Provides complex mental health services to the campus community, including individual, couples and group counseling and therapy; crisis intervention; and, supervision and training of doctoral interns and graduate students in counseling and clinical psychology. Provides leadership in consultation and outreach services and psychological assessments.

• Provides individual, couples and group counseling to students, staff and faculty.
• Responsible for outreach/consultation services to the campus community, and serves as a guide to lower level counselors.
• Provides intake and on-call services to clients with personal, vocational and academic concerns.
• Performs psychological/psycho-educational assessments and recommends suitable services.
• Maintains appropriate case documentation, supervision and evaluation records.
• Serves on university committees and participates in university programs as requested by supervisor.
• Conducts training/assessment seminars; provides orientation; teaches classes.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EEO/AA

Doctoral and 1 year experience.

Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or other degree acceptable to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP)Completed one year full-time supervised internship in APA-Accredited college or university counseling center or other relevant setting or one year postdoctoral. Eligible to become a licensed psychologist in the State of Texas or newly licensed (1-3 years).

Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.

Additional Information:

About CAPS:

CAPS is part of the Health and Wellness unit of the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services. We work closely with our Health and Wellness partners, which include, the Health Center, Campus Recreation, Wellness, Center for Students with Disabilities, and Cougars in Recovery. CAPS is charged with serving the mental health needs of the campus community. CAPS is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services and also offers an APA accredited internship in Health Service Psychology. The staff consists of licensed psychologists, doctoral and masters level mental health professionals, and advanced graduate trainees in counseling and clinical psychology. CAPS mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity of the UH student body, however, CAPS clients are even more diverse than the general student body with respect to religious diversity; sexual, gender, relationship diversity; and ability differences.

Minimum qualifications:

A doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology. Must have completed an APA-Accredited doctoral psychology internship. We welcome applicants who do not have prior counseling center experience provided candidates clearly articulate how their experience in other settings can be translated to a counseling center/higher education setting. The successful candidate will have strong attention and motivation to multicultural competence, demonstrated by awareness of their areas for multicultural growth, an openness to working with a wide range of diverse clients, and the pursuit of continued education.

Desired Qualifications:

Candidates who are three plus years post-licensure and have experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: single session therapy (SST), men's issues, sexual and gender diversity, ability differences, crisis intervention, and outreach programming.

General responsibilities :

Provide multi-culturally competent individual, couples, and group services within a short-term therapy framework; facilitate workshops on coping skills for anxiety and depression; adhere to stepped care principles in assessing a student's fit for services; perform crisis intervention and assessment, engage in consultation and outreach; provide training and supervision for doctoral interns and practicum students; and perform additional duties as assigned by the Director.