MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

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Under general direction and supervision of the Counseling Center Director, the Mental Health Therapist (E S 8) provides short-term individual, couple, and group counseling to students who seek assistance with resolving personal issues that may impede their academic and career success, developmental issues associated with life transitions and life purpose, and systemic and structural barriers which create health inequities for minoritized students. Organize, market and deliver workshops on topics to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors which incorporates students' personal and cultural identities. Provide supervision and training to mental health practicum students, interns, or post-doctorate residents as assigned. Provide crisis, short-term individual, and group counseling to Cascadia College students as defined in MOU between University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College. Collaborate/liaise with other student services offices and identity-based student clubs to determine services and programs regarding mental health that will be most useful in meeting their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Provides counseling to students presenting with a broad range of mental health concerns including psychotic and suicidal students. Provides crisis assessment and intervention. The mental health therapist provides direct service to students and participates in wellness, health promotion and outreach programming for the university. Provides consultations to faculty, staff, and parents regarding their concerns about a student's behavior or emotional well-being. Interacts and collaborates with other campus services and programs. Clinical supervision of unlicensed trainees.   

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CLINICAL SERVICES