Assistant Director for Clinical Training (Internal only)
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Job no: 524289
Position type: Staff Full Time
Benefit Status: Benefited-Union
Campus: UMass Lowell
Department: Counseling
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience within the grade/range
Applications Open: Jul 18 2024
Applications Close: Jul 31 2024

General Summary of Position:

This being an internal opportunity, only current UML Employees, irrespective of Bargaining units are eligible to apply for this position.

University of Massachusetts, Lowell has an exciting opening for an Assistant Director for Clinical Training (ADCT) at Counseling Services (UMLCS), part of the UMass Lowell Wellness Center. Counseling Services strives to empower, support, and assist students in the pursuit of their academic, professional, and personal endeavors. Counseling Services clinicians work with undergraduate and graduate students to tackle challenges and remove barriers to growth, change, happiness, peace, or well-being.

Counseling Services values the intersectional identities of each individual and recognizes the centrality of culture and relationships to human development and psychological wellbeing. We commit to support our students of all backgrounds and to work toward the eradication of discrimination and oppression in all forms. As a staff, we are committed to social justice and anti-racism, personally and professionally. Staff are dedicated to creating an inclusive and affirming environment to support our student body and each other. For additional information about UMLCS's commitment to diversity and inclusion, please see https://www.uml.edu/student-services/counseling/diversity.aspx. For information about UMass Lowell's commitment see https://www.uml.edu/diversity/.

The ADCT will provide oversight, management, and development of clinical training programs in Counseling Services. The ACDT will train and supervise clinical trainees at all levels as well as provide leadership, guidance and administrative supervision to clinical supervisors.

The ADCT will also provide culturally competent clinical services including triage assessments, intake evaluations, diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, brief individual and couples counseling as well as group counseling. The clinician will assist students requiring long-term or specialized care in connecting with campus and off-campus resources as well as provide psychiatric referrals. The Counseling Clinician will design and lead advanced training seminars for staff and trainees. The ADCT will be primary supervisor for pre-doctoral psychology interns and additional graduate trainees in the future.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a superb and experienced psychologist with extensive supervision experience. They will be exceptionally warm, engaging, collaborative, and welcoming to a highly diverse student population.

The ADCT will join a strong, hard-working, creative, spirited, dedicated, collaborative, supportive, and positive team of multidisciplinary mental health care providers. As a staff, we value humor, connection, mutual respect, and creating real, meaningful relationships with our colleagues. Self-care is built into the practice model at UMLCS. There is a maximum of five scheduled clinical hours per day, dedicated time for documentation, reserved time for lunch, a clear expectation that no one overworks, and no on-call duties. Moreover, we have regularly scheduled meetings as a staff solely focused on collaborative efforts to improve justice, equity, diversity and inclusion as colleagues, supervisors, clinicians, individuals and as part of the greater university system and community.

Greater Lowell, Merrimack Valley, and the Boston region are home to diverse communities. The historic city of Lowell, MA, is a gateway city that is a majority-minority city (20.9% Asian American, 17.9% Hispanic, 8% Black/African American). UMass Lowell has robust partnerships with the City of Lowell, Lowell Public Schools, health organizations, and many other local nonprofits and businesses. The Boston region is also home to a large number of potential research partners. The land we live, work, learn and commune on at UMass Lowell is the original homeland of the Pennacook communities with the Pawtucket Village and Wamesit Village.

About University of Massachusetts Lowell:

UMass Lowell is a national research university committed to preparing our students for work in the real world--solving real problems and helping real people--by providing an affordable high-quality education. US News and World Report ranks UMass Lowell among the top 200 research universities in the country, and our rankings have been consistently rising. The university offers an excellent salary (Grade P18: https://www.uml.edu/docs/Ranges for Professional Positions_07.01.2022R_tcm18-358674.pdf) and benefits package (https://www.uml.edu/hr/employee-benefits/benefited-employees/).

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Doctoral degree in counseling or psychology from a fully APA-accredited program and completion of a fully APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship
• At least 5 years (post-licensure as a psychologist) clinical experience providing psychotherapy preferably in a college or university counseling center
• At least 5 years of experience as a licensed psychologist serving as a primary clinical supervisor providing weekly supervision
• Experience and knowledge of individual and group counseling and psychotherapy practices, knowledge of developmental psychological theory, understanding of student development and outreach
• Experience and knowledge of practices that support social justice, anti-anti-racism, and culturally competent/humble clinical practices appropriate for a diverse student population
• Demonstrated experience in working with developmental issues common to the 18-25 year old college student population
• Ability to perform psychological assessment; provide crisis intervention services; provide effective consultation and clinical supervision; maintain appropriate records via an EHR and adhere to professional confidentiality standards
• Current professional MA license as a psychologist or current license as a psychologist in another state and license-eligible in MA (required to obtain license within first 3 months of employment)
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working or training in a college or university counseling center

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This being an internal opportunity, only current UML Employees, irrespective of Bargaining units are eligible to apply for this position.

This is an SEIU 888 Professional Union position, Grade P20.

Please include a CV, cover letter, diversity statement (250-500 words) that describes your commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity in clinical and professional practice with your application. Names and contact information of three references who have supervised your clinical or professional work will be required at the time of application.