Assistant Director of CAPS

We, the⠀Division⠀of Student⠀Affairs,⠀are a⠀student-focused⠀organization⠀that aims⠀to empower⠀student⠀success⠀and⠀support⠀personal⠀development.⠀We act⠀daily to⠀create,⠀enhance,⠀and⠀sustain a⠀culture of⠀respect⠀and⠀inclusion⠀in the⠀workplace,⠀focusing⠀on equity⠀and⠀justice in⠀its many⠀forms,⠀including⠀racial,⠀social,⠀and⠀environmental⠀justice.⠀We⠀intentionally⠀and⠀relentlessly⠀pursue⠀excellence⠀through⠀introspection,⠀vulnerability,⠀empathy,⠀compassion,⠀learning,⠀and⠀courage.⠀We value⠀our⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀partnerships⠀as vital⠀drivers of⠀the⠀ambitious⠀goals we⠀pursue. We⠀celebrate⠀and take⠀pride in⠀the⠀following:

• Named one⠀of the⠀“Most⠀Promising⠀Places to⠀Work in⠀Student⠀Affairs”⠀by Diverse⠀Magazine.
• Serving⠀a highly⠀diverse⠀student⠀body⠀(click⠀here for⠀more⠀information).
• Leading⠀the way as⠀the #1⠀ranked⠀institution⠀in the AAU⠀and #3 of⠀all⠀colleges⠀and⠀universities⠀nationally⠀in⠀fostering⠀our⠀students'⠀social⠀mobility.
• Awarded⠀multiple⠀distinctions⠀including⠀philanthropic⠀awards and⠀research⠀grants in⠀experiential⠀learning⠀and career⠀development,⠀voter⠀engagement,⠀student⠀engagement,⠀health and⠀wellness⠀practices,⠀and⠀quality of⠀residential⠀life.

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Ph.D. or⠀Psy.D. (or⠀foreign⠀equivalent)⠀in⠀Clinical⠀or⠀Counseling⠀Psychology⠀from an⠀APA-accredited⠀program⠀including⠀an⠀APA-accredited⠀internship.⠀Three (3)⠀years of⠀full-time⠀professional⠀work⠀experience⠀providing⠀diagnostic⠀intakes,⠀psychotherapy,⠀emergency⠀assessment,⠀teaching,⠀and/or⠀supervision⠀in the⠀young⠀adult⠀population.⠀Possession⠀of an⠀active New⠀York state⠀license in⠀psychology⠀or an⠀active⠀out-of-state⠀license⠀with⠀eligibility⠀for NY⠀licensure⠀within six⠀months of⠀hire.⠀Experience⠀in mental⠀health⠀service⠀provision⠀with⠀underrepresented⠀student⠀populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience⠀working in⠀a college⠀mental⠀health⠀setting.⠀Experience⠀developing⠀and⠀implementing⠀clinical⠀programs⠀and⠀services⠀that⠀address⠀the needs⠀of⠀traditionally⠀underserved⠀or⠀marginalized⠀clinical⠀populations.⠀Experience⠀providing⠀clinical⠀supervision⠀to⠀psychology/social⠀work⠀trainees⠀or⠀professionals.

Brief⠀Description⠀of⠀Duties:

The⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀of⠀Counseling⠀and⠀Psychological⠀Services⠀(CAPS) -⠀Inclusion⠀& Equity⠀Specialist⠀reports to⠀the⠀Executive⠀Director⠀of CAPS⠀and⠀provides⠀administrative⠀leadership⠀overseeing⠀approaches⠀to⠀supporting⠀and⠀providing⠀outstanding⠀clinical⠀care,⠀early⠀intervention,⠀and⠀outreach⠀services⠀to⠀historically⠀underserved⠀or⠀marginalized⠀students.

Work⠀internally⠀with CAPS⠀staff, and⠀with the⠀campus⠀community⠀at large,⠀through⠀consultation,⠀collaboration,⠀and⠀liaising⠀with⠀campus⠀partners⠀and⠀student⠀organizations⠀to develop⠀strategies⠀to best⠀support⠀the mental⠀well-being⠀of⠀students⠀from⠀diverse⠀backgrounds⠀and⠀identities.⠀The⠀incumbent⠀will⠀collaborate⠀with⠀various⠀campus⠀organizations⠀and⠀participate⠀in⠀initiatives⠀focused on⠀diversity,⠀equity,⠀and⠀inclusion.

