Youngstown State University
Location
Youngstown, OH | United States
Job description
Provides YSU students with short-term, culturally sensitive strength and needs assessment, campus and community linkage, mental health services, crisis intervention, data tracking, clinical documentation and consultation and collaboration services (with appropriate release of information). Clinical interventions will be focused on promoting emotional stabilization to help students remain safe and reach their goals to become successful. All services provided will be done so in a confidential and ethical manner defined by the Ohio CSWMFT Board.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Reviews and tracks daily Penguin of Concern (POC) referrals.
Conduct reach-out and crisis response services to students referred through POC.
Maintain assigned caseload.
Attends daily morning clinical meetings with department to review POC referrals.
Attends weekly CARE meeting. Collaborates with administrators and non-clinical campus staff regarding student needs. Participates with team to provide comprehensive behavioral intervention and threat assessment solutions. Works to achieve team's goals to adhere to and improve safety policies and protocols on campus.
Maintains timely and comprehensive non-clinical and clinical counseling records. Tracks POC referrals and maintains clinical records in an electronic health record database, i.e. Titanium, following Ohio licensure documentation guidelines and ethical standards.
Provides daily consultation to administrators, faculty, and staff with respect to student issues and mental health concerns, following Ohio licensure confidentiality guidelines.
Makes appropriate academic, career, and mental health referrals to the campus and/or the community. Monitors students and clients use of campus and area services, and the impact this has on the student's progress and personal development.
Utilizes, maintains, and stays abreast of new technology, diagnostic criteria, and state rule and guideline changes that relate to mental health counseling and higher education.
Establishes trusting, ethical, and confidential relationships with students/clients.
Implements campus clinical counseling services per program policies and procedures. Conducts assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and case planning; delivers evidence-based treatment interventions, monitoring, and evaluation of client progress. Maintains electronic documentation and provision of related services.
Displays awareness and behavior needed for growth and development.
Plans for crises/care coordination and helps clients develop coping mechanisms.
Networks with university and area services, understands eligibility requirements, and makes appropriate referrals.
Other Functions and Responsibilities: Attends and participates in campus staff development programs, department related meetings, and other university assemblies and committees.
Meets individually with Director of SCS to review caseload and for supervision.
Engages in professional development activities.
Maintains mandatory licensing requirements on an annual basis.
Responds to work-related phone calls and emails during non-business hours on occasion.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Equipment Operated: Computer and all other standard office equipment.
Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday; evenings and weekends, as necessary.
Reports to: Director, Student Counseling Services
Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: Must be licensed in the State of Ohio as a mental health therapist, LPC, LISW, or equivalent (appropriate to degree and training).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of: University policies and procedures*; office practices and procedures; department/division goals and objectives*; department/division policies and procedures*; workplace safety practices and procedures*; English grammar and spelling; records management; office management; project management.
Skill in: Use of office equipment; typing, data entry; computer operation; use of computer software and other programs applicable to the assigned department/division*.
Ability to: Foster equity, inclusion, and collaborative multicultural environment display e xcellent communication and interpersonal skills including respect for all aspects of an individual's identity; resolve conflict, clear personal and professional boundaries; work collegially and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team process; to maintain accurate and complete records, diagnose client, document client condition, problems, treatments, and outcomes promptly; deal with problems involving several variables within familiar context; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; determine material and equipment needs; calculate fractions, decimals, and percentages; compile and prepare reports; use proper research methods to gather data; understand a variety of written and/or verbal communications; prepare accurate documentation; maintain records according to established procedures; travel to and gain access to work site; effectively interact with personnel and public to answer routine questions; train or instruct others; move quickly and effectively from one tasks to another; work independently and in a team environment; develop and maintain effective working relationships.
(*) Developed after employment.
Minimum Qualifications: At least a master's degree in counseling, social work, or an equivalent field from a discipline-accredited program. Licensed in State of Ohio as a mental health therapist LPC, LISW, or equivalent. Previous experience working with college bound Emerging Adults who express mental health needs and concerns. Previous experience working with a range of culturally and ethnically diverse populations.
Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated prior Clinical Experience within a university or community counseling setting, including providing on-call and crisis response. Experience documenting all clinical encounters in an Electronic Health Record, specifically Titanium. Experience working with outreach programs and college athletic teams.
About Youngstown State University
An Institution of Opportunity: Youngstown State University inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives. As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our diverse, accessible, and quality education. Youngstown State University is where students thrive in their educational and career pursuits, where scholarship creates innovative solutions, and where community engagement is a cornerstone of collaboration that collectively contribute to the sustainable prosperity of the region and beyond. We—the faculty, staff, administrators, and students of Youngstown State University—hold the following values essential to achieving the mission and realizing the vision. Centrality of Studen ... ts – We put students first, fostering their holistic and lifelong success. Excellence and Innovation – We bring academic excellence and innovation to learning and life for all stakeholders. Integrity and Human Dignity – We root all behaviors, decisions and actions in the achievement of integrity, mutual respect, collegiality, equity and inclusion. Collaboration and Public Engagement – We embrace collaboration and create innovative partnerships to foster sustainability and enrich our university, our culture, and region. Please use the following link to learn more about YSU:
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