Director of Counseling Services

Description:

Berea College is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and socially engaged administrator to serve as Director of Counseling Services. This is a full-time, 12-month position that provides clinical and administrative leadership for a multidisciplinary mental health team that serves a diverse population of approximately 1,500 undergraduate students. This role is essential to helping students achieve and maintain quality mental health and wellness so they can successfully fulfill their academic goals.

The Director programmatically serves as a liaison between the Counseling Services department, and other departments on campus, and external partners by providing knowledge and expertise that contribute to the health and safety of the student body. This position provides executive direction of a residential college counseling clinic staffed with 6-8 therapists tasked with providing individual, couples, and group therapeutic counseling services for students.

The Director oversees the development and delivery of educational and preventive programs on common mental health issues among college students. The Director is also responsible for crisis management, oversight of budget, and ensuring the counseling center follows all legal and ethical obligations related to the delivery of mental health services. The Director advises the college leadership on current mental health trends and services and is a member of the college’s Care Team.

The Director reports directly to the Vice President for Student Life. Your

Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership, vision, and oversight of Counseling Services. Ensure quality of care through directly supervising, guiding, and coaching mental health therapists (including provisionally licensed professional counselors), interns, and student workers Ensure that all aspects of Counseling Services adhere to established standards, laws, and regulations, including HIPAA and mental health counseling practice standards. Ensure confidential health information is properly maintained in compliance with HIPPA and FERPA.

Maintain an active client caseload (individuals, groups, couples, families) appropriate to administrative workload and client demand. When necessary, develop mental health treatment plans for students. Maintain competencies and licensure through external and self-directed professional development Maintain relationships with external mental healthcare professionals who provide elevated professional support for needs such as psychiatric assessments, medication management, etc. Develop, implement and assess programs and initiatives pertaining to student mental health wellness, education and awareness.

Provide student referrals to off-campus medical services when necessary. Provide internal professional development activities for the Counseling Services staff. Build cohesion and effective working relationships between employees in Counseling Services. Plan and implement educational programs to foster awareness and student success related to mental health wellness for students. Partner with other departments to host outreach programs Collaborate with peer professionals throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Collaborate with internal and external groups in coordination of programs designed to engage students on a broad array of topics such as depression, suicide prevention, and sexual assault awareness Develop methodologies to communicate programs, events and resources to the campus community. Develop annual objectives and benchmarks for the Counseling Services department which supports the college’s mission and Student Life division’s strategic goals.

Network with counterparts in higher education to remain abreast of recent trends and best practices that can support Counseling Services. Assist in the reporting of data in compliance with inquiries from state and federal healthcare authorities. Establishes and monitors Institutional Effectiveness objectives and outcomes for Counseling Services. Provides regular reports related to Counseling Services activities and concerns to college leadership.

Assist in development and management of the departmental…