Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

The Counseling Center at Chatham University is pleased to offer a 12-month Postdoctoral Psychology position in College Mental Health. The Chatham Counseling Center offers individual counseling, support groups, outreach, consultation, crisis intervention, and assessment services. We collaborate with Student Affairs and other departments in the university.

This year long postdoctoral fellow is a 3-day a week position and includes 12 hours per week of direct service, including individual counseling, intake/concise appointment screenings, outreach, assessment, consultation, and supervision. The postdoctoral fellow will also receive 2 hours per week of individual supervision in addition to supervision of supervision, if they are providing individual supervision to a trainee.

In addition, twice monthly didactic seminars will be provided on a variety of topics, including ADHD assessment, supervision, culturally informed care, and more.

Fellows have the opportunity to develop a specialization in supervision. This would include cofacilitating the weekly supervision seminar for first year doctoral practicum students in the fall and providing individual supervision to two first year doctoral students in the spring semester.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention. Learn more at: https://www.chatham.edu/mission-and-values/diversity-and-inclusion/index.html .

Qualifications:

A completed doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an accredited graduate program is required. Applicants who are ABD will also be considered.

Applicants must be committed to upholding social justice values and have experience in providing brief therapy with undergraduate and/or graduate students in a college setting and diverse student populations.

Application Procedures for Postdoctoral Fellowship:

Applications accepted only via www.chatham.edu/careers (direct link is https://chatham.applicantpro.com/jobs/2983331.html ) and follow the instructions to complete the application process. To ensure full consideration, please include:

• Cover letter indicating how this postdoctoral position will aid you in achieving your professional goals.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Names and contact information for three professional references (at least 2 from clinical supervisors familiar with your clinical work).

All application materials should be uploaded at the same time at the time of application. The system will not allow applicants to make edits to their applications after submission.

About Chatham's Counseling Center:

The Chatham University Counseling Center has 5 permanent staff members (2 full-time

psychologists, 2 half-time psychologists and one administrative assistant). We host a robust training program, including 4 advanced practicum students and several first-year doctoral practicum students.

Our counseling center has 2 locations, Shadyside and Eastside. Our Shadyside location is between the lovely neighborhoods of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside and hosts most of our undergraduate students and some graduate students. The Eastside location is in East Liberty, a fun and vibrant neighborhood. Most of our Health Science students and our Interior Architecture students are at Eastside. Chatham itself has a third location, Eden Hall in Gibsonia.

The Falk School of Sustainability resides at Eden Hall. Students at Eden Hall have access to counseling services through HIPAA complaint virtual means, such as Zoom. We provide individual counseling, ADHD assessments, support groups, outreach programming, and supervision of practicum student(s).

Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy

The Chatham University Counseling Center values diversity and strives for an inclusive, equitable environment for its members. We believe that diversity enriches our experiences and lives, promotes professional growth, and is a necessary and valuable part of providing high quality mental health care.

We work toward creating a welcoming environment in which all staff, interns, and practicum trainees feel valued and respected. Chatham University have policies of non-discrimination and do not tolerate identity-based discrimination. Furthermore, we embrace the value and importance of diversity in training and service provision.

Training Philosophy

The fellowship is an opportunity to further enhance and refine clinical skills and to develop a specialization in supervision. At the core of the postdoctoral experience is a commitment to compassion, skill development, self-awareness, and understanding identities and their impact on the whole person. Experiential practice, coupled with theory, research, and openness to learning allow us to actualize this philosophy.

Training occurs through a variety of modes of learning: didactics, supervision, time for self-reflection, and interactions with staff and trainees at all levels. We adhere to the practitioner-scholar model and focus on training strong health service psychologists. We strive to provide a capstone training experience that prepares interns as ethical, multiculturally informed, and highly skilled health service psychologists. We emphasize: