POSITION DESCRIPTION
Florida Atlantic University is seeking a psychologist
who will be an integral member of the CAPS team and has demonstrated expertise
in multicultural issues, the ability to conceptualize client concerns and deliver
services that attend to sociocultural contexts, is committed to fostering a
professional culture of self-reflection that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverages the educational
and institutional benefits of diversity, and engages all individuals to help
them thrive. Successful candidates will be keenly sensitive to issues of
gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, socio-economic
status, etc., and to be skilled with techniques for counseling students from
diverse backgrounds. Candidates from diverse backgrounds and lived
experiences are encouraged to apply.
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 trauma related to
marginalized identity dimensions (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, deep poverty, as examples), 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.
Workdays and Hours:
CAPS
Hours of Operation: Monday
– Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (varies) with some evenings and weekends.
ABOUT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Florida
Atlantic University (FAU) is the most racially and ethnically diverse
university in Florida and has been highlighted among the top 50 diverse
colleges in the country. 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.