COUNSELING AND TESTING - Pre-Doctoral Intern Therapist

Job Classification

Position summary

As member of the Counseling & Testing Center clinical team, provides individual, couple, and group counseling. Available for clinical consultations, and student crisis interventions. Maintains an assigned case load. Particiaptes in the planning and delivery of prevention/outreacha ctivities. Participates in weekly professional development activities, supervision, and clinical case conferences. Reports to the Director of Counseling & Testing Center.

Qualifications summary

Duties and responsibilities

Provide in time-limited individual counseling, group psychotherapy, outreach/consultation, assessment and crisis intervention

Collaborate with clients to formulate and implement evidence-based treatment plans as part of client care

Maintain clinical records and provide clinical documentation and communication with in-house and external practitioners as necessary for ethical clinical treatment

Collaborate with the Prevention / Outreach Coordinator and other campus departments in the offering of outreach programming, including Tuesday Choices, annual Wellness Fair, Residence Hall mental health presentations and other outreach initiatives

Participate in internal research (such as client satisfaction surveys, session rating scales, etc.,)

Participate in weekly didactic / professional development activities.

Participate in / co-lead peer consultation groups.

Administer psychological assessments as assigned or as part of client care to aid in diagnostic clarification.

Particiapte in weekly supervision.

Perform related responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or designee and as required to meet APPIC and the School of Graduate Psychology & Counseling APA requirements.

Supervisory responsibilities

Participate in / co-lead peer consultation groups (as overseen by Director and fully licensed psychologist)

Qualifications

Enrollment in a doctoral degree program (Ph.D./Psy.D. or equivalent) in Counseling/Clinical Psychology from a regionally accredited institution.

Appropriately licensed (DTPPL, LP, LPC), or license eligible in the state of Michigan.

Strong generalist skills in time-limited individual counseling, group psychotherapy, outreach/consultation, assessment and crisis intervention

Commitment to working with director and assigned supervisor (fully licensed psychologists) to ensure compliance with training requirements and ethical and legal standards of care.

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Computer efficiency, especially with Microsoft Word, Access PowerPoint and Excel Programs. Knowledge of Titanium Schedule Management a plus.

Interpersonal interactions

Interpersonal, organization and communication skills required.

Must be comfortable interacting with students, faculty, staff, university administrators, parents, and medical as well as mental health providers beyond the university campus.

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Counseling is a sedentary occupation because a great proportion of the time is spent listening, observing, and interacting with clients in an office. Also important are good vision and hearing so that appropriate assessments can be made. May be required to lift items weighing about 20 pounds as part of prevention / outreach delivery.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Every effort is made to avoid interruptions and noise; therefore it is a quiet environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.