Mental Health Counselor

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Administrative
• Creates and maintains a professional, welcoming environment for individuals visiting the Counseling Center for services and information.
• Represents the Counseling Center and advocates for mental health and wellness on University related committees, as assigned.
• Compiles statistics for annual reports and other reporting requirements.
• Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts and colleagues and attending professional development seminars, training and/or Continuing Education Courses (CEUs) as required by state licensing and regulatory boards.
• Actively cultivates and maintains collaborative working relationships with campus entities and departments, external providers or mental health services for the purpose of referral and coordination of continuum of care for students.
• Clinical Services
• Provides in-person and telehealth services, including individual and couple’s counseling and other direct clinical interventions to a diverse student population across a broad range of presenting issues.
• Facilitates mental health and wellness-related groups and workshops
• Completes clinical documents in accordance with HIPAA standards.
• Conducts best practices crisis assessment and intervention and arranges emergency psychiatric assessment as needed.
• Meets with walk-in clients to assess their immediate or emergency needs, and provides crisis counseling and intervention services as needed.
• Provides referrals to appropriate local health and social service agencies for more specialized care.
• Provides brief, solution-focused therapy to clients to address mental health concerns.
• Other Duties as Assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling. Current, valid license in New Mexico as a licensed Mental Health Counselor. Out-of-state licensed providers have 180 days to complete licensure requirements in the State of New Mexico. Degree from an accredited program in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling or equivalent. Demonstrated ability to conduct culturally proficient and focused individual and group counseling. Strong skills to conduct clinical intake interviews, psycho-diagnostic assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan formulation, recommendations and disposition. Ability to develop and implement culturally proficient and effective outreach programs and provide consultation, mental health promotion, and preventative psychoeducational outreach services. Sustained knowledge and experience working with culturally diverse college populations, including ability and expertise with traditionally underserved student groups. Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing demonstrated by skills to record in a neat, orderly and logical manner, as well as to engage in a helpful, non-judgmental manner orally, in person and by phone. Must be licensed to practice as a counselor in the State of New Mexico or be eligible to and obtain license within 180 days after employment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

University Counseling Center experience. Knowledge of community resources and ability to make appropriate referrals. Bilingual to provide therapy in English and Spanish.