Clinical Sport Psychology Services Counselor

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Clinical Sport Psychology Services Counselor

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Position Title

Clinical Sport Psychology Services Counselor

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Overview

Provide diagnostic assessment, psychotherapeutic intervention, and mental performance consultation to support the wellbeing of student athletes. This position also requires after-hours coverage rotation for the general campus.

Essential Duties:

Provide counseling, diagnostic assessment, and crisis intervention to student athletes dealing with mental health and development challenges. Work with on campus and off campus resources to provide coordinated support to students in need. Provide culturally appropriate individual, group counseling, and outreach to diverse student populations. Develop treatment plans of action aimed toward prevention, treatment, and resolution of mental, social, emotional, and psychological function and distress. Refer to both on and off campus resources. (50%)

Serve as point of contact for 50% of the varsity athletic teams, including sports medicine staff, coaches, including providing consultations regarding wellness and mental performance matters. Provide scheduled outreach programming to teams, coaches, athletics support staff, and athletics administration, including but not limited to team workshops and coach/support staff psychoeducation. Provide consultation to athletics staff regarding student athletes of concern. (15%)

Provide diagnostic assessment and prevention in acute crisis such as risk of suicide, trauma, psychosis, and/or major campus emergency. Conduct clinical interview(s) to evaluate imminent danger to self or others, coordinate intervention with outside providers when appropriate. Provide psychological/clinical judgement when requested to administration including the Executive Director, Associate Director of Clinical Sport Psychology Services, Athletics Administration, and Student Affairs Administration. Participate in after hours on-call rotation for the Personal Counseling Center. (10%)

Provide consultation and representation of

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/Clinical Sports Psychology Services with Athletics and Student Affairs in various campus initiatives via committee and liaison work as assigned. Participate in student athlete events and forums. Participate in

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clinical case conference and administrative staff meetings. (10%)

Work in collaboration with the Associate Director of Clinical Sport Psychology Services and Athletics staff to maintain a staff presence within the Big East and

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organizations focused on student athlete mental health and wellness. Collaborate with other institutions to identify student athlete mental health trends and needs, collaborating with student and professional groups and organizations to develop partnership programming. (10%)

Marginal Duties:

Maintain records and clinical information consistent with professional standards and

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practices in the electronic medical record system, including progress notes, risk assessments, and collateral contact documentation. (5%)

Perform all other duties as may be required.

Education and Experience Required

Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology, masters in social work, psychology or counseling from an accredited institution. Licensed or license-eligible in Rhode Island required.

Mental Performance Consultant Certification preferred by not required.

One to three years’ related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience working with student athletes in a higher education institution and understanding of

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mandates of such to ensure excellent services that meet and exceed

NCAA

standards preferred.

Solid consultation skills to be able to work with coaching and medical staff of teams regarding programmatic needs for teams.

Proficient diagnostic skills and excellent treatment planning skills needed to work individually with student athletes including but not limited to

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-S, trauma, mood, and anxiety disorders.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time

Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction

Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard

Communication skills using the spoken word

Ability to see within normal parameters

Ability to hear within normal range

Ability to move about

Employee Status

Full Time

Salary Grade

Salary Information

Salary

$88,000 to $93,500

Benefits

Providence College offers a comprehensive range of valuable benefits to eligible employees, which are designed to:

Promote the health and well-being of you and your family

Provide financial security while you are working

Build financial resources for retirement

Help you balance personal and work responsibilities

Provide educational opportunities for you and your family

These benefits include but are not limited to health, dental, 403b retirement plan, flexible benefits plan, tuition benefits, employee assistance plan, college paid basic life insurance and long-term disability insurance, and paid time off. To learn more, please visit our Employee Benefits website by clicking the following link: https://human-resources.provi...

Union Status

Non-Union

Shift:

If other, please enter regular schedule.

EEO Statement

Providence College does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, national and ethnicorigin, sex, gender, except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification, sexual orientation,gender identity, religion, disability, age, veteran status, or genetic information. The College will develop,and from time to time update, an affirmative action program and will insist on a good-faith effort on thepart of its employees to comply with the program. The College will request and expect its agents andthose with whom it conducts its affairs to meet the commitment of this important program.

Posting Detail Information

| Requisition Number | AS1001P | | Closing Date | | | Open Until Filled | Yes | | Special Instructions to Applicants | |

Supplemental Questions

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Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter Optional Documents 1. Curriculum Vitae

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