Postdoctoral Clinical/Counseling Psychologist

Wesleyan University, United States

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Croton On Hudson, NEW YORK
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: ;

Position Information
Position Information


Job Posting Number S01266
Position Title Postdoctoral Clinical/Counseling Psychologist
Department Counseling Center-1068
Job Category Staff Posting
Position Type Full-Time
Work Location On Campus
Pay Type Salaried
Salary Range
$50,800 – $56,484.
Compensation Practices
Experience is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers.  For more information visit https://www.wesleyan.edu/hr/handbook/compensation-practices/index.html
Position Details
Wesleyan University has approximately 2,900 undergraduates and 200 graduate students. The Counseling and Psychological Services office (CAPS) operates on an 8:30 am – 4:30 pm weekday schedule with limited evening hours M-Th. CAPS provides 24/7 coverage through an on-call rotation.
Outreach is included in the services provided and is essential to the community mental health model to which CAPS adheres. CAPS provides education, consultation, and training to students, faculty, administrators, and staff.
Reporting to the CAPS Training Program Supervisor, this is a full-time fellowship for postdoctoral clinical or counseling psychologists who seek to advance their training in a university mental health setting. Funding for the position has been approved for 12 months.
The fellowship fulfills all supervised clinical experience requirements for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut.
The position is housed within Wesleyan University’s Counseling and Psychological Services office (CAPS).
Duties will include intake assessment and treatment planning, a weekly psychotherapy caseload of approximately 20 individual clients, crisis intervention, consultation, group interventions, and 2-4 hours/week of outreach and education.
The fellow will provide ongoing clinical supervision to a pre-doctoral extern. Additionally, the fellow will have teaching responsibilities in the didactic portion (i.e. Cognitive Assessment Seminar) of the externship program.
The fellow will participate in the on-call rotation and will receive one hour of individual supervision and one hour of group supervision weekly.
The fellow will work one evening during the week until 7 PM.
The fellow will develop an area of specialization. Examples include but are not limited to focused clinical practice, outreach and education, clinical training and administration, and clinical scholarship/writing.
This position is required to work on campus. 
(Relocation assistance to CT is available for those who qualify).
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must provide documentation that they have completed, or are on track to complete, an APA-accredited doctoral internship in psychology and their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology from an APA-accredited program by August 15, 2024.
All But Dissertation (ABD) candidates will be considered, but the dissertation must be successfully defended by position start date.
Strong case formulation, assessment and treatment skills, including the ability to understand transference and countertransference in working clinically with a diversity of clients, issues and levels of impairment.
Familiarity with psychoeducational testing and psychodiagnostic assessment tools.
Demonstrated experience in working independently and as part of a team.
Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
Demonstrated experience and skill in the treatment of clients who identify as members of underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+.
Demonstrated commitment to work within a diverse environment and to work collaboratively with individuals of different backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications
Clinical training experience in university mental health, particularly within a multicultural and social justice framework.
Clinical training experience working with late adolescent/emerging adult population.
Experience providing outreach and prevention services within a diverse community is also desirable.
Special Instructions to Applicants
The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration please apply by Friday, January 5th, 2023 when first review of applications will begin.
Additional Information
All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.
Benefits
Wesleyan offers a broad range of employee benefits and development opportunities, including comprehensive group insurance plans, wellness programs and incentives, generous paid time off and retirement plans. We also offer flexible work schedules, employee and dependent tuition programs, as well as access to Wesleyan’s BLS & GLS programs for those who qualify (tuition is waived for up to 2 courses a term; some fees and taxes may apply).
Detailed information on the benefits of working at Wesleyan is located at: https://wesleyan.edu/hr/careers/prospective-resources.html .
Quick Link https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/10177

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