Staff Psychologist - University Counseling Service

Position Summary:

Provides psychological services to assist a student body in attaining their educational, interpersonal, leadership, and academic goals. Psychological services include individual assessment and counseling; clinical crisis services; case management; group counseling; psycho-educational outreach programming and consultation to students, staff, faculty, administrators, and parents/families; supervision and training to

graduate students in the mental health professions; and commitment to working in a welcoming and respectful environment.

Specific Job Duties & Tasks:

• Carries a clinical case load providing counseling to individuals, couples, and groups, consulting with other professionals as necessary.
• Provides diagnoses, assessment, and treatment for emotional and functional disorders through primarily brief model counseling.
• Supervises, evaluates, and assists trainees in various content areas.
• Conducts workshops and outreach services designed to provide mental health education to students, staff, faculty, administrators, and parents/families.
• Develops cooperative working relationships with UI units.
• Designs and develops outreach programs to meet the needs of requesting UI units and organizations.

For a detailed job description, please email Ruth Appleton at ruth-appleton@uiowa.edu

About University Counseling Service:

As part of the Division of Student Life, University Counseling Service provides support and mental health services to the University of Iowa campus community. UCS has an inter-disciplinary staff of psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, graduate interns, practicum students, and administrative professionals. Our training and interest span a broad range of counseling approaches. Our mission is to provide compassionate psychological services, training, and outreach that fosters the mental health of students, nurtures student success, and contributes to a safe, welcoming, and respectful campus community.

About the Division of Student Life:

The Division of Student Life is comprised of staff that embrace new ideas and thoughts, works together to keep our students safe, and provides them with life-changing experiences. The Division of Student Life includes 15 departments that span from Recreation Services to the Office of Leadership, Service and Civic Engagement and everything in between. We believe in working together as one team to achieve our mission: fostering student success by creating and promoting educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom

Required Education & Licensure:

Doctoral degree in either Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA-Accredited program.

Psychologist: Possession of a valid Iowa license as a psychologists within 18 months of hire date.

Required Qualifications:

• Psychologist: Relevant post-degree experience (typically 1-3 years) or satisfactory completion of a psychology doctoral internship.
• Extensive knowledge of evidence and theory based mental health counseling in assessment, crisis, individual, and group with a university/college student population.
• Extensive proficiency in planning and delivering outreach programs and consultation services on a university campus.
• Working knowledge of providing supervision to trainees.
• Extensive proficiency in the application of co