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Job Description
The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services is recruiting for two full-time, 12-month Generalist Postdoctoral Fellows. This Postdoctoral Fellowship is for a generalist college counseling center clinician; and, we currently have the following areas of emphasis available for applicants with experience and interest: multicultural counseling and consulting, psychological assessment, trauma therapy, and group therapy (see summary of activities for each one below). Other areas of focus may also be considered, dependent on interest and available supervision.
Under supervision, the Postdoctoral Fellow will provide a full range of psychological counseling, including individual and group therapy, same day sessions, crisis intervention, and outreach and consultation services to university students. This position will receive a comprehensive training experience in University Counseling Services. The majority of this work is accomplished via one-to-one interpersonal relationships with students, but may also be extended to faculty, campus organizations, and other professional members of the community. Post-docs at UNR CS receive a minimum of 90 minutes of individual supervision per week, participate in post-doc group/cohort supervision, and have access to didactic training seminars.
Group-Focused Emphasis
Group-focused postdocs participate in group work for the entire postdoc year, striving to facilitate one interpersonal process and one group of choice during the fall and spring semesters and one group of choice during the summer. Expertise is also developed through emphasis supervision, readings, taking on administrative tasks under the supervision of the group program coordinator, and potentially supervision of group work, dependent on interest, readiness, and availability.
Multicultural Counseling and Consulting Emphasis
This emphasis focuses on working with students from diverse backgrounds. Multicultural-focused postdocs will also contribute to providing didactics to CS staff at our monthly full-staff diversity trainings, participate in the students of color-focused consultation team, and complete at least two DEIA-focused outreaches to the University community over the year.
Psychological Assessment Emphasis
Postdocs with an emphasis in assessment will aim to complete 10-12 comprehensive psychological evaluations (including completing integrated reports) during the training year. Assessment-focused postdoc also have the opportunity to provide assessment-focused didactics and supervision, as well as, participate in administration of the assessment program, if interested. Note that UNR CS receives assessment referrals primarily related to ADHD and learning disabilities, but offers comprehensive psychological evaluations that assess for a wide range of presenting concerns using a multi-method and multi-report approach.
Trauma-Focused Therapy Emphasis
The trauma-focused postdoc emphasis provides opportunity to learn about/deliver with consultation one or two EBPs for trauma: Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and/or Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). This emphasis involves provision of individual therapy for 4-5 students per semester and may include co-facilitating a CPT group, if offered (individual trauma client caseload is reduced if participating in the group).
The preferred start date for this position is August 1, 2024, although a flexible start date may be considered if necessary.
Required Qualifications
Doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology conferred prior to the start of the postdoctoral fellowship.
The candidate must have completed a doctoral internship, in which they received supervision for psychotherapy activities.
The doctoral internship must be completed by the anticipated start date of the position.
Completion of a doctoral degree in the appropriate discipline is required.
The doctoral degree must have been completed within the five years immediately preceding the first date of appointment as a postdoctoral fellow at the University.
The individual cannot have held previous positions in the professional ranks.
Preferred Qualifications
Completion of a doctoral internship at an APA-accredited site.
Prior experience conducting clinical work at a university counseling center.
Experience providing counseling services to underserved populations and passion/interest in serving members from diverse groups.
Total Compensation
Postdoctoral Scholar: $55,650 a year for a full-time, 12-month position.
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Department Information
The University of Nevada Counseling Services is a growing university counseling center that provides individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, psychological assessment, outreach including educational workshops and presentations, consultation, and referrals to community health care providers. These services are undertaken in accordance with the following mission – UNR Counseling Services provides personalized culturally-responsive mental health services, training, and outreach to the University community. By doing so, we promote an inclusive learning environment supportive of mental health, diversity and social justice, as well as student personal growth and academic success .
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Also, please check out our website: https://www.unr.edu/counseling
The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services acknowledges, accepts, and embraces diversity in its multiple forms, including but not limited to ability, age, cultural identity, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, language, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, size, race, and religion. We are committed to providing a safe, affirming, accepting, and empowering environment in our relationships amongst our staff and trainees as well as our clients, the university, and the community as a whole.
Counseling Services provides education and training in diversity, equity, and inclusion to practicum students, interns, postdoctoral fellows, and our professional staff. We believe staff diversity improves teamwork, promotes innovation, enriches the training experience, enhances learning, and helps us best meet the needs of our student clients. For these reasons, we encourage applicants from a variety of diverse backgrounds and lived experience with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion to apply to our post-doc positions.
The professional staff currently consists primarily of licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and several administrative and outreach staff. Each year we have an average of 12 trainees in psychology, social work, and marriage and family therapy from the practicum to post-doctoral level.
Contact information for this position
Dr. Jodi Thomas, [email protected]
Exempt
Full-Time Equivalent
Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected]
Attach the following attachments to your application
1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for Three Professional References
Please note: The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59pm on April 21, 2024.
This posting is open until filled
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About Us
The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading American public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”
Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine – and it delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. In recent years, the University has expanded to include two additional locations: the Redfield Campus in south Reno and the Wayne L. Prim campus in Incline Village, which is the home of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.
As part of the Nevada System of Higher Education – comprised of two research universities, one state college, four community colleges and an environmental research institute – the University is committed to developing strong partnerships with each of these institutions for the benefit of all Nevadans.
Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its nearly 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.
The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.
Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.
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