Post-Master's Residency

Available August 2025

Post-Master's Residency

We will have 1 full-time post-graduate residency position for the 2025-26 academic year (beginning August 18, 2025 and ending May 20, 2026).

Focus: The postgraduate residency program has a general mental health focus to support students with a variety of issues/concerns to improve health and wellness. Residents will gain valuable experience in working within a short-term counseling model with a focus on connecting students to on and off campus resources for holistic support during their time in college. There will be opportunities to liaison and outreach to various campus entities including participation in community events on campus, facilitating workshops within other departments, and guest speaker opportunities in courses per faculty request. Our program has an emphasis on issues of social justice and addressing the mental health and wellbeing of Humboldt students of color.

Positions: We are seeking applications for 1 full-time post-graduate residency position for the 2025-26 academic year (beginning August 18, 2025 and ending May 20, 2026). Residents will be responsible for providing: (a) short term individual, couples, and group therapy; (b) intake and referral services; (c) crisis intervention and daytime on-call services; and (d) psychological consultation to the campus community. Residents will work with medical providers in the Student Health and Wellbeing Services on shared cases. Residents will receive both individual and case consultation commensurate with the requirements for licensure. Residents will also help co-create the different trainings that are desired and will gain experience working with a team of mental health providers at CAPS.

Qualifications: Applicants must have completed a master's degree in counseling or clinical psychology (e.g., leading toward licensure as an LMFT or LPCC) or in social work (leading to the LCSW). The degree must come from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or an APA/CPA-accredited program and have completed a practicum.

Strong interest and experience serving multicultural populations is required. Given Humboldt’s designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), applicants with a demonstrated commitment to, expertise in, and experience with the Latinx community are particularly encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest, training, and experience in short-term counseling

• Interest, training, and experience in crisis intervention

• Interest, training, and experience in trauma informed care

• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally appropriate therapeutic interventions

• Knowledge of Latinx cultures and social justice issues relevant to the Latinx community (e.g., immigration/acculturation, identity, colorism, intersectionality, etc.)

• Demonstrated awareness/knowledge of racial inequities and challenges faced by historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups

Salary and Stipend: Anticipated salary placement for residents will be $3,233 monthly, the maximum allowance in accordance with the "counselor intern" classification on the Unit 3 Faculty Salary Structure (with adjustments being made from 12 months to academic year timebase). The position carries full health benefits. In addition, residents will be provided with generous funding of $2,000 towards their professional development during the course of the year. The resident/s will have discretionary use of these funds (e.g., they can be used toward licensure, a professional conference, purchase of a professional library, etc.). Additional professional development funding may be available. The residency is for the duration of the academic year (approximately 10 months), with built-in vacation during the Fall, Winter, and Spring breaks. Residents have faculty privileges on campus (library privileges, access to employee wellness and employee assistance programs, etc.), & the added benefit of living in an extraordinarily beautiful place.

For more information on how Academic Year faculty are paid, see the Explanation of the Distribution of Pay.

General Information: As an institution, Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to eliminating the equity gap in all student populations with dynamic, student-centered practices and policies that full