
• Participates in all required peer review, performance evaluation, and merit review processes, as well as quality improvement activities
• Performs other duties as necessary or assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program, or Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or Counseling
• Licensed in California
• Work experience on a college campus and/or with student athletes
• Strong appreciation and skills for interacting with young adults (e.g., college students, graduate students, international students, etc.)
• Strong diagnostic skills and knowledge of DSM-5-T
• Effectively works in a community with a variety of backgrounds, including socioeconomic, multicultural, and LGBTQIA+ individuals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional maturity and demonstrated ability to manage highly sensitive, confidential information
• Able to balance autonomy, accountability, and collaboration
• Experience or familiarity with electronic medical records

Preferred Qualifications

• Resilient, humble, self-aware, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with college athletes
• Multiculturally and trauma-informed approach in working with all students
• Commitment in working with all students, and experience in creating inclusive spaces for athletes of all identities and background (e.g., varying economic backgrounds, international students, etc.)
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional; committed to excellence and lifelong learning