W.E.B. DuBois Diversity Fellow

Title: W.E.B. DuBois Diversity Fellow

Executive Area: Student Affairs & Campus Life

College/School/MBU: Campus Life & Wellbeing

Department: Ctr Counseling & Psych Health

Work Location: Amherst

Schedule: Full Time

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Summary

Fellows work as a part of our multidisciplinary treatment team utilizing a variety of brief treatment modalities to address a wide range of diagnoses and presenting problems. These modalities include intensive brief therapies for individuals, couples, crisis intervention, on-call management of emergencies, and outreach/consultation. Disciplines represented within our treatment team include clinical social work, clinical and counseling psychology, psychiatry, and advanced practice nursing, together with trainees in psychology, social work, and psychiatry. In addition, a community mentor specifically drawn from a pool of qualified licensed clinicians of color will be engaged to mentor and support the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow.

Essential Functions

Provides individual and group psychotherapy.

Processes intakes.

Provides outreach and consultation.

Provides clinical triage and crisis intervention.

Participates in staff in-service training, weekly case conferences, and regular staff meetings.

Independently provides on-call/emergency services.

Works up to maintaining a robust caseload similar in size and breadth to a staff level clinician.

Other Functions

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Social Worker who has successfully completed a Social Work Master's Degree by start date

-Or-

Psychologist who has successfully completed a doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited graduate institution and completed a pre-doctoral psychology internship.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidate has proven interest in, knowledge of, and commitment to issues of race, multiculturalism, and social justice through past education, work, or volunteering activities.

Additional Details

Philosophy and Goals

The training program has a fundamental commitment to provide experiential and didactic learning experiences that will maximize the personal and professional development of highly competent mental health professionals. Development is viewed as the process of forming a professional identity, which includes an increased awareness of self, responsible and ethical clinical behavior, increased professional skills, and a respect for and sensitivity to others. The W.E.B. Du Bois Diversity Fellowship has a specific commitment to issues of race, social justice, and diversity.

Our University mental health focus offers a wide variety of direct clinical contacts ranging from minor maladjustment to severe psychotic disorder. Accordingly, the fellowship is designed to deepen and mature the Fellow's professional competency. Fellows refine their expertise in systemically applying a variety of brief therapy modalities to more skillfully address each client's unique clinical picture. In addition to individual therapy, supervised training experiences are provided in crisis intervention, outreach/consultation, and cultural humility. Individual supervision is provided by licensed senior social workers with additional training by active clinicians in the disciplines of psychology, advanced practice psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry.

In recognition that the goal is development of an independent level of clinical competence, the Fellow will have an increasing level of clinical responsibility as compared with their internship year, all while having ready access to consultation and supervision.

The Fellow will have a broad base of responsibilities and activities, consistent with that expected of a functioning professional and receive close supervision at the beginning of the fellowship, with increased autonomy and independence as time goes on.

Under University requirements, employment is contingent upon a successful Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check. This will be completed by the University's Human Resources department prior to the start of employment.

This is a 12-month benefited fellowship position that begins in Mid-August and ends in August of the following year.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a standard office or indoor university environment and involves minimal physical exertion.

Work Schedule and Work Arrangement

M - F 8:30am - 5:00pm

On-call shifts; occasional evening or weekend hours required.

Salary Information

UMass Amherst expects to pay $50,069.10 for this position.

Special Instructions for Applicants

Please submit a letter of interest (including your interest, knowledge, and demonstrated commitment to issues of race, multiculturalism, and social justice), a current curriculum vita, and two letters of recommendation from clinical supervisors outside of CCPH.

This position will remain open for the time period required by any applicable collective bargaining agreement and will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.