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University of Tennessee, Knoxville · 4 months ago

Staff Psychologist- Student Counseling Center- UTK

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a Staff Psychologist for their Student Counseling Center. The role involves providing high-quality therapy services, clinical supervision, and outreach to promote the mental health of students at the university.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Performs all functions of a campus comprehensive counseling center team member in a multi-disciplinary setting

Staff Psychologists provide individual and group therapy while also engaging with the campus community via outreach and consultation services with faculty, staff, students, and families around mental health concerns

Psychologists in the center also provide training/supervision for master's and doctoral level students in mental health professions, and advanced clinical training/supervision for interns in the center's internship and post-doctoral residency in psychology

Approximately 65 percent of work load is direct clinical service via client care or clinical supervision, with the remainder focused on documentation, administration, meetings, outreach, or teaching training seminars

The Student Counseling Center staff’s typical hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with occasional opportunities for outreach or campus support on evenings and weekends

Qualification

Doctoral Degree in PsychologyLicensed Clinical PsychologistClinical SupervisionIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingCrisis InterventionCultural CompetenceOutreach ProgrammingConsultation ServicesCollege Students

Required

Doctoral Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA Accredited Degree Program (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)

Licensed as a clinical psychologist, health service provider in the State of Tennessee, or ability to obtain license and meet all full licensure qualifications before start date

Evidence of having passed the Examination for Professional Psychology Practice before start date

Ability to assess and intervene with students in emotional crisis

Ability to provide individual and group counseling/psychotherapy

Ability to provide clinical supervision of psychology students in training

Ability to provide outreach programming on topics related to college student mental health

Ability to provide consultation concerning college student mental health

Ability to fulfill job functions in a culturally competent manner

Preferred

Independently licensed as a clinical psychologist, health service provider for 2 years or more

Experience with college student population or knowledge about issues relevant to college students

Experience working with populations represented among the student body of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Benefits

Work-life balance

Career development and coaching

Continued education

Extensive list of development and training possibilities

Company

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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As the state’s land grant, research-intensive institution, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a university that leads.

Founded in 1794

Knoxville, TN, US

10001+ employees

https://www.utk.edu

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