About UC CAPS

At UC CAPS, we prioritize accessible and effective services that you can access when you need them. We take a collaborative, strengths-based approach to help you identify tools, resources, and strategies to meet your mental health goals. This might only take one meeting, or it might take a little more support. Either way, we’re here to help you on your Bearcat journey.

Job Overview

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is looking for qualified individuals to apply for the Staff Clinician position and be embedded within the UC College of Medicine (UC-COM). They will join an energetic, multidisciplinary, culturally informed collaborative team of mental health professionals in the Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Cincinnati (UC-CAPS). In this role they will provide direct clinical counseling services to UC-COM Medical students, PhD students, and MS students. They will also develop and provide outreach to the UC-COM community and help build a supportive community to ensure the academic success and well-being of the medical and graduate students. This position is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to play a major role in supporting the training and well-being of tomorrow’s physicians and biomedical scientists.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct counseling services to medical and graduate students at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UC-COM), including intake evaluation, counseling (including individual and group counseling), and emergency management, within the stepped care model.

• Provide consultation to UC-COM regarding counseling needs and services.

• Develop and provide outreach to students, faculty, and staff to better understand and develop approaches to reduce mental health stress in the students.

• Serve as liaison for counseling center to the UC-COM community and training programs.

• Participate in training program(s) within the counseling center. • Develop and coordinates programs within the counseling center.

• Collect data for program coordination.

• Keep abreast of developments in professional field, related to student mental health, cultural competency, and equitable access to services.

• Represent UC-CAPS and UC-COM on committees and speak on request to UC-COM departments, faculty groups, and training programs.

• May provide direct or in direct supervision to staff or trainees.

• Perform related duties based on departmental need.

Required Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling, or Doctorate Degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology (PhD or PsyD).

Required Trainings/Certifications

• Must be independently licensed or licensed eligible as a psychologist, social worker, or clinical counselor in the State of Ohio, with the ability to supervise in their discipline.
• License must be achieved within six (6) months of date of employment.

Required Experience

Three (3) years of clinical experience.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience working in a college or university counseling center,

• Experience in a STEM education setting, preferably within an environment of post-undergraduate higher education, or other high achieving and demanding academic environment.

• Experience identifying issues associated with adult learning disorders

• Experience with manualized treatments such as CBT, DBT, ACT.

• Experience working as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team

• Familiarity working with under-represented students and students from marginalized groups

• Familiarity with trauma-informed interventions

• Experience working with students of color, first-generation college students, and in an urban campus environment

• Experience in facilitating group therapy

Physical Requirements/Work Environment