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About the Role

The Clinical Counselor provides a full range of individual and group psychological services to students with diverse backgrounds and complex issues. This role represents CAPS as a member of the University faculty and performs additional professional services as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clinical caseload of students representing diversity.
• Spend at least 60-65% of time providing direct services.
• Conduct intake and assessment/triage.
• Provide brief individual, group, and couples counseling using time-limited treatment models.
• Perform outreach.
• Make referrals.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Offer consultation services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate behaviors in line with User Friendly Principles and Principles of Conduct for a Multi-Cultural University.
• Demonstrate safe work practices for oneself, others, and the office environment.

Requirements

• Possession of an appropriate terminal degree (Doctorate in behavioral sciences, counseling, psychology, or related field) OR a California license as a Psychologist, Marriage, Family and Child Counselor.
• Knowledge of organizational development, planning, and structure.
• Knowledge of principles of administrative, personnel, and fiscal management.
• Knowledge of professional counseling techniques and strategies.
• Knowledge of statistics and research methodologies.
• Knowledge of specific academic discipline.
• Ability to understand the role and functioning of Student Services and Academic Affairs programs in a higher education setting.
• Ability to work with students from multicultural backgrounds presenting various attitudes and value systems.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel students utilizing professional counseling techniques and strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the needs of a multicultural, diverse, and multi-aged student body group.
• Ability to plan and conduct workshops and groups utilizing innovative facilitation techniques.
• Ability to visualize needed changes and improvements in counseling or related programs.
• Ability to originate new, different, or creative solutions to student problems.
• Ability to gain acceptance of program operations based on positive working relationships and recognition of the need for compromise.
• Ability to understand the roles and responsibilities of others and gauge relationships accordingly.
• Ability to collect and analyze data or information.
• Ability to solve problems and draw conclusions from data analysis.
• Ability to apply and utilize various statistical and research methods.
• Ability to organize and present data and information concisely and logically.
• Ability to interview skillfully.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Ability to prepare and present oral and written reports that are clear, concise, and comprehensive.
• Ability to continually increase comprehension and knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of research in the Student Services area.
• Must possess and maintain a current, valid, and unrestricted license (MFT, LCSW, or Psychologist) to practice as a therapist in California from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology, or be eligible to sit for licensure by the anticipated start date.
• If licensure is out of state, it must comply with the Board of Psychology regulations for obtaining licensure in California.
• Must be able to work effectively with a variety of individuals.
• Must be able to function in a high visibility area, occasionally under pressure.
• Must be able to competently interact with a culturally and ethnically diverse population of students, faculty, and staff.
• Occasional evening, after-hours, and weekend coverage for university events and/or emergency/crisis situations are required.
• Must be able to work remotely as needed.
• All work is expected to be performed in the state of California.

Skills

• Clinical counseling
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Couples counseling
• Time-limited treatment models
• Outreach
• Referrals
• Crisis intervention
• Consultation
• Assessment
• Triage
• Multicultural counseling approaches
• Clinical issue management (substance abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, conflict resolution, trauma debriefing)
• Time-limited, short-term approaches
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Nonverbal communication
• Problem solving
• Client focus
• Interpersonal skills
• Professional confidence
• Diversity and inclusion
• Second language proficiency (preferred)

Location

• San Francisco, California
• Remote (as needed, contingent on department coverage and needs)
• On-campus operations

Work Type

• Full-time
• Twelve-month position
• Temporary (with expectation of annual renewal)
• Hybrid (in-person and remote services available)
• Mostly in-person work required

Experience Level

• Comparable to Assistant Professor rank
• Experience working in a multicultural urban setting (preferred)
• Experience in clinical services to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or PoC (preferred)
• Experience in outreach and consultation services to the university community, particularly for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or PoC (preferred)
• Experience and clinical effectiveness in multicultural counseling approaches (preferred)
• Experience with clinical issues common in a university setting (preferred)
• Clinical skills and experience in time-limited, short-term approaches (preferred)
• Experience making discerning judgments regarding complex legal and ethical issues (preferred)
• Experience working with immigrant and international student populations (preferred)

Education Level

• Doctorate in behavioral sciences, counseling, psychology or a specific related academic field
• California license as a Psychologist, Marriage, Family and Child Counselor

About the Company

• San Francisco State University (SFSU) is a major public urban university with a century-long history of commitment to quality teaching and broad access to education.
• SFSU offers comprehensive, rigorous, and integrated academic programs that require students to engage in open-minded inquiry and reflection.
• SFSU prepares students to become productive, ethical, active citizens with a global perspective.
• SFSU educates and equips students to thrive in a global society.
• SFSU delivers academic excellence by pursuing knowledge, inspiring creativity, supporting its diverse community, and advancing social justice and positive change in the world.

Equal Opportunity

• SFSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status.
• SFSU warmly welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities, veterans, and others from historically underrepresented groups.
• SFSU believes that diversity enhances its curriculum, research, and student support.
• SFSU campus actively supports reasonable accommodations and works collaboratively with disabled faculty to remove barriers and foster success.
• CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California with very limited exception.
• Pursuant to Education Code Section 89521, CSU is required to contact current and/or former employer(s) of an applicant in the final stages of the recruitment process and make a reasonable attempt to obtain information regarding any prior misconduct by the applicant within the last seven years.