Mental Health Provider, Survivor Services Focus

Job Summary:

University Health Services is dedicated to the provision of high-quality health care and wellness services for students, aiming to contribute to a healthy environment for the entire UW-Madison campus community.

UHS Survivor Services provides free and confidential advocacy, mental health, and medical services (including on-campus forensic nurse exams) to student survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. This work is centered around values of empowerment, inclusion, choice, support, and collaboration.

Under the supervision of the Director of UHS Survivor Services, the Mental Health Provider - Survivor Services Focus, will provide trauma-focused mental health services to UW-Madison student survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, and/or stalking, in an integrated college health center. This position will work alongside victim advocates and medical providers within the broader UHS Survivor Services program, as well as the generalist staff at UHS Mental Health Services. Work assignments and schedules aim to incorporate staff's professional interests. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a trauma-informed, team-oriented, and restorative justice-oriented approach to both clinical work and professional relationships. Given our mission to address the needs of UW student survivors, the ideal candidate will demonstrate willingness to embrace change in order improve the Survivor Services care model.

UHS has an ongoing commitment to building and supporting a diverse community of students and employees. 

Start date is negotiable. UHS employees receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits 

PRINCIPLE DUTIES (60%):
1) Provides individual and group counseling to student survivors of sexual assault, sexual
harassment, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, and/or stalking, totaling 24 clinical hours per week.
2) Completes intake/clinical interviews, with a focus on determining the appropriate disposition,
providing treatment recommendations, and supporting care coordination.
3) Provides safety planning and crisis de-escalation to student survivors, as clinically warranted.
4) Supports campus outreach and community engagement, with a particular focus on awareness
months (Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Stalking Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month).
5) Serves as a resource on Title IX, Clery, and UWS Chapter 17 processes and rights, State of
Wisconsin victim rights, reporting options, and other services a victim may access on campus or in the community, within the scope/role of mental health clinician.
6) Provide additional clinical services in other areas of Mental Health Services depending on
experience and agency need.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR DIRECT CLINICAL SERVICES MAY INCLUDE:
1) Provision of sexual health services through Wellness program, in collaboration with UHS Gynecology & Sexual Health team;
2) Provision of "Let's Talk: survivors of sexual and relationship violence" drop-in support sessions;
3) Provision of couples/partners therapy services;
4) Provision of behavioral health interventions within Medical Services;
5) Provision of on-call/crisis services through the UHS crisis line and drop-in services;
6) Provision of clinical supervision of assigned trainees including goal-setting, evaluations, and
disciplinary action in accordance with training policy and procedures;

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES (40%)
1) Maintains accurate and timely documentation for all clinical interactions and consultations;
2) Involved in the development and implementation of programs and services at MHS, as assigned;
3) Collaborates with providers and staff in UHS units and with campus partners, particularly UHS
Violence Prevention;
4) Follows agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical
guidelines, best practices, HIPAA, FERPA, and Title IX;
5) Attends UHS staff and workgroup meetings, as assigned;
6) As resources allow, represents UHS on the UW-Madison campus, in the Madison community, and with local, regional, and national professional organizations;
7) Attends Mental Health-sponsored and other relevant professional development activities;
8) Serves on internal and external committees, as assigned or approved;
9) Other duties, as assigned or approved.

Responsibilities:

Provides direct clinical services to patients and clients in a clinical, research, education, or public health and safety setting. Engages in the full range of psychological services including assessment (psycho-diagnostic and psychological assessment services), evaluation, consultation and/or psychotherapy to promote the mental health and well-being of patients.

• 15% Performs patient psycho-diagnostic, psychological assessments and evaluations
• 20% Identifies patient psychological disorders and emotional patterns to understand and predict behavior
• 5% Assesses safety risks and develops safety plans for at-risk individuals
• 50% Develops, implements, and monitors individual and group psychological treatment programs with clinical staff and physicians
• 5% Completes clinical treatment reports in accordance with department and agency guidelines
• 5% May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Terminal Degree
Doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology.

If you are a Counselor or Social Worker, apply to the posting under that qualification to be considered

Qualifications:

REQUIRED:
-Minimum of one year experience providing counseling.
-Must be licensed to practice independently in the State of Wisconsin within 1 year of hire.

PREFERRED:
- Two or more years of experience providing trauma-focused counseling to survivors of
intimate partner violence, sexual assault/childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and stalking.
-Unpaid experience providing counseling may be applied to this requirement if clinical supervision was received during that time, as well as experience providing advocacy services in a community-based victim services agency.
- Eligible to practice independently in the State of Wisconsin within six months of hire.
- Multi-lingual

STRONGLY PREFERRED experiences of the candidate include:
1. Independently licensed, or license eligible, in the state of Wisconsin.
2. Experience providing trauma-focused counseling to survivors of sexual and relationship violence, across intersecting identities; this may include specialized training including EMDR, somatic experiencing, cognitive processing therapy, brainspotting, TF-CBT, developmental and relational trauma therapy, etc;
3. Experienced in the treatment of common co-morbidities of trauma, including eating disorders,
substance use, chronic or recurrent suicidality, nonsuicidal self-harm, etc;
4. Experience providing group therapy and/or non-clinical group-based interventions;
5. Experience in an integrated/interdisciplinary college mental health setting, included coordination with victim advocates, and/or medical providers, and/or prevention staff, and/or academic staff/faculty;
6. Demonstrated attentiveness to intersectionality & health equity; and a commitment to cultural
humility and trauma-informed practices in the workplace;
7. Knowledge of best practices in trauma treatment;
8. Knowledge of issues and dynamics related to sexual and intimate partner violence;
9. Demonstrated understanding of how sexual violence disproportionately impacts individuals who
hold historically marginalized identities;
10. Experience in consultation and collaboration with campus and community partners;
11. Experience educating campus and community partners on issues related to sexual/relationship violence, how to support student survivors, bystander intervention, and creating trauma-informed communities, and restorative/transformative justice approaches to addressing harm.
12. Knowledge of Title IX and Clery guidance and regulations, specifically as they pertain to victim
rights.

License/Certification:

Required
PSY - Psychologist - State Licensure
Must be licensed or be able to obtain a license to practice independently in the state of Wisconsin within one year of hire

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Business hours will be 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

This is subject to change based on operational needs.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $65,449 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

An employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/ 

Additional Information:

Include your licensure status in application materials. Only candidates with confirmed licensure status will be eligible to advance to the interview stage. If you hold an In-Training license, you must include how many qualified hours you have completed toward being licensed to practice independently. Must be licensed to practice independently in the State of Wisconsin one year from hire or employment may be terminated.

The Wisconsin Board recognizes reciprocity for psychologists already licensed or credentialed in another state. They will review each application on an individual basis, and generally accept candidates from states with substantially equivalent licensing standards. States with reciprocity not available can be found at https://dsps.wi.gov/ 
- A license/state not being listed, does not mean an application by reciprocity will be granted.
- Other state/territory licenses must remain active until the Wisconsin credentialing process is complete.

UHS is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

How to Apply:

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. You will be required to log in or create an account to continue.

Upload a cover letter and resume to apply. Include your licensure status in application materials. If you are not independently licensed, clearly state your progress toward licensure in your application.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with job 308095 (Social Worker) and job 308097 (Counselor). Please apply under the appropriate credential for consideration.

Contact:

Amy John
amy.john@wisc.edu
608-890-3592
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Psychologist(HS037)

Department(s):

A57-UNIV HEALTH SERVICES/CCS/COUNSELING

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

308091-AS

 

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, click here

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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