Postmaster Fellow- Athletics- Carruth Center For Counseling And Psychological Services

The Fellowship positions are year to year appointments designed for recent graduates (within the last 2 years) of a Master's of Social Work or Counseling Program. The Fellowship offers three different tracks while all primarily focus on providing short-term individual and group counseling, care/crisis management, outreach/consultation, services for undergraduate and graduate students.

What you'll do:

• Provide multiculturally-sensitive brief counseling (virtual and in person) for individuals with diverse presenting concerns

• Provide clinical services including, but not limited to treatment planning, short-term counseling, psychoeducational group therapy, crisis intervention services, and case management

• Conduct comprehensive intake evaluations, triage, and participate in CCCPS's crisis intervention services including crisis clinic, and supervised after-hours crisis coverage (initial responses and crisis stabilization provided by ProtoCall staff)

• Administer and document supervised risk assessments and risk reduction interventions.

• Provide consultation and outreach to clients and their families, WVU faculty/staff, and the university community

• Complete required documentation in an electronic health record system and quality assurance activities including routine monitoring and management of student treatment compliance.

• Administer and document mental health screenings, risk assessments and reduction interventions.

• Provides performance enhancement, consultation and outreach to counseling center and student life, student-athletes, coaches, athletics staff members, and team recruits.

• Facilitates student-athlete access and transition to appropriate mental health providers for ongoing pharmacologic and longer term or specialized behavioral therapies as appropriate.

• Demonstrate a cooperative attitude towards all sports within the intercollegiate athletic program and broader mental health initiatives at WVU.

Clinical Requirements(Outreach, triages, urgent/crisis clinic all count for clinical hours)

• Outreach: 5 outreaches per semester (2 in summer)

• Triages: 6 Weekly

• Urgent/Crisis Clinic: 3 hours

• Weekly Clinical Hours: 27

• ~ 16-18 clients a week (pending outreaches)

• ~ 4-5 hours a week of support/prep admin time per week

To Apply, Submit:

• Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter---  Applicants are encouraged to apply with a cover letter of interest that details their experience within each of the key component areas of this position and designate which Fellow Track they are interested in.

• Four (4) Names of Professional References.

• Recently graduated (within last 2 years) and obtained Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling.

• Experience providing outpatient clinical services in a multidisciplinary setting

• Experience providing services to diverse, college-age students or other adults (e.g., Black, Latinx, API, LGBTQ , non-traditional students, military veterans etc)

• Experience with Excel, Microsoft Access, or similar software

• Ability to navigate and to collaborate with university and healthcare systems

• Geographical availability to provide timely on campus emergency responses during on call weeks (2- 4 weeks per year)

• Required to complete licensure exam (NCE or LGSW) prior to start date.

• Required to complete Licensure Packet for Provisional Counseling License such that Provisional License is approved by Board by start date.