25-58 Licensed Counselor, Licensed Psychologists, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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Posted: 21-Nov-24
Location: West Chester University
Internal Number: 4736874
Join a vibrant equity-minded campus community of educators whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. The Department of Counseling & Psychological Services (The Counseling Center) invites applications for a non-classroom faculty-ranked Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Counselor, or Licensed Social Worker position. This is a 9-month full-Time, non-teaching, tenure track position. Faculty rank will be determined based on the successful candidate?s experience, expertise, and training. The position will begin in January 2025 (There is the possibility of an August 2025 start).
West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.
The mission of the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (The Counseling Center) is to promote the optimal health of all WCU students through the provision of quality and culturally competent mental health services and education for the campus community. Learn more about West Chester University?s Counseling and Psychological Services center.
This non-teaching faculty position will a primary focus on providing therapy to all students and will have significant focus of working with students presenting with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) concerns; assess students who are either self-referred, referred by faculty/staff, referred by family/friends, or referred directly from the Office of Student Conduct; provide short-term individual treatment, group therapy, counseling, crisis work, and outreach programming across campus; design, coordinate, and implement prevention initiatives. The ideal candidate will demonstrate attention to the diverse needs and backgrounds of WCU students and collaborate with department counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other University health care professionals to provide care. The incumbent?s schedule includes four in-office clinical days and one work-from-home day for service and scholarly activities. The schedule includes providing 24 clinical hours per week during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Additional compensation is given for those counselors that work during the Winter and Summer breaks. Responsibilities include:
Provide psychological counseling to the student population
Provide short-term individual treatment, group therapy, counseling, crisis work, and outreach programming across campus
Provide attention to the diverse needs and backgrounds of WCU students
Collaborate with department psychologists/counselors, psychiatrists, and other University health care professionals
Engage in scholarly activities (i.e., professional publications and presentations)
Serve the University and the community through participation in various committees
Supervise graduate-level trainees
Perform other duties as assigned
Licensed as a Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, or Counselor in Pennsylvania (Applicants that are Pennsylvania license eligible may be considered)
Clinical experience treating alcohol and other drug concerns
West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania is among the top regional comprehensive public universities in the nation, serving more than 17,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a national reputation for excellence, value, and student success. Founded in 1871 as an institute for teacher preparation, West Chester offers more than 118 undergraduate and 103 graduate programs in more than 50 fields of study. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the Philadelphia campus, and online. Five colleges and two schools comprise the University: Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the School of Music, and the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Located in Chester County (25 miles from downtown Philadelphia) the area combines the best of enjoyable daily living with easy access to the full spectrum of country and city attractions. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.