Senior Psychiatric Social Worker

Duke University:

 

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

 

Positional Summary

CAPS provides excellent quality of care to undergraduate and graduate students. We are committed to demonstrating empathy and trust with students, one another, campus/community partners, and other stakeholders. As social justice motivates our work, all students will experience acceptance and compassion, and affirmation for their lived identities and life experiences.

 

Under the direction of the Director of Clinical Services, the Counselor, Clinical Mental Health will provide assessment, brief counseling, and crisis intervention in an individual and/or group setting. This individual will participate in CAPS outreach and community engagement activities for Duke students. The individual must be a strong generalist who provides services through a social justice framework and can provide multimodal interventions and clinical services to emerging adults in the college setting.  The clinician should be culturally competent and have demonstrated experience working with diverse student populations. The clinician may support training and education which may include providing culturally-responsive supervision and seminars to licensed professional counseling interns. 

 

Key Position Duties

 

Clinical/student services - (60%)

Provides assessment/brief counseling/crisis intervention in individual and group settings to college students. Provide clinical services using appropriate theoretical approaches

Provides interpersonal process and skills-based, and other group services and workshops as needed within CAPS and across the campus community.

Assist students in developing coping skills and tools that will allow them to maintain emotional, physical, social, and environmental, relational wellness.

Provides crisis case management services to students and responds to clinical and campus crises as a support to the TRAC to as needed.

Has demonstrated knowledge about Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and ways to integrate this modality in a university counseling center.  Also demonstrated knowledge and ability to integrate other theoretical approaches within the clinical counseling process.

Administers and interprets limited assessment measures;

Participate in community engagement services through liaison relationships with faculty, staff and students;

Delivers campus and community level interventions that address cultural climate issues for oppressed and marginalized groups.

Follows agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, and HIPAA;

 

Admin and other (40%)

Completes clinical documentation according to policies and procedures;

Coordinates referrals for students, with TRAC, for students who may exhibit chronic mental health conditions that are not treatable in a university counseling setting;

Provides professional development and orientation support to trainees and/or new employees;

Attends staff, clinical team, and committee meetings; participates in ongoing staff conversations about the ways marginalization, discrimination, and oppression impact individuals and systems; participates on committees as requested;

Attends department sponsored professional development activities;

Other duties as assigned.  

 

General Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
• Licensed and/or licensed eligible as a licensed