Associate Director Counseling Services
Company: Suffolk University
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Suffolk University is pleased to announce recruitment for an
Associate Director/Counseling Services within Counseling, Health &
Wellness, an integrated student health center providing counseling,
medical, and wellness education services to a diverse population of
undergraduate, law, and graduate students. The Associate
Director/Counseling Services will assist with the development,
oversight, and management of Counseling Services in association
with the Director and other members of the Senior Leadership Team.
This position provides formal and informal supervision of staff and
works collaboratively to maintain Counseling Services operations
consistent with best practices and the provision of inclusive
mental health care within in a University setting. As a
psychologist, this position will also provide direct clinical
services to students, serve in the after-hours counselor-on-call
rotation, and participate as a supervisor in CHW's APA-accredited
Doctoral Internship and/or Practicum programs. This position also
serves on the DEI Team for CHW, a group of CHW staff dedicated to
furthering the Center's commitment to equitable and inclusive
service delivery. This is an essential position providing emergency
response and serving in the Director's absence as needed. CHW
provides holistic and culturally inclusive services to Suffolk's
student population. All counseling staff provide a range of
services including clinical and outreach work with students,
supervision and training to counseling trainees commensurate with
licensure, and engagement with campus partners regarding students
of concern. All CHW staff and trainees participate in routine CHW
professional development seminars and Student Affairs meetings and
events as needed. CHW's diverse and interdisciplinary staff
maintain a warm, collaborative, and supportive environment with a
focus on teamwork and authenticity. Successful candidates for this
position will have experience working in higher education with 2+
years of leadership experience in higher education or a related
setting. Experience providing clinical supervision and a commitment
to accredited training programs are required. Experience and
comfort initiating, coordinating, and providing outreach and
training to the campus community is required. Successful candidates
will also bring a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion, as well as the application of social justice and
antiracist concepts in clinical and higher education settings.
Candidates should also have developed experience and skills in
multicultural counseling approaches, self-awareness and reflection,
and the ability to engage in difficult dialogues. Specific duties
include:
- Counseling Services Operations. In collaboration with the
Director, maintain and update counseling procedures in line with
best practices and culturally inclusive care. Respond to clinical
services issues as they arise including clinical consultation and
risk management decisions. Provide formal and informal supervision
to staff, including direct reports of professional counseling
staff. Lead the weekly Counseling staff case consultation meeting
and join the Director in attending Student Affairs meetings
addressing students of concern. Maintain counseling staff daytime
and on-call schedules to ensure appointment availability, limit
wait-time for appointments, and sustain productivity of counseling
staff. In collaboration with the Director, provide consultation and
assistance to campus partners regarding students of concern,
students returning from hospitalization, or other urgent
needs.
- Coordinate Outreach and Training Services for counseling staff.
Respond and coordinate staffing for programming requests in
collaboration with the Director and Assistant Director for
Wellness. Work to ensure the integration of wellness and
sociocultural identity across all outreach efforts in collaboration
with the Assistant Director/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Participate in provision of outreach to the campus community
including serving as a member of the Suicide Prevention training
team (QPR).
- Provide clinical services. This includes initial assessments,
intakes, risk management, and individual and group counseling
utilizing culturally inclusive counseling approaches consistent
with a short-term counseling model. Provide crisis assessment and
response including decisions regarding referral of students to a
higher level of care. Provide after-hours consultation to Suffolk
staff in collaboration with ProtoCall as a member of the
Counselor-on-Call rotation. After-hours availability required in
cases of campus-wide emergency response.
- Participate in Supervision of Counseling Trainees. Provide
individual and/or group clinical supervision and training within
the Center's APA-accredited Doctoral Internship and/or Practicum
Training Program. Facilitate training seminars and participate as a
member of the Training Team for both programs as needed.
- Serve as a member of the CHW Senior Leadership Team.
Collaborate with Director and other team members regarding
operational and administrative oversight and evaluation of CHW's
services. Contribute to ongoing efforts to ensure CHW services are
accessible and effective for students for a wide range of
socio-cultural identities and backgrounds. Contribute to and
reinforce CHW's holistic, inclusive, and interdisciplinary service
model utilizing strong interpersonal, communication, cultural
humility, and self-awareness skills.
- Represent CHW to campus partners and external constituencies.
Attend and participate in Student Affairs professional development
meetings. Serve on campus committees as needed. Actively
participate in professional associations and organizations
according to degree, license, and role to remain current with
innovations in provision of clinical services to university
students.
- Other duties as assigned. Requirements
- Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology (Ph.D., Psy.D.,
or Ed.D). Eligibility for licensure in Massachusetts within 6
months of hire. Must be licensed as a psychologist in any US
jurisdiction for 2+ years.
- 3+ years of experience in college counseling or comparable
setting.
- 2 years of experience in leadership including direct
administrative and supervision of professional staff and/or
advanced trainees.
- Experience providing clinical supervision to trainees.
Experience supervising Doctoral Interns preferred.
- Demonstrated clinical skills in the provision of culturally
responsive counseling services to a diverse adult student
population. Strong skills and comfort with risk assessment and
crisis response. Comfort utilizing short-term treatment models such
as CBT, ACT, DBT, TLDP, or short-term dynamic/interpersonal
approaches. Demonstrated ability to manage complex caseload.
- Interest, experience, and comfort initiating, coordinating, and
providing outreach and training to the campus community.
- Sincere commitment to the provision of culturally inclusive
healthcare. Strong self-reflection skills, knowledge of cultural
humility, and interest in ongoing professional development related
to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Interest and/or experience working in interdisciplinary and
integrated care settings.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Commitment
to ongoing professional development and self-awareness, interest
and comfort in engaging authentically in conversations regarding
identity, oppression, and privilege with students and staff, and
well-developed self-management and work/life balance skills. Other
Information
- CHW staff work on-site 5 days/week during the academic
semesters. During winter and summer breaks, remote work is
encouraged while sustaining minimum on-site staffing.
- Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays to
address emergent student concerns and/or deliver CHW programs to
campus constituencies. PIe7fc017c6638-31181-34178308
Keywords: Suffolk University, Boston , Associate Director Counseling Services, Executive , Boston, Massachusetts
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