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The Interpersonal Violence Counselor provides mental health services for Colorado State University students. Responsibilities include providing clinical services to students, primarily survivors sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, and stalking; as well as providing outreach programming and support for the Women and Gender Advocacy Center (WGAC). This position is a CSU Health Network Counseling Services clinician embedded within the Women and Gender Advocacy Center (WGAC), working in close collaboration with the Pride  Resource Center. This position also provides supervision and training within Counseling Services.

This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Diversity and Multicultural Counseling Services in Counseling Services.

Job Duty Category
Direct Service: Duty/Responsibility

• Provide counseling services to survivors of interpersonal violence seeking support through the WGAC and Counseling Services(approximately 20 hours/week of direct clinical service) Provide and coordinate outreach and consultation services to the
  WGAC Intake assessments with students seeking counseling services
• Act as a member of the WGAC Victim Advocacy Team (VAT) and provide mental health consultation related to student cases
• Individual and group counseling/psychotherapy with students
• Provide clinical supervision and training with students, staff, and faculty
• Respond to campus mental health crises as related to interpersonal violence and the WGAC
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Percentage Of Time: 70%

Job Duty Category: Administrative Responsibilities
Duty/Responsibility

• Attend WGAC meetings as appropriate
• Participate in WGAC trainings and workshops
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation for all clinical interactions and consultations
• Follow policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, and HIPAA
• Attend Counseling Services staff meetings
• Serve on agency and CSU
  committees when consistent with the needs of Counseling Services and WGAC
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Percentage Of Time: 30%

Education/Licensure

• Completed master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology or closely related field, with two or more years of full-time employment as a counselor or related position in a mental health field
• Currently licensed as a psychologist, clinical social worker (LCSW), professional counselor (LPC), or marriage and family therapist(LMFT); OR license eligible in the State of Colorado, or fully licensed within 90 days of start date, if transferring license from another state

Experience

• Minimum of two years post master’s degree experience providing clinical services
• Demonstrated experience working with survivors of sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, and stalking
• Ability to understand and articulate sex and gender-related needs and concerns from a social justice/intersectional/multicultural perspective that incorporates all aspects of identity
• Demonstrated understanding and direct experience working with and supporting diverse populations, including clients with diverse religious/spiritual beliefs; racial, ethnic, class, and cultural backgrounds; and diverse sexual and romantic orientations and gender identities
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting and knowledge of dynamics related to interpersonal violence (sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, and stalking)

Preferred Job Qualifications

Experience

• Experience with supporting and/or treating people with marginalized identities, especially who are experiencing interpersonal violence(sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, and stalking)
• Experience providing mental health counseling to individuals
• Experience facilitating therapy groups
• Experience providing outreach and consultation
• Experience providing counseling services to college students
• Experience working with crisis intervention via electronic modes of communication: telephone, text, videoconferencing, and etc.
• Specific training and experience in one or more trauma treatment modalities (i.e. Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. or other trauma treatment modalities)
• Experience with Student Affairs, higher education operations, and Title IX
• Experience navigating multiple systems with integrity and ethics
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and other Characteristics
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice advocacy at individual, group, and/or community level
• Effective listening, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with educational/programmatic training and/or prevention education programming, preferably in a University setting
• Ability to analyze policies, programs, and initiatives to make recommendations for quality improvement
• A personal or professional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through active planning and purposeful effort

About Colorado State University

Colorado State University is one of the nation’s top public Tier 1 Research universities and an institution on the rise. Our Ram success is driven by an ambition to be excellent in all we do combined with an unparalleled location that is one of the fastest-growing and most vibrant areas in the country. CSU is a higher education destination for working and learning for faculty, staff, and students from across Colorado, the nation, and around the globe. CSU has produced record enrollment in the past decade, built on all-time highs in student diversity and student success, experienced record fundraising and research expenditures that keep hitting new highs year-after-year, and our faculty are known nationally and internationally for their groundbreaking research. Among other recognition for research and creative scholarship, CSU was recognized in 2022 as one of 10 top research institutions in the world contributing to solving the COVID pandemic. CSU is thriving, with a five-year average enrollment of more than 33,400 students. The record-setting 2022 incoming class of 5,517 students reflects 25% from diverse populations and 24% who were first in their families to attend college. ... CSU graduates find success with 85% securing a job related to their career plans within six months of graduation. More than nine out of 10 Rams would select CSU again, demonstrating the quality of the campus and learning environments.

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