Psychologist

The Psychologist provides mental health services, assessment, crisis intervention, and outreach services to students, and consultation and outreach to faculty and staff in regard to student problems. Provides supervision to psychologists in training. Provides counseling services and outreach to students at UHCL and the UHCL Pearland campuses.

Duties:

• Provides counseling services to students including brief individual personal counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, and crisis intervention services for psychological crises on campus. Conducts assessment of students to determine the nature of their problems and provides treatment recommendations. Maintains appropriate confidential files of counseling clients. Covers required evening and weekend hours. Performs on call duties as backup for Proto Call after-hours crisis service.
• Supervises psychology and counseling trainees in practicum and internship placements. Provides structured training seminar for practicum and internship programs.
• Plans and implements displays, workshops, seminars, and other structured psycho-educational and outreach programs designed to enhance personal development. Markets counseling services to students through participation in orientation, class visits, and other university events.
• Participates in peer review, case conference, and professional development continuing education activities to maintain and enhance skills, learn new knowledge and skills, maintain license, and contribute to the counseling profession. Participates in assessment procedures to maintain and improve services provided to students.
• Meets with faculty to provide information on services and provides consultation to faculty, as needed. Works with university staff to develop human relations skills in dealing with students and their problems and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing mental health services in a college counseling setting.
• Successful completion of APA-accredited academic program and doctoral internship.
• Licensed Psychologist

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of theories, techniques, and procedures for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues.
• Knowledge of confidentiality, state laws, ethics that affect practice of mental health providers.
• Knowledge of multicultural theories and how intersecting identities can affect mental health issues
• Skills in oral communication - active listening, excellent verbal, non-verbal communication, and group processing.
• Excellent written communication for documentation and work products.
• Technology skills for providing remote work, using EMR, and conducting outreach; also Excel, PPT, and Adobe.
• Ability to establish effective relationships with coworkers, community partners, and clients.
• Ability to triage, engage in effective case conceptualization and treatment planning.
• Ability to continue to monitor client progress, outcomes, and need for additional resources.
• Ability to apply supervisor models and communication skills to be an effective clinical supervisor.
• Knowledge of issues relevant to college students.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.