Suffolk University invites qualified candidates to apply for our Staff Psychologist/Counselor opening. The Staff Psychologist/Counselor is responsible for providing direct psychological counseling services and psycho-educational outreach programs to undergraduate, graduate and law students as part of an integrated Counseling, Health and Wellness Center. This is a 20 hour per week position.

PRIMARY/PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Provides short-term psychological counseling services to students in | | individual  and group modalities; psychological assessments, development | | of short-term treatment plans, urgent care behavioral risk assessments | | via Center walk-ins, case management and off-campus referrals; serves in | | after hours on-call service @4weeks/year. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Provides consultation to faculty, staff and students in order to address | | student high risk behaviors and student/community holistic health | | concerns. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Maintains timely and thorough client contact documentation compliant | | with Center policies and procedures and applicable state laws. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Provides psycho-educational and holistic health outreach programs to | | students, faculty and staff in collaboration with the Center’s Outreach | | Team. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attends weekly Center and supervision meetings; attends monthly Student | | Affairs meetings as available. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• D., Ed.D. or Psy.D. in Counseling or Clinical Psychology or MSW.
• Current license as a psychologist or LICSW in Massachusetts.
• Training and experience in providing short-term psychotherapy, group therapy and crisis response for diverse adolescents and young adults, preferably with college and university students.
• Experience and demonstrated knowledge regarding work with adolescents and young adults from multicultural and diverse backgrounds, preferably on a college campus.
• Interest in the application and integration of social justice in counseling center work.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and treat students with a broad range of diagnoses.
• Strong student service orientation.
• Availability to attend occasional evening or weekend activities and/or provide a program.