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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Substance Use Support Team Coordinator, Psychologist in Austin, Texas

As the Substance Use Support Team Coordinator (Psychologist), you will use your expertise with helping those with substance use / misuse and dependency issues to support the students at UT Austin. You will provide short-term individual and group counseling and outreach to students who seek services with our center. Outreach activities may include presentations to campus partners, supervision and training of social work / psychology interns and post-doctoral psychology practicum students, and development of training materials used within the center.Provide short-term individual and group counseling to students presenting with substance use / misuse and dependency issues, crisis intervention, and prevention and outreach services to undergraduate and graduate students.Conduct initial assessments of students' presenting concerns. Conduct short-term counseling with students referred for service.Maintain timely, accurate, and complete documentation of all service contacts as required by center policies and procedures.Develop and implement a good blend of programmatic interventions which address the psycho-social mental health needs of students as applicableIdentify group assignment preferences and propose/develop new groups, as appropriate.Initiate advertising/recruitment and screening for group.Facilitate groups in accordance with service agreement.Demonstrate knowledge about group counseling and/or seek appropriate trainingReviews client record to determine the progress, effectiveness, and appropriateness of treatment services offered. Maintains current, accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with state and federal law, professional ethics, and Counseling and Mental Health Center, CMHC, policies. Coordinates referrals between CMHC and university or community service providers.Provide clinical consultation to others on an as-needed basis and seeks consultation when appropriate. Provide urgent care services as necessary to students.Works collaboratively and cooperatively with other mental health professionals on CMHC's multidisciplinary staff and other university departments and organizationsDevelops linkages with key contacts of the designated population or issue for the purpose of developing and implementing programmatic interventions which generate substantial participation by students.Provide clinical training and supervision to social work and psychology interns, as well as pre-doctoral psychology practicum students.Provides individual supervision of interns, practicum students, or psychiatric residents.Provides individual supervision of group co-leaders.Supervises interns' supervision of practicum students.Co-leads training seminars.Offers and supervises preceptorships and apprenticeships for interns.Participates on training-related committees.Participates in training activities during the orientation period.Timely signature on clinical documentation and communication with supervisor of relevant issues.Other required activitiesAttend and participate in departmental and division meetings and staff development programs as assigned.Participates in the prevention and outreach team meetings by contributing new ideas, engaging in problem solving and seeking better ways to impact the mental health needs of students.Comply with all CMHC and UT policies, procedures, and guidelines.May be assigned other relevant duties as applicableLicense RequirementPsychology:Licensed to practice independently as a Psychologist in TexasOr if licensed in another state, must be able to obtain license to practice independently in Texas within one year?If licensed provisionally, must obtain full license within one (1) year of employmentEducational RequirementsPsychology:Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or other degree acceptable to the Texas Board of Examiners of Psychology. Licensed as a Psychologist or the equivalent from another state; must be able to obtain licensure in Texas within one year if licensed in another state.One-year, full-time equivalent, post-doctoral clinical experience in college or university counseling center or other relevant clinical setting.

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