Counseling Fellow, Brandeis Counseling Center

Posted: 20-Mar-24

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts

Salary: Open

Internal Number: R0009939

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as a Counseling Fellow in the Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC).  If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful suburban campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  We also offer a generous paid time off benefit.  Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Counseling Fellow will report to the Director of Training and Associate Director and will be actively engaged in professional development and the life of the BCC. The BCC mission aims to facilitate student success in educational and developmental experience and to facilitate individual and community wellness within the University. We offer an array of services on campus and facilitate referrals to outside resources. We are here to meet the developmental, emotional, and mental health needs of the students of the university. Through our work we seek to promote positive social change and deep appreciation for the strengths represented cross culturally in our Brandeis community. 

This is a two-year position.

Individual Treatment: This clinician will be trained and experienced in the current best practices for treatment of college students affected by psychological conditions and embracing multiple intersecting identities. Clinicians should have experience in providing mental health care utilizing a trauma focused lens and clinical expertise that demonstrates an ability to provide care that is culturally adaptive and strength based. In particular, this clinician will provide care that addresses various traumas including sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, trauma related to chronic, historical, and systematic marginalization and political trauma. 30 %

Group Treatment: This clinician will be trained and experienced in the current best practices for group treatment of college and graduate students. This clinician will be expected to provide group treatment that is culturally adaptive and trauma informed. This clinician will advocate for student utilization of group treatments by engaging in the community work to advertise the benefit of group interventions. 5%

Crisis Intervention: This clinician will meet with students who present to the counseling center in acute crisis. Interventions will include assessing for level of care, providing resources, engaging with campus partners when appropriate, and arranging for higher levels of care as needed. 5 %

Coordination of Care: This clinician will conduct initial assessments with students to assess their clinical needs and make an initial referral to a BCC provider or provide support identifying an off-campus provider(s), depending on student presentation and need.  Additionally, the Fellow will work closely with Administration to assist with providing case management to students with high acuity needs and post-hospitalization. 30 %

Outreach and Prevention: This clinician will offer opportunities in the community for education about the impacts of mental health on all aspects of students' functioning and how to support students in the community. There will be opportunities for collaboration with campus partners to support students within the community. This clinician will be expected to participate in programming in the community related to their identified area of interest. This area of interest will be approved by the Director or the Associate Director. This clinician will partner with campus resources to address the issues of mental health, interpersonal violence and trauma related to chronic oppression on campus as well as engage in efforts to address cultural change on campus. This may include participating in delivering QPR/Gatekeeper suicide education trainings and administering BASICS programming 20 %

Administrative Duties: This clinician will attend peer supervision, staff meetings, and trainings. They are also expected to comply with Policy and Procedures regarding timely documentation. Each clinician will be responsible for identifying an internal project that they will be responsible for or will engage in active participation on a committee within the BCC. 10%

Job Requirements: Completed PhD in a psychology or MSW in social work or Masters in Counseling. ABD will be considered. 1-3 years of related work experience. College counseling experience preferred.

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As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.
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