Mental Health Clinician/Sr Mental Health Clinician

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

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About The Position

The Mental Health Clinician, under general supervision, is responsible for providing mental health counseling and outreach that is responsive to the unique backgrounds and needs of individuals, couples, and groups. This position may provide supervision for clinical staff and graduate trainees in counseling or mental health care. This role supports the mission of University Health Services by fostering the mental well-being and holistic development of Texas A&M students.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or other degree acceptable to the Texas State Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors, Social Workers, or Marriage and Family Therapists.
• LPCs: A minimum of 3,000 post-licensure clinical hours completed in no fewer than 18 months under supervision.
• LMFTs: A minimum of 3,000 post-licensure clinical hours completed in no fewer than 24 months, including at least 200 hours of supervision.
• LCSWs: At least one year of supervised clinical experience with a minimum of 100 supervision hours.
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Licensed in the State of Texas within one year of employment.
• Must maintain licensure for continued employment.
• Eligible to Supervisor in accordance with Texas licensing board.
• Five years full-time equivalent, independent licensure experience in college or university counseling center or other relevant setting (Senior Mental Health Clinician)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a University or College counseling center.
• Experience with crisis intervention and risk assessment.
• Experience in providing outreach and mental health education.
• Experience supervising clinical trainees or licensed associate clinicians.
• Ability to provide clinical counseling in more than one language utilized by A&M students.
• Training in evidence-based practices and/or related areas of specialization.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health counseling as well as crisis intervention to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Assesses clients, creates care plans, and provides treatment services and referrals.
• Engages in case management and referrals.
• Delivers mental health related outreach, presentations, workshops to students, faculty, and staff.
• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and families regarding students’ mental health and well-being.
• Provides adjunct supervision of psychology and counseling practicum students.
• At times of high student need, flexes schedule to provide additional clinical services including appointments, outreach, crisis, and other duties as needed.
• Participates in departmental, division and university committees, meetings and special initiatives.
• Assists with organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Meets ethical obligations for timely documentation of counseling services per State of Texas licensure requirements and University Health Services policies.
• Provides adjunct support and/or training seminars for trainees.
• Supports clinical operations through organizational and administrative tasks related to client care.
• Consults with licensed professionals when managing complex and/or crisis situations.
• Seeks appropriate consultation to best support students.
• Per state licensure requirements, participates in continuing education and professional development activities related to the performance of job functions, emerging trends in college mental health and maintenance of skills in one’s professional specialty area.
• Maintains currency of practice through professional literature review, organizational research and evaluation activities, and shares with peers.
• Provides professional presentations as appropriate.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level