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The Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Psychologist.

About the Opportunity

The Psychologist provides clinical services (short-term individual and group counseling), crisis management, and outreach/consultation), for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as supervision and training in the predoctoral internship program.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week


• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)


• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year


• 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)


• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits (this position is a benefits-eligible, non-classified staff position)


• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.


• Wellness programs

What you'll do:

• Provide multiculturally sensitive brief counseling (virtual and in person) for individuals with diverse presenting concerns.


• Provide clinical services including but not limited to assessment, treatment planning, short-term counseling, group therapy, crisis intervention services, psychoeducation, and case management. Provide clinical services both in-person and through telehealth platforms.


• Conduct comprehensive assessments and intake evaluations, triage, and participation in CCCPS' crisis intervention services, drop-in clinic, and afterhours crisis coverage (initial responses and crisis stabilization provided by ProtoCall staff).


• Administer and document risk assessments and risk reduction interventions. Provide related case consultation with staff and trainees.


• Provide case management for WVU students who require longer term or specialized care.


• Provide consultation and outreach to clients and their families, WVU faculty/staff, and the university community.


• Complete required documentation in an electronic health record system and quality assurance activities including routine monitoring and management of student treatment compliance (i.e., missed appointments, cancellations, etc.) in accordance with agency policies and state and federal regulations.


• Attend case conference, committees, task forces, and other meetings related to the mission of the Center and the university.


• Serve as a liaison to various campus stakeholders and ensure that students, faculty and staff are provided with timely information regarding CCCPS and student mental health concerns and resources.


• Actively promote multicultural competence and awareness in both training and the broader center operations and culture.


• Provide clinical supervision to trainees and facilitate seminars on a variety of clinical or professional topics.


• Actively participate in the agency predoctoral internship training program.


• Participate in agency clinical and outreach assessment activities.

• Completed doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology (Ph.D., Ed.D., or Psy.D.) from an APA-accredited program.


• Supervised practica in providing psychological services, including adult outpatient individual counseling/ therapy, and group counseling.
  


• One-year, full time predoctoral internship in an APA-accredited Professional Psychology program that includes a primary rotation in adult outpatient counseling/therapy and counseling.
  


• Experience providing clinical services in a multidisciplinary setting.
  


• Clinical experience or specialty training in one or more of the following areas: working with BIPOC, International and/or LGBTQ+ students, multicultural counseling, disordered eating/eating disorders, trauma, substance use disorders, military veterans, or telehealth.


• Demonstrated commitment to cultural humility and affirmative care for all students.
  


• Experience providing short-term counseling.
  


• Experience with crisis intervention.
  


• Knowledge, skills, and expertise required to provide multiculturally sensitive services.
  


• Excellent organizational, management, and communication skills.
  


• Ability to work successfully as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team (including social workers, counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists).
  


• Knowledge, skills, and expertise required to proficiently conduct, document and especially evaluate individual, and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and consultation/outreach with a college-aged population.
  


• Knowledge, skills, and expertise required to proficiently conduct and evaluate supervision and training.
  


• Ability to utilize an electronic health record system.
  


• Geographical availability to provide timely on campus emergency responses during on call weeks (2- 4 weeks per year).
  


• Practical and ethical knowledge regarding the provision of telehealth services.

Licensed (or license-eligible within 18 months) Psychologist within the State of West Virginia.

At West Virginia University, we leverage our talents and resources to create a better future for our state and the world. As West Virginia's land-grant university, WVU has three campuses that touch each corner of the state. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres, Extension Service offices in all 55 counties, ten experimental farms and four forests.

From the groundbreaking R1 research of our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley - the contributions of WVU employees directly impact the 1.8 million people of West Virginia every day, no matter their role or position.

Service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation are the core values that unite Mountaineers, inspiring one another to work tirelessly and support others as they seek to reach new heights. After all, when you're a Mountaineer, impossible is just another mountain to climb.

Creating an inclusive, engaged, and dynamic learning environment is core to WVU's academic mission. We welcome candidates who can contribute a range of ideas, approaches and experiences.

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West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.