Associate Director of Clinical Services Counseling and Psychological Services CAPS

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Are you interested in becoming a leader in a highly innovative counseling center and responding in efficient, creative and culturally informed ways to student need? The University of Cincinnati Counseling and Psychological Services (UC-CAPS) is looking for a qualified individual to lead our team in the role of Associate Director – Clinical Services. If you are interested in continuing to enhance the clinical operations dimension of our counseling center, consider joining our energetic, multidisciplinary, collaborative team of mental health professionals.

 

Associate Director of Clinical Services, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

 

Essential Function: Under general supervision from a designated administrator, manage the day-to-day administration of the Counseling Center whose primary function is Training for the field of professional psychology, providing psychological services to students of the University of Cincinnati, and building a supportive community for the well-being of students.

 

This position carries key administrative responsibilities for the department and functions as the back-up administrator to the Director. In the role of Associate Director, this administrator creates position descriptions, makes hiring decisions, and prepares/delivers annual performance reviews to assigned CAPS staff. We seek candidates who demonstrate a clear interest and commitment to all dimensions of diversity, and whose clinical service, supervision, and outreach are infused with cultural awareness and responsiveness. 

 

In collaboration with the Director, this position is fully responsible for the clinical operation of CAPS. The role of Associate Director includes setting and updating clinical policy and procedures, providing guidance to clinicians making clinical judgments. The Associate Director of Clinical Services creates coverage plan for the center and builds the strategy for clinical services and managing assignment of clients, providing clinical supervision to staff members prior to their clinical licensure, regularly produce reports regarding clinical services, and overseeing clinical functions of the reception area. Areas of clinical services managed by this position are Individual & Group Services, Assessment, ARISE, Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) and the Care Management Team (CMT). Additionally, this position provides direct counseling/psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and outreach/prevention services to UC students.

 

This position works with the Director and Associate Director of Clinical Services and Assistant Director of Training in developing and implementing policy consistent with institutional need and ethical professional practice

*Responsible for the overall direction of the Counseling Center *Prepare, submit and administer the departmental annual budget, as well as authorize and approve expenditures, allocation of funds, and hiring process *Provide supervision of the American Psychological Association (APA) Accredited Internship Training Program *Develop and maintain strong communication with all CAPS Staff to build a community of equity, inclusion and excellence *Provide clinical supervision for graduate trainees *Interaction with other University personnel as needed

Minimum Requirements

*Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology or Doctorate of Psychology from an accredited college or university *Must be a licensed psychologist in the State of Ohio *Experience must include five (5) years of clinical experience and two (2) years of supervision, with demonstrated evidence of increasing supervisory and administrative responsibilities over time

Preferred Qualifications

*Earned doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program *Completed APA Accredited internship *Knowledge of some electronic health record programs *Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

 

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

 

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.

 

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