Supervising Clinical Therapist

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

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SRGV
9104

SUPERVISING CLINICAL THERAPIST

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College of Education and P-16 Integration / Counseling Training Clinic

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Exempt

To provide specialized assistance and counseling to the general community population. Responsible for a variety of professional tasks related to developing, implementing and conducting specialized individual and group psychotherapy in a clinical setting.

• Provides therapeutic services to clients of clinic.
• Provides supervision to Practicum Students, LPC
  -Interns and/or Social Work Interns under specific supervision.
• Provides individual and group training to Practicum Students, LPC
  -Interns and/or Social Work Interns.
• Creates Psycho-Educational Groups to be offered to clinic client population.
• Trains Practicum Students, LPC
  -Interns and/or Social Work Interns in conducting the Psycho-Educational Groups.
• Assists with the determination of appropriateness of referrals.
• Works with departmental faculty in determining how they could use the clinical site as part of their classroom instruction.
• Assists with the development and implementation of new programs, strategies, and goals for individual mental health, group psychotherapy.
• Periodically reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of existing programs and services.
• Assists the clinic director in periodically reviewing and revising forms being used to document the services clinic clients receive.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures of the University, UT System, and the clinical site.
• Maintains appropriate documentation to ensure compliance with state laws.
• Acts as clinic representative with all internal and external University committees and organizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

General direction from the assigned supervisor.

Practicum Students, LPC
-Interns, Social Work Interns, and assigned support staff.

Master’s degree in a mental health related field.

N/A

Must be licensed in a mental health discipline in the State of Texas. Currently possess the supervisor credential for LPC or LCSW interns, or obtain within 3 months of employment.

Four (4) years experience in a counseling position of which at least two (2) years as a licensed mental health professional.

N/A

Use of standard office equipment. Use of monitoring system to provide live supervision for Practicum Students and LPC
-Interns.

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Usual office environment; may be required to lift up to 25 lbs.

Ability to set and adjust priorities; handle a high volume of work with frequent interruptions; work independently and in a flexible manner to meet changing business requirements. Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills; ability to speak and write clearly and concisely. Seeks to listen and understand views and comments of others. Some travel will be required. Ability to work weekends and/or evenings as needed.

High degree of accuracy required in all phases of work.