Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (Mental Health Specialist)

Job Summary

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical mental health services, including counseling, clinical assessment, and crisis intervention.
• Administrative / educational outreach programming.
• Develops and administers policies and procedures related to clinical service, as indicated by ethical and legal professional codes, effective best practices, and management of resources.
• Utilizes evidenced-based decision-making and assessment principles for program improvement.
• Provides supervision to CAPS staff.
• Implements emergency operations procedures for CAPS as needed.
• Contributes to the supervision and training of Master-level graduate students.
• Serves the department, division, and university through consultation and participation on committees.

General Responsibilities

• Conducts individual intake assessments.
• Provides direct clinical mental health services to individuals, groups, and couples.
• Manages individual caseload so as to be able to incorporate new clients in an ongoing manner.
• Maintains accurate, timely clinical notes, following Quality Improvement committee standards.
• Adheres to relevant ethical and legal standards of HIPAA, relevant professional bodies, state boards.
• Consults with and refers to other professionals when appropriate (e.g. psychiatrists, medical providers, and dietitians).
• Utilizes evidence-based clinical interventions and, as appropriate, document in clinical notes.
• Serves on emergency response teams.
• Participates in active educational outreach programs.
• May supervise Master's level mental health students.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Required

Master's degree in relevant mental heath area from an accredited program

Preferred

Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

2 years post-degree experience

Preferred

• 1 year of management or supervision experience
• Prior experience providing clinical supervision to licensed providers or to graduate students in the area of mental health
• Experience conducting psychoeducational evaluation and testing
• Experience working on a college campus

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Indiana or license eligible Upon Date of Hire
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Indiana or license eligible Upon Date of Hire

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Preferred

• Demonstrates knowledge of program development and assessment approaches
• Ability to apply a wide range of clinical orientations and intervention techniques
• Demonstrates commitment to diversity and the ability to work with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace. It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients.

The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Kokomo, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including :

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level : Career

FLSA : Exempt

Job Function : Health Services

Job Family : Behavioral Health

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