Counseling Psychologist 3 (9558C) University Health Services 70878
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Departmental Overview
UC Berkeley's University Health Services (UHS) is a comprehensive college health service providing fully accredited, primary medical care, counseling and psychological services, and innovative health promotion programs for students, faculty, and staff. UHS provides on-campus medical care and coordinates supplemental needs for off-campus care through a network of community specialists and hospitals. UHS manages the student health insurance and workers' compensation insurance programs.
Approximately 65,000 visits occur annually including Primary Care, Urgent Care, Occupational Health and Specialty Clinics. Services are designed to minimize the impact of illness, emotional distress and injury on studies and work. Coupled with health promotion and public health programs, UHS reaches all segments of the Berkeley campus community. Learn more by visiting the UHS website, our strategic plan, and our UHS values.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: 7/27/24. This job will remain open until filled.
Responsibilities
- Provides generalist counseling services, including: assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention for undergraduate and graduate students on a broad range of behavioral, psychological and developmental concerns that may impact effective academic and personal functioning. Primary responsibility will be the provision of one-at-a-time counseling services and work within a Stepped Care model. Provides the highest quality care for students, including assessments, treatment recommendations, services and referrals. Documents and monitors progress of individual cases.
- Provides assessment, counseling, treatment recommendations, care management, services and referrals for students with severe and persistent mental health concerns and/or who are experiencing high acuity/risk. Documents and monitors progress of individual cases. Serves on at least one high acuity team in Student Mental Health by providing services to students held by the team and participating in regular treatment planning and consultation with the team.
- Consults with senior clinicians on complex cases or on problems outside their area of expertise.
- Serves as a resource for other professional staff and training staff. May supervise training staff.
- May present psycho-educational workshops for students and academic departments.
- May provide outreach consultation to faculty and staff regarding student concerns.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Experience working with young adults and adults.
- Experience providing time-limited individual counseling, group counseling, evaluation and assessment, and crisis intervention services to a diverse student population.
- Prior counseling experience working with multicultural and diverse populations (e.g., integrating race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, immigration status, first generation student experience).
- Prior experience and commitment to working with issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Ability to work with high risk populations including severe and complex mental health concerns.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable laws, standards and ethics of professional conduct.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including public speaking and workshop delivery.
- Experience and skills in conducting assessments, complex diagnosis, problem-solving and critical-thinking.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner with diverse clients, members of the medical staff, and faculty.
- Ability to conduct complex analysis and develop and present recommendations and course of treatment.
- Knowledge of electronic/medical records systems.
Education
- Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program.
Licenses and Certifications
- Current, valid license in California as a psychologist. OR
- Must be licensed by start date.
- Must be licensed in California by start date.
- Must be licensed as a psychologist in another US state or territory, or equivalent jurisdiction, if not in possession of a current CA license by start date.
- Will complete mandatory 5150 training by Alameda County to obtain 5150 certification and obtain 5150 Professional staff authorization yearly.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with undergraduate and graduate student populations in university counseling.
- Knowledge of and experience supporting student academic and career development, including familiarity with career assessments and resources.
- Experience and interest providing multicultural counseling serving Indigenous, African American/Black, Latinx, SSWANA, Asian/Asian American, Pacific Islander, International, and/or LGBQIA students.
- Experience and interest working with transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse students.
- Familiar with and committed to a Stepped Care model of practice.
- Experience with ADHD assessment and counseling.
- Awareness of non-Western or alternative healing based approaches to mental health.
- Experience training and supervising pre and post graduate level training staff.
- Multilingual skills and comfort providing therapy in more than one language.
Salary & Benefits
- For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
- The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $96,616.41- $117,772.97.
- This is a 100%, full-time (40 hours per week), career position that is eligible for full UC benefits.
- This position is exempt and paid monthly.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.
Other Information
- This is not a visa opportunity.
- Your employment is dependent on obtaining and maintaining a credentialing clearance (if applicable), background clearance and medical clearance according to University Health Service policies.
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