Associate Director, Clinical Care - Counseling & Psychological Services

Job Summary

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) seeks an Associate Director, Clinical Care to join Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).

The Associate Director of Clinical Care, CAPS provides input and makes recommendations for the effective and efficient administrative, clinical, consultative, and outreach functions of CAPS. Provide consultation and oversight on sensitive, challenging, and more acute clinical cases, in consultation with the Director. Provide urgent clinical services during regular hours of operation.

Attend administrative meetings, participate on relevant committees, and provide input and recommendations to enhance the general operational flow of clinical services. Provide on-call coverage, crisis intervention, psycho-educational programming, community liaison and referrals, data collection, assessment and evaluation, and reports as needed. Serve as the Administrator-in-Charge when the Director and/or the Associate Director of Training is absent or unavailable.

Responsible for responding to the mental health needs of RISD students. Under minimal guidance from the Director. Provide a full range of culturally informed clinical and administrative services to support the psychological health of a culturally diverse and creative student body at RISD. Deliver consultation and training to faculty and staff in the RISD community.

The successful candidate will thrive in a campus environment that is committed to advancing the principles of social equity and inclusion, environmental and climate justice, and equal access to resources and opportunities. 

Essential Functions:

• Provides culturally informed case management, counseling, and referral services to all RISD students, including needs assessments, crisis sessions, and ongoing counseling.   Creates support plans for students, conducts appropriate follow-up, and maintains timely documentation. 

• Assists Director with clinical and administrative management of caseloads and preparation of administrative reports. 

• Facilitates psychiatric hospitalizations and supports clinicians in hospitalizations. Manages post-hospitalization communication with students, hospitals, and campus partners. Serves as primary liaison to maintain the relationship between CAPS and local hospitals. 

• Supervises Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 clinical staff, as assigned. 

• As a member of the Counseling Center Administrative Team, provides daily consultation to staff. 

• Serves in the CAPS on-call rotation for the college to provide direction on responding to student crises and offering time-sensitive consultation. Manages follow-up on after-hours reports and on-call activity. 

• Represents CAPS on relevant multidisciplinary teams on campus. 

• Maintains a list of referral resources for students and facilitates the sharing of updated resource lists with appropriate campus partners.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• A Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) or a master’s degree in counseling (or related field) with at least 7 years of experience post-licensure in mental health settings; or a doctorate in counseling, clinical, or psychology from an APA-accredited program with at least 2 years of experience post-licensure in mental health settings.

• At least 4-7 years of clinical supervisory experience required.

• Must be licensed or license-eligible as an LICSW, LMHC, or Psychologist in Rhode Island (i.e. must file for licensure in Rhode Island immediately upon hire and obtain license in accordance with RI State Board of Health prevailing standards and schedules).

• Demonstrated experience in program development and evaluation.

• Demonstrated experience in policy development and implementation.

• Demonstrated competency providing clinical services for diverse or marginalized clients, including international populations and clients who identify along the gender and sexual orientation spectra.

• Demonstrated experience with considering and implementing social justice elements into training and practice from a systemic standpoint.

• Demonstrated competency in managing and responding to crisis and emergency clinical situations.

• Demonstrated experience providing clinical services for the wide range of presenting issues seen in college students, including assessing and managing risk and the treatment of acute conce