Behavioral Health Post-Doctoral Fellow | Miami University - Military Veterans

Job Description Summary

The Behavioral Health Post-Doctoral Fellow performs the duties of a behavioral (mental) health clinician, providing generalist clinical services to students; training and supervisory services to mental health clinical trainees; and consultation & programming services to faculty, staff, students and parents/families.

Essential Duties:

Provides multiculturally informed psychological services, including psychological and substance use assessments, attention problem screenings, and individual and group counseling and psychotherapy to Miami University students presenting with a wide range of mental health concerns

Intervenes in crisis and emergency situations of a mental health nature with students, including after hours on-call responsibilities    

Consults with faculty, staff, students, families, and other professionals regarding the mental health needs of students

Initiates and responds to requests to provide psycho-educational programming to various groups within the university community

Provides clinical supervision and training to staff, psychology interns within the SCS APA-accredited psychology internship training program, and other trainees. 

Maintains clinical records and provides clinical documentation and communication with external practitioners as necessary for ethical clinical treatment

Attends and participates in clinical staff meetings, consultations, and professional development

Assumes responsibility for other assignments including serving on divisional and university committees  

Minimum Qualifications:

Completion of a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited doctoral training program and a completed APA-approved internship prior to the position start date. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated interest and experience in providing psychological services to students of color, non-traditional students, student veterans, students with disabilities and/or student-athletes.

Demonstrated interest or experience in providing behavioral health services and psycho-educational programming to university students

Demonstrated ability to work independently and work well in a team setting

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience working in mental health counseling/therapy 

Experience in crisis assessment/management/intervention, short-term treatment, and confidentiality requirements 

Demonstrated skills in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple clinical situations and to coordinate these efforts as a part of a multidisciplinary team

Energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging workload while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships

Collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues

Demonstrated sensitivity and commitment to multicultural issues/social justice and proven ability to interact with diverse individuals and groups

Self-motivated, self-directed commitment to high professional ideals, standards and ethics

Excellent oral and written communication skills  

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter CV/resume

Special Instructions (if applicable)

For questions please contact: John A. Ward, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist Director Student Counseling Service 421 S. Campus Ave. | Oxford, OH 45056 513-529-4634 (Ph.) | 513-529-2975 (Fax)

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses. This organization participates in E-Verify.

Remote Work For positions that are approved for remote work: Remote work is not a right, it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason, including the convenience of the University.

Reasonable Accommodations Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.

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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Completion of a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited doctoral training program and a completed APA-approved internship prior to the position start date. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated interest and experience in providing psychological services to students of color, non-traditional students, student veterans, students with disabilities and/or student-athletes.

Demonstrated interest or experience in providing behavioral health services and psycho-educational programming to university students

Demonstrated ability to work independently and work well in a team setting

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience working in mental health counseling/therapy 

Experience in crisis assessment/management/intervention, short-term treatment, and confidentiality requirements 

Demonstrated skills in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple clinical situations and to coordinate these efforts as a part of a multidisciplinary team

Energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging workload while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships

Collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues

Demonstrated sensitivity and commitment to multicultural issues/social justice and proven ability to interact with diverse individuals and groups

Self-motivated, self-directed commitment to high professional ideals, standards and ethics

Excellent oral and written communication skills  

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter CV/resume

Special Instructions (if applicable)

For questions please contact: John A. Ward, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist Director Student Counseling Service 421 S. Campus Ave. | Oxford, OH 45056 513-529-4634 (Ph.) | 513-529-2975 (Fax)