Staff Therapist

**TITLE:** Staff Therapist **DEPARTMENT:** Wellness Center **REPORTS TO:** Director, Wellness Center **CLINICAL SUPERVISOR:** Assistant Clinical Director of Counseling Services **PRIMARY PURPOSE/POSITION SUMMARY** This is a 9-month position with mid-May to mid-August off. Provide counseling to students employing psychotherapy, crisis intervention, as well as group psychotherapy within the guidelines for best practices, including HIPAA practices, FERPA requirements and university policy. Collaborate with partners across divisional units to identify and remove institutional obstacles including systemic marginalization, racialized trauma, social and economic barriers to student success and engagement. **EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL DOMINICAN EMPLOYEES:** To support the University's mission of preparing students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world. **JOB COMPONENTS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** 1. Provide students with direct clinical care including thorough assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, and crisis intervention. 2. Employ a trauma informed approach to care that is grounded in social justice and anti-racist clinical frameworks. 3. Collaborate in counseling training program through engaging in group and/or individual supervision of graduate students completing their counseling internship/practicum. 4. Assist students with accessing resources (e.g., food, housing, finances, healthcare) and/or refer them for case management support. 5. Document clinical care and supervision in EHR (electronic health record) promptly according to best practices, professional code of ethics, and Wellness Center policy, following the general practices and guidelines of FERPA and HIPAA. 6. Contribute to an interdisciplinary environment of quality care and well-being, with Wellness Center colleagues, staff and faculty across campuses, and community providers. 7. Participate in health promotion/education efforts as needed by planning and/or providing workshops, trainings, and presentations pertaining to mental health which may include weekends and evenings. 8. Support wellbeing initiatives within the Division of Student Affairs and Equity and across campuses as needed or requested. 9. Consult, as needed, with university faculty and staff, in an advisory role on matters of student mental health. 10. Engage in one’s own 1:1 clinical supervision (with WC clinical staff) and continued professional development and training in clinical mental health. 11. Perform other duties and engage in additional projects as requested, delegated or assigned **QUALIFICATIONS** Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Competency with biopsychosocial assessment and clinical diagnosis (DSM-5-TR, ICD 10) - Proficient oral and written communication skills - Knowledge and experience in treatment of emerging adults - Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills - Ability to work well with individuals as well as groups in a therapeutic setting. - Motivated, flexible organized, and self-directed - Competency in Microsoft Office and electronic health records Education and Experience: - Masters or Doctoral degree in social work, psychology, or related mental health field - Early career professionals (e.g., Post-Doc, LSW, or LPC) encouraged to apply **Preferred Skills and Experience:** - Demonstrate and support a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion - Evidence of using social justice/antiracist clinical frameworks - Training and experience in working from a trauma-informed approach - Training and experience in supporting individuals navigating IPV, DV, or stalking - Spanish language fluency (strongly preferred) **Physical Demands:** - Ability to spend long durations of the workday sitting at a desk and working on a computer - Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times **Salary and FLSA Status** - Salary: $48,000 - $53,000 (paid over 12-months) - FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-time (9…