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Position Details

Job Title Social Worker Position Number 8100124 Work Modality Fully In-Person Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the Work Day ERP? No Job Category University Staff Job Type Full-Time FLSA Status Exempt Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus Department Name WELLNESS CENTER Location Code WELLNESS CTR LSC (03830A) Is this split and/or fully grant funded?

No

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides high quality counseling and psychological services for Loyola students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.

Provides triage, initial visit intakes, group counseling and brief individual psychological counseling focused on student success.
Maintains clinical records and necessary statistics of psychotherapeutic and other client contacts in compliance with legal and ethical standards and best practices.
Consults with psychiatrists in conjunction with prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medication for psychotherapy patients.
Consults with parents, physicians, faculty, deans, Residence Life Staff, off-campus counseling services, other campus offices and students, when appropriate, in order to provide quality care to students.
Makes referrals to off-campus therapists, clinics, and hospitals, when appropriate.

Provides crisis management services, including after-hours coverage as needed.

Provides walk-in crisis and risk assessment, urgent and emergent counseling services.
Develops safety plans and facilitates psychiatric hospitalizations as necessary.
Supervises trainees with clinical crises and urgent care situations.
Provides after-hours, weekend and holiday coverage 24/7 on a rotating basis with other Wellness Center staff members.

Supervises unlicensed student therapists as part of training program.

Supervises, designs and participates in training experiences for masters and/or doctoral level graduate trainees in accord with high standards of care and academic program learning outcomes
Provides case management oversight and consultation to trainees, as assigned.
Organizes, leads and/or contributes to training seminars for graduate level interns and externs.

Provides outreach and consultation to students, faculty, staff and parents.

Conducts outreach and other student learning programs, as requested, orientation sessions for new students and emergency and postvention support to the campus community, as needed.
Conducts organized mental health awareness campaigns such as National Depression Screening Day, Eating Disorders Awareness Day as assigned by Director of Counseling
Develops and implements trainings on mental health awareness for Residence Life professional and student staff.
Participates in campus-based mental health initiatives organized by Wellness Center such as suicide prevention programs.
Stays current on relevant research and best practices regarding psychological services to the college student population.
Develops psycho educational programming to address campus mental health and climate issues.

Participates in regular Wellness Center staff meetings, case conferences, and in-service/professional development training.

May serves on Wellness Center and/or Student Development and university committees by request or as appointed by the Director of the Wellness Center or the Director of Counseling.
Develops didactic and psycho educational presentations to groups inside and outside of the Wellness Center
Organizes and presents in team meetings and clinical case conferences to Wellness Center staff members based on areas of specialty and clinical expertise.
May provide administrative coordination of the groups program or outreach and liaison activities as assigned by the Director of Counseling

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

Master’s degree in social work and one-three years of related experience.

Licenses

( LCSW ) in Illinois

Qualifications

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Desire and ability to work with emerging adult/college-age population.
Ability to maintain confidentiality. Must be comfortable working with a variety of disciplines and have a demonstrated commitment to multiculturalism, diversity and…

Social Worker, Mental Health