Staff Therapist, Liaison to Mandarin-Speaking Students

Department: Counseling & Psych Serv
Salary/Grade: EXS/10

Department Overview: Counseling and Psychology Services (CAPS) is a unit within the Division of Student Affairs at Northwestern University (NU) and is highly utilized by students and other campus community members seeking consultation. CAPS has offices on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. NU has a total student population of approximately 21,000 students across both campuses, with approximately 18,500 of these students attending classes in the Evanston campus. The Chicago office primarily serves graduate and professional students while Evanston office serves both undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to our clinical services, CAPS reaches over 10,000 NU community members through outreach and educational programming on both campuses. CAPS also has a training program, including an APA-accredited Doctoral Internship in Psychology and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship. CAPS is a learning organization, in that our strategic planning, priority setting, clinical services, and professional development are informed by local data collection as well as benchmarking with national trends and peer institutions. Department Website: http://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/index.html

About Student Affairs: Nearly 30 departments make up the Division of Student Affairs, from housing to food services, career services to counseling, the student center to student org advising, and so much more. Student Affairs enriches the Northwestern experience outside of the classroom. This division engages students in activities and culture in both the campus and surrounding community. Student Affairs offers support to students in need and creates an environment that makes Northwestern students Wildcats for life. Learn more about the Division of Student Affairs here: https://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/

Job Duties: Conduct intake assessments and provide short-term therapy in individual and group settings with a specific focus on LGBTQ, Mandarin speaking, and other multi-lingual and international students; perform substance abuse and eating disorder assessment and treatment; perform empirically supportive treatment for anxiety, depression, and perfectionism; Provide psychological assessments, intakes, crisis intervention and management, triage, daytime walk-in emergency service and assume after hours on call responsibilities for daytime and evening emergency services. Consult with parents, physicians, faculty, academic deans, residence life staff and off-campus counseling services. Participate in clinical supervision and training experiences for doctoral trainees. Conduct case management and consultation for trainees. Consult with Psychiatrists in conjunction with prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medication for psychotherapy patients. Develop and implement outreach preventative programs and providing programs to students who may have English as a second language.

Pay Range: The salary range for the Staff Therapist position is $92,000-94,760 depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Requirements:

• PhD in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field of study
• Six months of experience as a Postdoctoral Staff Therapist or Counselor in a university setting.
• Must be able to provide clinical services in Mandarin.

Prior experience must include experience providing therapy in individual and group settings; participating in clinical supervision and training experiences for doctoral trainees; develop and implement outreach preventative programs and providing programs to students who may have English as a Second Language; working with LGBTQ, and international students; performing substance abuse and eating disorder assessment and treatment; perform empirically supportive treatment for anxiety, depression, and perfectionism.

Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness: Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth and Development: Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.