Clinical Psychology Trainee

** Department
* * CSL SCS:
Clinical Trainees
** About the Department
** Student Counseling (SC) is a unit within Student Wellness which is a part of Campus and Student Life. SC provides mental health care to eligible students and their eligible dependents. Mental health services include: diagnostic assessments; crisis assessment and intervention; individual, couples, and/or group psychotherapy; medication management; academic skills counseling; and referral services. SC staff provides consultation to University of Chicago faculty, staff, and administrators, and outreach/education to the campus community.

In its care for students, SC employs a multidisciplinary team of mental health clinicians, supports a psychology training program, and serves as a training rotation site for psychiatry residents.
** Job Summary
** This one-year, full-time, benefits-eligible position is known in other university settings as a clinical psychology post-doc. This Clinical Psychology Trainee position is designed to provide a postdoctoral training for a graduate from a fully accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology, who is seeking licensure and is interested in combining clinical work with outreach, consultation, and supervision. Approximately 70% of the time will be spent delivering clinical mental health services, with the remaining time spent in a combination of outreach, consultation, receiving and providing supervision, and engaging in professional development and/or other SC activities.
** Responsibilities
* ** Conducts clinical diagnostic evaluation and assessment of patients, including urgent-care/crisis evaluations.
* Provides goal-focused, time-limited individual, couples, and group psychotherapy.
* Maintains timely and complete electronic clinical documentation.
* Provides consultation, training, and outreach to members of the University of Chicago community both during and after hours.
* Participates in clinical and administrative staff meetings as appropriate.
* Provides clinical training and supervision for psychology externs as needed and as appropriate.
* Exercises discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations required.
* Reviews, analyzes, and interprets federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies, and procedures as related to the field of clinical psychology.
* Delivers clinical services with guidance and instruction from others.
* Combines clinical work with outreach, consultation, and supervision while working towards licensure.
* Performs other related work as needed.
** Minimum Qualifications
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* Education:

** Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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* Work Experience:

** Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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* Certifications:

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- **** Preferred Qualifications
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* Education:

*** Doctoral degree in psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.

D.) from an APA approved graduate program. Documentation must be made available within two months post-hire date.
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* Experience:

*** Completion of a pre-doctoral internship at a college counseling center by August 31, 2026. Documentation required within 2 months post-hire date.
* Advanced training or experience with college-age or young adult populations.
* Interest in helping students to overcome behavioral and emotional obstacles to peak academic performance.
* Training in a university counseling setting.
* Providing evidence-based, time-limited psychotherapy.
* Providing services to underrepresented populations and first-generation university students.
** Preferred Competencies
*** Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills.
** Working Conditions
*** Direct patient contact or clinical care setting.
* Office environment.
* On-call responsibilities, including daytime on-call coverage.
* High stress environment.
* Use computers extensively for up to 2 hours at a time.
* Use standard computer and office equipment.
** Application Documents
*** Resume/CV (required)
* Cover Letter (required)
* Three References Contact Information (preferred)
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