Counselor (9 months)

• Prepare and maintain confidential clinical documentation records ensuring all legal and ethical requirements are consistently followed.
• Consult with families, faculty, staff, mental health professionals, and medical personnel as needed to facilitate the counseling process and for continuity of care.
• Contribute to campus wellness through education and training by providing outreach programming on mental and emotional health topics.
• Diagnose mental health disorders and write treatment plans.
• Consult with essential offices on campus to promote campus safety when a students' issues rise to the level of being a threat to themselves or others.
• Refer students to outside mental health or medical services as indicated by assessment and/or scope of service issues.
• Demonstrate sensitivity, concern, and acceptance to all students seeking counseling service resources.
• Promote counseling services to the campus community and parents of students.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the director.

• Knowledge of and adherence to current professional and ethical standards; knowledge of mental health issues, including, but not limited to anxiety, substance abuse, depression, sexual dysfunction, sexual assault, stress management, suicide, and eating disorders; knowledge of community social services resources; knowledge of student development theory and application; knowledge of program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Skilled in oral and written communication and interpersonal relations.
• Ability to assess and accurately diagnose mental health and related disorders. Ability to recognize the need for refer to higher levels of care; ability to organize and complete multiple tasks in an accurate and timely manner; ability to perform and maintain effective counseling relationships with students; ability to monitor student movement in the therapy process and to terminate therapeutic relationships appropriately; ability to work in harmony with administrative staff, professional staff, and campus community.

• A minimum of a Master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field is required.
• A minimum of one year of post-licensure professional experience in counseling, social work, or related field is required.
• Successful completion of a practicum in a University Counseling Center may substitute for the require year of post-licensure experience.
• Licensed or the ability to get licensed in the state of Texas within 30 days of application date is required. Acceptable licenses: Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Master Social Worker, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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