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  • Director, Counseling Services
    Counseling
    Alcorn State University

    The incumbent directs the Institution’s counseling program, providing assistance and support to students and employees through counseling, mental health, outreach and prevention venues.


     

    Knowledge Skills and Abilities


    • Expert knowledge regarding crucial nature of assurances of confidentiality and adherence to appropriate governmental regulations applicable to university counseling centers

    • Knowledge regarding planning, implementation, assessment, evaluation and formal reporting of activities, services and outcome data related to Counseling Services

    • Knowledge of effective supervisory modalities for clinical and administrative staff

    • Knowledge of relevant and empirically based “best practices” in the delivery of mental health/counseling services in institutions of higher learning

    • Knowledge of factors correlated with perceptions of accessibility of services provided and the impact these perceptions have on service utilization

    • Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and interpersonal

    • Excellent customer service skills

    • Excellent administrative and management skills

    • Ability to plan, implement, assess, evaluate and evaluate activities, service and outcome data




     

    Essential Job Functions


    • Oversees daily operations of Counseling Services

    • Provides clinical and administrative supervision/guidance to professional and support staff, consulting professionals, collaborating agencies and student interns, as needed

    • Designs, provides and supervises intake, assessment, diagnostic, treatment, primary prevention and follow-up services

    • Develops, implements and provides oversight for treatment and prevention strategies addressing the presentation of problems/issues for which participants seek assistance

    • Ensures services are provided in a professional, ethical and culturally sensitive manner

    • Oversees, monitors and initiates client referrals as appropriate




     

    Qualifications


    • Doctoral degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Psychology or related field preferred.

    • Minimal Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling; Education; Psychology; Education Psychology or related field.



     

     

 


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