"Associate Director for Clinical Training Programs CMHC / SA"

Position Summary

The University of Idaho seeks to hire a clinical assistant or associate professor in the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) as a psychologist to provide leadership of its APA-accredited doctoral internship training program and contribute to the agency’s core administrative services. The Associate Director for Clinical Training Programs will be 35% teaching and advising; 5% scholarly and creative activities; 5% outreach, and 55% university service and leadership. Rank is negotiable depending on how the candidate meets requirements articulated in unit bylaws. This position is not eligible for tenure.

Unit/Department Summary

The CMHC is the primary provider of mental health services for the University of Idaho student population. The CMHC offers individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, psychiatric services, psychological testing, alcohol and other drug programming, outreach, campus liaisons and consultative services. The CMHC utilizes a developmental model, focusing on personal development, coping skills, treatment, and wellness within a brief therapy framework. The CMHC also has an APA accredited doctoral internship in professional psychology. https://www.uidaho.edu/current-students/cmhc

Administrative Summary

The Associate Director for Clinical Training has primary responsibility for all facets of the doctoral internship program, including the recruitment and selection of interns, coordination of training activities, clinical supervision of interns and program evaluation. The Associate Director also ensures that the CMHC’s policies and procedures comply with APA Standards of Accreditation. In addition, the Associate Director provides leadership for all practicum training programs including social work field placement. The Associate Director will frequently serve in a consulting role related to risk management, professional ethics and mental health law associated with the CMHC’s training programs.

The Associate Director serves on the CMHC’s leadership team along with the Executive Director, the Associate Director for Clinical Services and the Administrative Services Coordinator. The Associate Director has a lead role in developing policies and procedures that promote accessible mental health services for students, align with best practices in the field and conform with the standards of practice for each training program (i.e., APA, APPIC, NASW, etc.). The Associate Director coordinates the selection process for all training programs, including the doctoral internship match. The Associate Director provides administrative support to all professional staff who participate in the training programs and provides input to the Executive Director on their performance in supervisory and training roles. The responsibilities associated with this position also include quality assurance, program evaluation, coordination of APA site visits and compilation of program area reports.

In addition to the Associate Director’s administrative role, primary responsibilities include direct service to clients, crisis coverage, outreach and consultation to the campus community and after-hours response to campus events. The position is classified as clinical faculty and is a full-time, 12-month appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The Associate Director will be expected to engage in university service by participating in university committees and in scholarship and creative activities which may include professional presentations, program development and/or research and publications. The Associate Training Director has the opportunity to develop an area of clinical specialization.

This position includes a 7.5% base salary administrative stipend.

Teaching & Advising:

35%

Scholarship & Creative Activity:

5%

Outreach & Extension:

5%

University Service & Leadership:

55%

Required Qualifications

• PhD or PsyD in counseling or clinical psychology from an APA accredited program
• Psychologist Licensure in current state of residence and ability to obtain licensure as a psychologist in Idaho within 6 months of hire
• A minimum of 2 years post-licensure experience
• A minimum of one year of administrative or leadership experience as a professional psychologist
• Experience providing clinical supervision to professional staff, doctoral practicum students and/or doctoral interns
• Experience in providing clinical services to an adult population
• Experience in providing risk assessment and crisis intervention

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing services to a student client population in a college or university counseling center
• Experience with graduate level training programs at the practicum or doctoral internship level
• Completion of an APA accredited internship in a college or university counseling center
• Experience and interest in providing brief counseling
• Experience having produced scholarly activity (professional presentations, research, publications)
• Experience following the guidelines of the American Psychological Association
• Experience in working with a multidisciplinary team and a commitment to work effectively as a team leader in a culture that values collaboration and trust