Suffolk University invites qualified candidates to apply for Staff Psychologist/Multicultural Trainer opening. The Staff Psychologist/Multicultural Trainer is responsible for planning, facilitation and implementation of training/professional development for interns and CHW staff regarding multicultural counseling and related issues, including the Center’s Multicultural Dialogue Series. Additional responsibilities involve direct psychological counseling, crisis intervention services, psycho-educational outreach programs and doctoral intern supervision as a member of the training team for the Center’s APA-Accredited Internship Program.

PRIMARY/PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Provides short-term psychological counseling services to students in | | individual and group modalities; clinical psychological assessments, | | development of short-term treatment plans, urgent behavioral risk | | assessments in walk-in hours, case management and off-campus referrals | | are components of this work. Provides consultation to faculty, staff and | | students in order to address student high risk behaviors and | | student/community holistic health concerns. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Plans, facilitates and implements training/professional development | | for doctoral interns and CHW staff regarding multicultural counseling | | and related issues, including the Center’s Multicultural Dialogue | | Series. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Assists in the supervision and training of doctoral interns in Center | | APA approved program, including weekly and as needed trainee supervision | | meetings, regular trainee digital recording and case note reviews, | | seminar presentations and service as a member of the training committee. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Serves in the center-wide, after-hours, on-call rotation system in | | conjunction with ProtoCall Services, a contracted professional mental | | health on-call service. Provides campus psychological support services | | as needed during times of campus crises and/or psychological | | emergencies. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Provides psycho-educational and holistic health outreach programs to | | students, faculty and staff in collaboration with the Center’s Outreach | | Team. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Maintains timely and thorough client contact documentation compliant | | with Center policies and procedures and applicable state laws. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Attends Center and Student Affairs Division meetings and professional | | development programs. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATION: 

• D., Ed.D. or Psy.D. in Counseling or Clinical Psychology.
• Completion of an APA accredited internship.
• Current license as a psychologist in Massachusetts (or licensed in another state and license-eligible in  Massachusetts within 4 months)
• A minimum of two post –licensure years of clinical/counseling experience in the field of Psychology with counseling work on a college or university campus preferred.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating trainings and discussion in multicultural counseling and related topics.
• Interest in the application and integration of social justice in counseling center work.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement outreach programs.
• Training and experience in providing short-term psychotherapy, group therapy and crisis response for multi-culturally diverse adolescents and young adults, preferably with college and university students.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and treat students with a broad range of diagnoses.
• Strong student service orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and train doctoral interns.
• Availability to attend occasional evening or weekend activities and/or provide a program.
• Maintain ethical/professional conduct and interaction with all University community.                
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective psychological consultation and leadership to all campus constituents (faculty, staff and students).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest in the integration of technology in psychological practice
• Interest and knowledge regarding group counseling in university psychological services.
• Proficiency in a second language.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is a 12 month, full-time salaried position.  Due to clinical/campus emergencies or an occasional evening program, psychologists may work beyond regularly scheduled office hours.