Collaboration, Counseling and Crisis Management

• Oversee⠀and⠀coordinate⠀professional⠀development⠀and⠀training⠀initiatives⠀on⠀cultural⠀competency,⠀sensitivity,⠀and⠀inclusivity⠀for CAPS⠀staff and⠀trainees⠀to improve⠀services⠀provided⠀to⠀historically⠀underserved⠀student⠀groups.⠀Lead CAPS⠀social⠀justice⠀committee⠀with a⠀focus on⠀developing⠀staff⠀intercultural⠀competence⠀and⠀humility.
• Provide⠀mental⠀health⠀services⠀including,⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀short-term⠀individual⠀treatment,⠀group⠀counseling,⠀crisis⠀intervention,⠀initial⠀consultation/triage,⠀clinical⠀consultation,⠀and⠀outreach.⠀Maintain⠀timely,⠀accurate⠀clinical⠀documentation⠀to meet⠀NY,⠀federal⠀(HIPAA),⠀accreditation⠀standards,⠀and CAPS⠀Chart⠀Audit⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
• Provide⠀staff⠀consultation⠀and⠀assessment⠀of clients⠀in acute⠀crisis for⠀voluntary⠀and⠀involuntary⠀hospitalizations.
• Provide⠀crisis⠀debriefing⠀and⠀post-vention⠀support to⠀the campus⠀community⠀when⠀necessary⠀and at⠀times⠀during⠀non-traditional⠀hours.

Supervision and Data Analysis

• Provide⠀clinical⠀and⠀administrative⠀supervision⠀to staff⠀members at⠀CAPS and⠀engage⠀them in⠀university-wide⠀efforts to⠀enhance⠀diversity⠀and build⠀an⠀inclusive⠀community.⠀They will⠀support⠀CAPS staff⠀to⠀implement⠀events,⠀programs,⠀and⠀activities⠀that⠀celebrate⠀and raise⠀awareness⠀about the⠀different⠀cultures⠀and⠀identities⠀of our⠀student⠀population.
• Provide⠀clinical⠀supervision⠀for⠀trainees⠀(interns⠀in an⠀APA-accredited⠀internship⠀program⠀and other⠀trainees⠀such as⠀psychology⠀practicum⠀students,⠀and social⠀work⠀interns).⠀Provide⠀leadership⠀at⠀Training⠀Committee⠀meetings⠀and⠀contribute⠀to efforts⠀to⠀maintain⠀and⠀improve⠀training⠀programs⠀at CAPS;⠀complete⠀evaluations⠀of⠀trainees⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner.
• Develop⠀and⠀implement⠀research⠀projects;⠀collect⠀and⠀analyze⠀data to⠀improve⠀services⠀focused on⠀the⠀intersectionality⠀of⠀cultural⠀diversity⠀and mental⠀health.
• Assist⠀in the⠀creation⠀of annual⠀reports⠀and other⠀accreditations⠀metrics as⠀required.
• Provide⠀co-leadership⠀with the⠀Executive⠀Director⠀to utilize⠀assessment⠀and data⠀in order⠀to make⠀decisions,⠀identify⠀systems⠀issues/gaps/inefficiencies,⠀and create⠀and⠀implement⠀effective⠀solutions⠀in⠀clinical⠀operations,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures⠀using an⠀equity⠀framework.

Professional Development and Committee Involvement

• Serve as a⠀member of⠀the⠀Center's⠀leadership⠀team and⠀provide⠀coverage⠀for the⠀Executive⠀Director⠀when⠀needed.
• Enhance⠀professional⠀skills by⠀participating⠀in⠀opportunities⠀that⠀promote⠀learning,⠀growth,⠀and⠀development⠀(e.g.,⠀classes,⠀training,⠀committee,⠀webinar,⠀etc.)
• Contribute⠀to the⠀Division⠀of Student⠀Affairs⠀and Stony⠀Brook⠀University⠀by⠀attending⠀and/or⠀supporting⠀events,⠀activities,⠀and⠀programs⠀sponsored⠀by areas⠀outside of⠀CAPS⠀(e.g.,⠀campus-wide⠀traditions,⠀events,⠀programs,⠀etc.).
• Other⠀duties or⠀projects⠀as⠀assigned⠀as⠀appropriate⠀to rank⠀and⠀departmental⠀mission.
• Evening⠀and⠀weekend⠀work may⠀be⠀required⠀at times.