POSITION DESCRIPTION
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is seeking a psychologist who will be integral members of the CAPS team and have demonstrated expertise in working with a variety of identities, diagnoses, and presenting problems relevant to the college population, the ability to conceptualize client concerns and deliver services that attend to sociocultural contexts, are committed to fostering a professional culture of self-reflection, and engages all individuals to help them thrive. Successful candidates will be skilled in providing treatment across gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, socio-economic status, etc.
Our multidisciplinary staff includes counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and social workers who deliver services that maintain the highest standards of professional and ethical care.
Professional responsibilities include initial assessment and determination of treatment needs; conducting individual, couples, and group psychotherapy with students; conducting crisis interventions; clinical consultation; providing outreach services to the university community; developing liaison relationships across the University; and supervising Masters and Doctoral trainees and post-doctoral residents. Serves as essential personnel and provides assistance in the event of an emergency.
Clients present to CAPS with a wide variety of mental health concerns. Therefore, we are seeking psychologists with experience treating anxiety, depression, suicidality, self-harm, trauma, mania/hypomania, psychosis, substance use issues, adjustment concerns, relationship difficulties, disordered eating, and other common issues facing undergraduate and graduate students.
The FAU CAPS is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services and the doctoral internship program in health service psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
ABOUT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is the most racially and ethnically diverse university in Florida, has been highlighted among the top 50 diverse colleges in the country, and is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Over 52% of our 30,000 students identify as students of color and our international student body comes from over 180 countries, making us a vibrant community of different cultures and perspectives. Our work environment is a hub of cultures from across the nation and the world, making FAU a place where collaboration flourishes