Post-Master's Fellow - Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

The Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services invites applications for a Post-Master's Fellow. The Fellowship positions are year to year appointments designed for recent graduates (within the last 2 years) of a Master's of Social Work or Counseling Program. The Fellowship focuses primarily on providing short-term individual and group counseling, care/crisis management, outreach/consultation, services for undergraduate and graduate students. Areas of emphasis will be considered based on specialized skills and experience such as substance use, crisis, and multicultural counseling.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide multiculturally-sensitive brief counseling (virtual and in person) for individuals with diverse presenting concerns.
• Provide clinical services including, but not limited to treatment planning, short-term counseling, psychoeducational group therapy, crisis intervention services, and case management
• Conduct comprehensive intake evaluations, triage, and participate in CCCPS's crisis intervention services including crisis clinic, and supervised after-hours crisis coverage (initial responses and crisis stabilization provided by ProtoCall staff).
• Administer and document supervised risk assessments and risk reduction interventions.
• Provide consultation and outreach to clients and their families, WVU faculty/staff, and the university community.
• Complete required documentation in an electronic health record system and quality assurance activities including routine monitoring and management of student treatment compliance.
• Serve as a liaison to various campus stakeholders and ensure that students, faculty and staff are provided with timely information regarding CCCPS and student mental health concerns and resources.
• Other duties as assigned

Clinical Requirements (Outreach, triages, urgent/crisis clinic all count for clinical hours)

• Outreach: 5 outreaches per semester (2 in summer)
• Triages: 6 Weekly
• Urgent/Crisis Clinic: 3 hours
• Weekly Clinical Hours: 27
• ~ 16-18 clients a week (pending outreaches)
• ~ 4-5 hours a week of support/prep admin time per week

To Apply, Submit:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter--- Applicants are encouraged to apply with a cover letter of interest that details their experience within each of the key component areas of this position and designate which Fellow Track they are interested in.
• Four (4) Names of Professional References.

• Recently graduated (within last 2 years) and obtained Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling.
• Experience providing outpatient clinical services in a multidisciplinary setting
• Experience providing services to diverse, college-age students or other adults
• Experience with Excel, Microsoft Access, or similar software
• Ability to navigate and collaborate with university and healthcare systems
• Geographical availability to provide timely on campus emergency responses during on call weeks (2- 4 weeks per year)
• Required to complete licensure exam (NCE or ASWB exam) prior to start date.
• Required to complete Licensure Packet for Provisional Counseling License such that Provisional License or Temporary Permit is approved by Board by start date. Required to submit supervision contract for SW licensure supervision to obtain approval for licensure supervision by start date.
  
  

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