Thu, Aug 14th, '25
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by 08/18/2025.
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Thu, Aug 14th, '25
-Provide counseling and psychotherapy for undergraduate and graduate students experiencing psychological and developmental difficulties. Provide consultation with members of the university community and develop outreach programs to promote mental health and a sense of belonging for all students including those from underrepresented and/or marginalized populations.
-Assess the causes and seriousness of a broad range of problems presented by students experiencing psychological and psychosocial difficulties. Develop plans to assist students in dealing with these difficulties.
-Provide culturally resonant counseling and therapy in the form of individual and/or group services directly to our diverse college student community. This may include the delivery of remote services via teletherapy (e.g., Zoom and WebEx) and delivering services in alternate locations on campus.
-Assist severely troubled students who are in need of psychiatric consultation, medication, hospitalization, and/or the management of life-threatening situations.
-Assist with the training and supervision of graduate students from the various helping disciplines who intern at the Counseling Center. This will include training and supervision informed by multicultural, systemic, decolonial, and/or other orientations.
-Provide consultative assistance to various persons and agencies within the campus community.
-Speak confidently and knowledgeably to students, faculty, staff, and administrators about multicultural issues. Collaborate with persons of diverse socio-economic, racial/ethnic, international, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds effectively and affirmingly.
-Provide affirming and effective services to students across diverse racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender, sexual, and religious identities.
-Develop and implement outreach programs for prevention of dysfunction and marginalization.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Perform other duties as required.
-Work a non-standard week (five (5) consecutive days of at least seven (7) hours each, to total no more than thirty-five (35) hours, normally Monday through Friday).
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
-Current licensure within the State of Rhode Island or ability to obtain within six months of appointment.
The University of Rhode Island is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state’s capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York. The University enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, and has a full-time tenure-track teaching faculty of approximately 600.
Region Description:
Rhode Island is the smallest state but has more than 400 miles of coastline. This is not all ocean frontage but it is notable that all Rhode Islanders live within a 30-minute drive to the Atlantic Ocean or Narragansett Bay. Downtown Boston is about an hour away by car or bus, and New York City is a three-and-a-half hour drive.
1. Earned doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology.
2. Demonstrated experience in counseling or psychotherapy at a college or university or with a similar aged population.
3. Current licensure within the State of Rhode Island or ability to obtain within six months of appointment.
4. Demonstrated experience with a multicultural population and with one or more underrepresented or underserved populations.
5. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.
6. Demonstrated experience promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
7. Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in addressing race and racism.
8. Demonstrated psychotherapy experience, including the provision of services to individuals and groups.
9. Demonstrated knowledge of individual pathology and normal developmental challenges with considerations of culture and context.
10. Demonstrated supervisory experience.
11. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
12. Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills.
1. Demonstrated experience in a college counseling center in a higher education setting.
2. Demonstrated experience with the supervision of graduate trainees.
3. Demonstrated experience with the implementation of outreach programs.
Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $66,536 - $74,450 (10 month position)
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