Duke University Job Descriptions

COUNSELOR, CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH

Job Title: COUNSELOR, CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH
Job Code: 3768
FLSA: E
Job Level: 13
Revised Date: 03/01/2022
Job Family: JF 17

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Occupational Summary

Provide clinical services, supervise trainees, and engage with the campus community.

Work Performed

Provides individual, couples, and group services;

Participates in the provision of mental health triage services;

Administers and interprets limited assessment measures;

Responds to clinical and campus crises;

Provides supervision and seminars to assigned trainees, including goal setting, evaluations, and disciplinary action in accordance with training policy and procedures;

Provides campus and community engagement services through liaison relationships with faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and students; and

Provides campus and community level interventions that address cultural climate issues for oppressed and marginalized groups.

Follows agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, and HIPAA;

Completes clinical documentation according to policies and procedures;

Attends staff, clinical team, and committee meetings;

Participates in ongoing staff conversations about the ways marginalization, discrimination, and oppression impact individuals and systems;

Participates in committees as requested;

Attends department sponsored professional development activities;

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training

Master's degree in counseling or related field from an institution of higher education; Licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of North Carolina; and experience in a student mental health agency or relevant healthcare or social service setting.

Experience

None required beyond education/training requirement OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Skills

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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