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Fordham University Assistant Director for Training in Bronx, New York
About Fordham:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Department: Counseling Center RH
Campus: Rose Hill (RH) - Bronx
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services ,the Assistant Director for Training provides overall coordination, oversight, and administration of CPS’ mental health graduate training programs. These programs include a post-graduate fellowship, a pre-doctoral psychology externship, a mental health counseling/social work internship, and a psychiatric residency rotation.
Additionally, the Assistant Director for Training provides a range of mental health services to the Fordham community, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultations, clinical supervision, outreach interventions, and assessments and evaluations.
Essential Functions:
Provides direct clinical services, including initial screening assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group psychotherapy/counseling to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.
Coordinates and oversees recruitment, orientation and personnel records for pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.
Develops and delivers training curricula for post-graduate fellowship, pre-doctoral externship, and social work/mental health counseling internship programs.
Provides clinical supervision to pre-doctoral externs, post-graduate fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling/social work interns.
Communicates and consults with directors of clinical training and psychiatric residency programs in the NYC metropolitan area.
Monitors and ensures compliance with local and national standards and guidelines for graduate training programs in mental health, including NYNJADOT , APPIC , APA , ACA and NASW .
Assists in the planning and delivery of university wide outreach events and programs.
Participates in clinical, multidisciplinary, and administrative team meetings.
Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.
Required Qualifications:
Doctorate in clinical, counseling or school psychology from an APA -accredited program.
Licensed or license eligible as a psychologist in New York State.
Minimum of 2 years of experience providing counseling, group psychotherapy and clinical supervision and training in a mental health setting.
Minimum Salary: $75,000
Maximum Salary: $85,000