Diversity Initiatives and Outreach Counselor, Counseling Center

The Diversity Initiatives and Outreach Counselor provides counseling to students, and consultation to faculty, staff, and the community through individual, couple, family, group, and crisis counseling/interventions for the benefit of the campus community. The Counselor assesses individuals at risk to self-harm, harm to others, decompensation, and risk to the campus community. The Counselor collaborates with Counseling Center staff, provides consultation to faculty/staff outside the department, and conducts outreach and mental health education to the campus community. The position provides outreach to underserved student populations. The Counselor may provide mediation services for students when deemed necessary. The position must maintain appropriate licensures, certifications, and continuing education to maintain a knowledge base of best practices in the field. The Counselor may provide supervision to student interns as designated by the Center director. If this position provides supervision to post-master's degree clinicians, the individual must be in compliance with the supervision licensure laws designated by the state of Tennessee. Duties include:

Clinical Care

Provides evidence-based individual, couples, and group therapy for students from a multicultural perspective; attends to clinical emergencies as needed; supervises prelicensed mental health professionals as applicable; provides consultations to campus stakeholders (such as faculty, staff, administration, and parents); coordinates student care with appropriate campus and community partners; documents clinical encounters in an electronic health record system; upholds pertinent FERPA and HIPAA standards; and participates in staff meetings and relevant campus committees.

Campus and Community Outreach and Programming

Coordinates the Counseling Center's outreach and prevention efforts; develops and evaluates innovative approaches to address systematic issues that negatively impact mental health outcomes for marginalized communities; cultivates partnerships with campus and community groups serving underserved populations; advocates for systematic change to remove barriers to care for all students; and provides training for Counseling Center staff and campus partners on diversity issues as they relate to mental health.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Skills to provide evidence-based individual, group, and couples counseling
• Knowledge of systematic issues that impact mental health outcomes for marginalized groups
• Knowledge of best practices and trends in multicultural therapy
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally appropriate programming and training opportunities
• Ability to coordinate with campus and community partners on mental health and diversity initiatives

This position is a Flex-Year Appointment with work schedule of greater than 9 months, but less than 12 months annually.

Review of applications will begin February 22, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration.