Post-Doctoral Fellow

which provide opportunities not only for carrying out major professional functions but also for close contact with our staff. As staff members, we view Post-Docs as valued colleagues-in-training; as such, Post-Docs are treated with a high degree of professional as well as personal respect.

Primary functions include direct service activities with an emphasis on professional development and evidence-based service provision. Fellows will focus on individual therapy, facilitating groups, crisis evaluation via walk-in appointments and after hours on-call consultations, working in collaboration with psychiatry services. Interventions will be guided with a lens of multicultural competence. Further expectations would be campus outreach, consultation projects, and working as a member of the team through weekly staff meeting and individual supervision.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Support:

• Provides intake assessment and individual/group psychotherapy within a brief framework.
• In cases of referral to off campus counseling agencies/hospital, provide complete follow through and after care assistance to students.
• Assure confidentiality of the student and liability protection of the College through appropriate record keeping.
• Provide timely and accurate documentation or rendered services.
• Shares emergency on-call duties with colleagues throughout the entire academic year and during the Pre-College summer program.
• Participate in Counseling Center staff clinical review meetings and consult with psychiatrist regarding shared cases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Outreach and Programming:

• Engage in a consultation project within Center or with another College department.
• Work on Orientation programs and RA collaboration.
• Engage in monthly outreach and programming through the PCC or in conjunction with another campus group.
• Leads one large outreach program a semester.
• Attend Student Life Programming meetings.
• Assists in the training of various professional and paraprofessional staff and student support groups in need of instruction in crisis intervention, communication skills, referral process, etc.
• Attends Student Life Department Staff meetings.

Administration:

• Model sensitivity to diversity and international populations.
• Timely completion of paperwork for meetings and documentation.
• When necessary, work with Student Life to complete mandated assessments such as alcohol assessments and mental status checks.
• Provides consultation services to all faculty and staff on matters dealing with the distressing student, assessment of behavior and the referral process.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to work well with a diverse population of college age students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Excellent organizational and communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to maintain complete confidentiality.
• Openness to working as part of a team and willingness to grow as a clinician.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum:

• Successful completion of the doctoral internship at an accredited site towards obtaining a Psy.D. or Ph.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
• Must be in an APA accredited program for which their degree is issued. This position is meant to serve as a year-long placement to aid in the necessary licensed supervision towards licensure requirements for independent practice.

Preferred:

• Completion of dissertation.
• Previous experience in a college counseling center or outpatient mental health setting.
• Demonstrated experience in providing brief therapy, crisis intervention, group therapy, outreach, care coordination and case management.

Open until filled. Apply on-line https://ringling.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/RinglingExternalCareers/job/Peterson-Counseling/Post-Doctoral-Fellow_JR-110960

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