Postdoctoral Fellowship

Suffolk University’s Counseling, Health & Wellness Center (CHW) is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Fellow to join our dynamic and busy integrated college health center.  The Post-Doctoral Fellow serves as a member of the Counseling Services team and reports to the Assistant Director of Training and DEI.  This position offers extensive professional experience providing direct services to a diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students utilizing inclusive and multicultural approaches to counseling, outreach, and supervision. 

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will provide direct psychological services to Suffolk students, including initial assessments, individual counseling, group therapy, and crisis intervention.  The Post-Doctoral Fellow will serve in the Counselor-on-Call rotation and participate in the response to campus mental health emergencies alongside licensed staff.  Additionally, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will provide outreach and consultation to the entire campus community regarding student mental health and wellness.  A specific focus for the Post-Doctoral Fellow will be to provide consultation to campus offices serving Suffolk students with marginalized identities, such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA , First Generation, and others. 

CHW’s Post-Doctoral Fellow will also participate in the provision of supervision and training to CHW’s Practicum Training Program, serving Suffolk’s Ph.D. students in clinical psychology.  The Post-Doctoral Fellow will provide individual supervision and provide didactic trainings related to college mental health.  The Post-Doctoral Fellow will participate in training team meetings and receive supervision regarding their provision of supervision and didactic training. 

Successful candidates for this position will have completed an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship and/or at least 1 year of experience in college counseling.  Experience and interest in providing outreach and consultation related to meeting the needs of diverse students is required.  Successful candidates will bring a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as the application of social justice and antiracist concepts in clinical and higher education settings. Candidates should also have developed experience and skills in multicultural counseling approaches, self-awareness and reflection and the ability to engage in difficult dialogues.

Responsibilities

• Participates in receipt of clinical supervision (3 hours), case consultation, didactic opportunities, and other training requirements. 
• Provides short-term psychological counseling services to diverse students in individual and group modalities; develops short-term treatment plans and urgent care behavioral risk assessments/consultations via Center walk-ins and after-hours on-call service; provides case management and off-campus referrals for students.
• Serves in the center-wide, after-hours, on-call rotation system in conjunction with ProtoCall Services, a contracted professional mental health on-call service.
• Develops and maintains relationships with various campus offices serving students with marginalized identities including BIPOC, LGBTQIA , and/or First Generation students. Develops inclusive opportunities for outreach or clinical services in collaboration with campus partners.  Provides psycho-educational and holistic health outreach programs to students, faculty and staff.
• Serves as a member of the supervisory training team for practicum students including provision of clinical supervision and didactic instruction.
• Maintains timely and thorough client contact documentation compliant with Center policies and procedures and applicable state laws.
• Provides campus support services as needed during times of campus crises and/or psychological emergencies.
• Attends Center and Student Affairs Division meetings and professional development programs. Maintain ethical/professional conduct and interaction with all University community members.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Counseling, Health and Wellness.

Requirements:

• Completion of an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship.
• Ph.D., Ed.D. or Psy.D. in Counseling or Clinical Psychology Degree completed including successful dissertation defense required prior to starting the Post-Doctoral Fellowship. 
• Training and experience in providing short-term psychotherapy, group therapy and crisis response for diverse adolescents and young adults, preferably with college and university students.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and treat students with a broad range of diagnoses utilizing a culturally inclusive counseling approaches.
• Demonstrated experience and interest in outreach and consultation serving diverse students and providing clinical supervision.
• Strong student service orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and self-reflection skills. 
• Availability to attend occasional evening or weekend activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in the integration of counseling and health services on a college campus.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and lifelong learning regarding multicultural issues and concerns.  Interest in the application and integration of social justice in counseling center work.
• Proficiency in a second language.
• Expertise in an Empirically Supported Treatment modality and an interest in didactic teaching of that modality to interns (e.g. CBT, DBT, ACT, or others).

Other Information

• CHW staff work on-site 5 days/week during the academic semesters.  During winter and summer breaks, remote work is encouraged while sustaining minimum on-site staffing. 
• Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays to address emergent student concerns and/or deliver CHW programs to campus constituencies.