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Fordham University Supervising Counselor: Coordinator for Outreach & DEI Initiatives. in Bronx, New York
About Fordham:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Department: Counseling Center RH
Campus: Rose Hill (RH) - Bronx
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director for Counseling and Psychological Services, the Supervising Counselor: Coordinator for Outreach & DEI Initiatives. provides overall coordination, oversight, and administration of CPS’ outreach and prevention initiatives with a focus on engaging students from underrepresented populations. Additionally, the position entails the provision of a range of mental health services to the Fordham community, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, clinical supervision, outreach interventions, and assessments and evaluations.
Essential Functions:
Coordinates, oversees, and implements CPS’ outreach and prevention services at the Rose Hill campus.
Coordinates and oversees initiatives to engage and support students from historically marginalized and underrepresented groups.
Liaises and collaborates with student organizations, academic departments, and administrative offices that support and serve historically marginalized and underrepresented students.
Develops and coordinates psychoeducational programs that focus on promoting identity-based equity in student mental health and wellness.
Provides direct clinical services, including initial screening assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group psychotherapy/counseling to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.
Provides clinical supervision and training for pre-doctoral externs, post-doctoral fellows, psychiatric residents, and mental health counseling, and social work interns, including the post-graduate fellowship’s multi-cultural seminar.
Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.
Coordinates and oversees CPS’ undergraduate internship in mental health promotion and wellness.
Participates in multidisciplinary and administrative team meetings.
Participates in clinical, multidisciplinary, and administrative team meetings.
Provides consultation to faculty, administrators, families, and community providers about students of concern and campus wide mental health issues.
Required Qualifications:
Advanced degree in a mental health related field (clinical or counseling psychology, social work, mental health counseling) from an accredited program.
Licensed or license eligible as a mental health provider in New York State.
Minimum of 2 years of experience with providing short term counseling and therapy in a university/college mental health setting.
Minimum Salary: $70,000
Maximum Salary: $75,000