POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

Full-time, twelve-month, Associate Director for Training position in the Appalachian State University Counseling and Psychological Services Center.  The Counseling Center is a vibrant and supportive environment that is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS) and has a doctoral internship accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).  The position reports to the Director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center, which is part of the Division of Student Affairs.

The Associate Director for Training serves as part of the Counseling Center’s administrative leadership team (with the Director, Associate Director for Clinical Services, and Assistant Director) to provide ongoing strategic direction for the Counseling Center. The position:

• Provides oversight for the APA-Accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship program, including ensuring compliance with the APA standards of accreditation.

• Coordinates the doctoral internship recruitment, application, and selection process.

• Provides oversight of all clinical training in the Counseling Center, including doctoral interns, post-doctoral / post-master's residents, and graduate trainees selected from the university's programs in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.), Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Master’s in Social Work programs.

• Remains knowledgeable and updated on the ethical and legal standards related to training and any legal issues that impact training. Communicates these issues to the Director and to staff.

• Provides administrative supervision to a portion of the professional staff.

• Shares responsibility, with the other Associate Director and Assistant Director, for administration and supervision of the Counseling Center in the Director’s absence.

In addition to administrative responsibilities, responsibilities include:

• Short-term individual, group, and couples therapy

• Clinical supervision and training of doctoral interns and practicum/externs

• Psychological assessment

• Crisis intervention

• Consultation

• Outreach and psychoeducational workshops

• Liaison/consultant relationships with university partners

• Rotating after hours emergency on call responsibilities as back-up to ProtoCall.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

We actively encourage, support, and promote a global mindset and an equitable environment where all will know that they belong and are safe to express their culture, identity, values, ideas, opinions, and creativity. We are committed to creating a culture of equity opportunity for all, one that has an expectation of fairness, justice, and equity-minded practice at all levels of the university community.

Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations in the application process by contacting Maranda Maxey, Executive Director of Access and Equity & ADA/504 Coordinator, at maxeymr@appstate.edu or (828)-262-3056.  Questions related to the position may be directed to Dr. Julie Keys, Search Committee Chair, at keysj@appstate.edu or 828-262-3180.

Any offer of employment to a successful candidate will be conditioned upon the University’s receipt of a satisfactory criminal background report.  Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed. 

ABOUT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate in Counseling or Clinical Psychology and eligible for licensure as a Licensed Psychologist in North Carolina. The successful candidate will be expected to obtain licensure in North Carolina within 6 months of start date and maintain licensure for the continuation of the appointment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

1.  APA Accredited training for both graduate degree and internship.
2.  Experience in a university counseling center.
3.  Experience as a clinical supervisor.
4.  Strong organizational skills.
5.  Demonstrated increasing administrative or leadership responsibilities over their professional career.

Candidates should also be committed to a proactive student development perspective involving an active relationship with the campus community; demonstrate cultural awareness in their work; be team-oriented and collaborative with students, colleagues, and university staff; and have broad generalist clinical skills in assessing and intervening with a wide range of disorders, concerns, and degrees of pathology.