Crisis Care Specialty Therapist - 135010

Job code and salary range subject to change based on license of hired individual.

The mission of the Student Health & Well-Being (SHW) cluster is to promote a culture of health and well-being for the student community, deliver equitable high quality innovative services, incorporate inclusive approaches, and celebrate diversity, with the goal of adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors contributing to the academic success and personal development of all students.

The Student Health and Well-being cluster of the UC San Diego, which reports through UC San Diego Health System, plays a leadership role in creating a strong and active well-being culture that enables all students to flourish in body, mind and spirit. Under the oversight of the executive director, the SHW cluster includes the departments of Student Health Services (SHS), Health Promotion Services (HPS), Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and SHW Administration.

CAPS delivers campus-based mental health services to over 42,000 registered UCSD undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. CAPS' multicultural, multidisciplinary, and student-centered staff strives to deliver trauma informed, culturally proficient counseling and psychiatric services, psycho-educational preventive outreach and early intervention programming, consultation, research, and training opportunities.

In collaboration with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, CAPS services support the academic mission of the University aimed at student success, retention and well-being, and works toward the maintenance of a just, inclusive and healthy living and learning environment for individuals to flourish as they pursue their academic, career, and personal goals. CAPS is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS) and the Post-doctoral Resident Training Program is affiliated with the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Center (APPIC). CAPS is fully committed to self-examination, peer review, and quality improvement through the utilization of metrics, data, clinical outcomes, client experience measurements and feedback.

UCSD CAPS is seeking a skilled mental health professional, experienced in reducing barriers to student mental health care in a multicultural university environment, to provide counseling and clinical services for a diverse student population. Primary responsibilities for this position will be addressing the mental health needs of students to foster their matriculation and academic success at UCSD. This position requires proven knowledge, training, expertise with risk assessment and crisis management, and demonstrated sustained engagement in working with under-represented students and young adults, towards their personal development, well-being,and academic success, through culturally proficient individual, group and community interventions.

This position provides intake and crisis assessment within CAPS Urgent Care system to students experiencing emotional/psychological distress through n-person and telehealth services, and subsequent referral to clinically-indicated services. The position will also interface with the UCSD community to provide consultation to students, faculty, staff and others who are concerned about the distressed, unusual, problematic, or potentially harmful behavior of others. Further, the position may provide training and clinical supervision. Also participates in after hours, on-call, and urgent care coverage.

• Valid California license as a mental health provider (Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW or LPCC), in good standing.

• Advanced experience assessing and effectively managing mental health crisis situations, completing risk assessments and disposition planning to address safety risks.

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of clinical counseling principles, methods, procedures, and standards. Advanced knowledge of a specific counseling domain. Knowledge and experience providing time-limited counseling or brief psychotherapy, evaluation, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.

• Advanced problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Proven ability to conduct culturally responsive and focused clinical interventions for the wide range of presenting issues with varying degrees of acuity, severity, and complexity,

• Advanced ability to develop and present educational programs and / or workshops. Proven ability to develop and implement culturally proficient, responsive, and effective outreach programs and provide consultation, mental health promotion, and preventative psycho-educational outreach services. Group facilitation skills to lead meetings and groups.

• Demonstrated ability to actively foster a positive, welcoming climate, and value, include and support all in the UC San Diego community.

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner with diverse client group. Sustained knowledge and experience working with culturally diverse university populations, including ability and expertise with traditionally underserved and marginalized groups. Proven ability to work effectively in teams and interact easily, collaboratively, and productively with colleagues, supervisors, and member's of the campus community, maintaining a positive and cooperative work environment and relationships.

• Advanced ability to evaluate the progress of therapeutic approach and modify as necessary. Knowledge and experience providing time-limited counseling and psychotherapy, evaluation, diagnosis, and crisis intervention

• Ability to relate warmly, humanely, compassionately, and empathetically to others.

• Advanced verbal and written communication with the ability to influence and persuade. Ability to communicate clearly, and effectively orally and in writing demonstrated by skills to record in a neat, orderly and logical manner, as well as to engage in a helpful, non-judgmental manner orally in person and by phone.

• Proven ability and experience coordinating care with community mental health resources.

• Excellent interpersonal skills in general, and specific to mental health consultation work, are required including the ability to: develop strong working relationships; positively represent CAPS across diverse communities; and interact effectively with both health care professionals and non-professionals regarding mental health concerns

• Knowledge of student development theories to explain college student behavior, including psychosocial theories, cognitive/structural theories, and ecological and integrative theories

• Knowledge of business software and specialized applications / systems used in behavioral health settings. Working knowledge of electronic medical/mental health records systems (EMR or EHR).

• Skills associated with program development and implementation.

• Ability to at all times adhere to UCSD Health Medical Center (C.A.R.I.N.G.) Standards of Performance, and demonstrate the characteristics of professionalism in attire, attitude, conversation, behavior and attentiveness to others. All staff members are required to uphold the UCSD Principles of Community and to promote a positive and collaborative team environment.

• As appropriate, submit incident reports into the UCSD SHW Incident Report System, RL Datix or current system in use, to report near-misses, process problems or patient or employee injury events. Attend required trainings and refreshers for use and proper steps to follow.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of state and federal health care privacy laws, Title IX, VAWA, ADA, Title II, HIPAA and FERPA, as well as professional ethics or regulations that govern the work.

• Advanced knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to patients' rights. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of and responsibility for upholding laws governing the practice of mental health and behavioral health care in the State of California.

• Must complete all required training assigned by UCOP, UCSD, CAPS and SHW on a timely basis.

• Specific training and/or experience working with problems particularly prevalent in college-age population, and in interdisciplinary setting focusing on student wellness.

• Fluent to provide therapy in English and Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Arabic, Farsi, or Hindi languages

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• BLS Certificate by the start date.
• Must successfully complete credential verification and background check in order to be granted practicing privileges.
• Must work evenings, weekends, holidays, and as needed, for after-hours emergency coverage.
• Various work locations, if needed and deemed necessary by the department.
• Must work on campus, with ability to telecommute for work, if/when needed and operationally feasible, as determined by department.
• Completion of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) form will be required, because this position is listed as a mandated reporter under (CANRA).
• Job descriptions are reviewed periodically and may be revised, if deemed necessary.
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Employee may perform other related duties commensurate with the level and scope of this position as required to meet the ongoing needs of Student Health & Well-being.