The University of Southern Mississippi’s Student Counseling Services is looking for a psychologist to add to its multidisciplinary counseling team.  This individual will provide psychological services to clients of Student Counseling Services (SCS), assist the director with administrative services regarding service provision, as well as provide clinical consultation to SCS counselors and other agencies within the University.   

This psychologist will assist the supervising psychologist in providing clinical supervision of practicum students and interns.   This individual will also assist in the interface with other University offices which provide services to students, particularly those in Student Affairs such as Residence Life, University Police Department, Health Services, Student Development, and Dean of Students.  Psychological services to Student Counseling Services (SCS) clients include individual personal-social counseling, marital and relationship counseling, group counseling, relaxation training, crisis intervention and management, academic skills training, psychological assessment, outreach programming, referral, intake assessment, diagnosis, and case disposition/management. This individual will also assist in coordination and providing services for University emergencies that are psychological, social, and emotional in nature 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a rotating basis.

This psychologist will provide clinical consultation to master's level counselors as needed and provide consultation services to faculty and staff, particularly as they pertain to services to students.

Minimum qualifications are a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology,   Mississippi licensure or license-eligibility in MS with the ability to attain licensure in MS within one year of employment; as well as at least two years experience in the work field.  Preferred qualifications include experience working with adolescents or college-aged populations.

The University of Southern Mississippi is a comprehensive doctoral and research-driven university with a proud history and an eye on the future.  In just 100 years, Southern Miss has grown from a small teachers' college into a premier research university with a national reputation for excellence in both academics and athletics.  A dual campus university, Southern Miss serves students on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, in addition to six teaching and research sites in Mississippi.  Southern Miss offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in five degree-granting colleges – Arts & Letters, Business, Education & Psychology, Health and Science & Technology. In all, Southern Miss offers more than 180 degree programs for both undergraduates and graduates.  Today, Southern Miss has a diverse student body of approximately 17,000 with students from all 50 states and 70 foreign countries. The university celebrates diversity in every sense of the word, using our rich melting pot of cultures and backgrounds to further enhance the educational experience that is Southern Miss.

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