Associate Director, Training, Outreach, & Assessment

The Associate Director for Training Outreach and Psychological Assessment (Associate Director) provides oversight to a multidisciplinary clinical team tasked with training outreach and psychological assessments. The team oversees the clinical training programs for graduate student trainees (i.e. practicum students) doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows including data collection and evaluation of training services and training program development in accordance with guidelines and accreditation requirements of the American Psychological Association (APA). The team also oversees the outreach and programmatic efforts of the UCC to support campus and individual mental health wellness and skill development as well as UCC psychological assessments in collaboration with and on behalf of the medication management team Student Health Center and Student Access. The Associate Director works closely with Student Care Coordination Student Health Center Student access Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the UCCs Continuity Psychiatry Programs and Administration.

Reporting directly to the UCC Director the Associate Director supervises a leadership team made up of four program managers to provide leadership assign cases in a timely and appropriate manner oversee quality improvement activities such as chart review and documentation processes and ensures compliance with individual service plans. In partnership with the Director as well as the Associate Directors for Continuity Psychiatry and Programs this position coordinates intake teams and referral services within the clinic and works to build a highly effective team within a collaborative and interdependent clinic.

The Associate Director functions as a staff psychologist approximately 30% of the time offering diagnostic assessment short- term therapy in individual and group settings for Vanderbilt students and assists Urgent Care as needed. This position will also perform community outreach consultation and liaison activities and will serve as a senior clinical supervisor for unlicensed and newly licensed staff as well as graduate trainees. Multicultural awareness and responsiveness are important components of all training clinical and community outreach-oriented work.

About the Work Unit:

The University Counseling Center supports the mental health needs of Vanderbilt students encouraging their work toward their academic and personal goals. Our highly skilled and multidisciplinary staff develop evidence-based treatment plans tailored to each individuals unique background and needs by working together with students campus partners and community providers. The UCC also emphasizes prevention and education through collaboration and consultation focused on the development of the skills and self-awareness needed to excel in a challenging educational environment. We offer culturally responsive services in a safe and affirming space and are committed to engaging in an ongoing dialogue that provides our team with opportunities to grow in the context of their own cultural identity development. The UCC is committed to understanding the role of diverse experiences and backgrounds to best promote mental health and wellbeing in the lives of individuals and in our community.

About the Student Care Network:

The Student Care Network (SCN) is comprised of the Center for Student Wellbeing Student Care Coordination the University Counseling Center and the Student Health Center. The SCN is a holistic network of services and resources pertaining to health and wellness available to all Vanderbilt University students who have paid the Student Health Fee. As such staff within the offices comprising the SCN work collaboratively to create integrated processes referrals and treatment plans to better serve the entire student.

About Student Affairs:

Student Affairs serves a central role in student learning and development at Vanderbilt advancing the Universitys mission of teaching research and service. Student Affairs at Vanderbilt cultivates vibrant inclusive communities that foster a students sense of belonging and wellbeing through collaborative partnerships transformative learning experiences and an accessible and holistic network of resources. We value connection belonging compassion development and innovation. Our staff are committed to continued growth in knowledge awareness skills and experience engaging with these priorities in a higher education environment.

Key Functions and Expected Performance:

Primary leadership in the management of the Training Outreach and Psychological Assessment team

(Programs)

• Supervises a leadership team made up of four program managers provides day-to-day operational oversight assigns cases in a timely and appropriate manner reviews terminations and referrals from team approves extensions for separated students via bridge appointments oversees quality improvement activities such as chart review and documentation processes identifies resource needs advocates for staff supports strategic innovation and ensures compliance with individual service plans as well as UCC protocols.

• Provide supervision and leadership training programs for graduate students in psychology including intermediate and advanced psychology practica predoctoral interns in psychology and postdoctoral fellows in psychology including the identification assignment documentation and compensation of trainee supervisors across all UCC areas to ensure adequate coverage and compliance with University policies related to employment.

• Assists with selection of trainees trainee evaluation supervisor selection and duties development and implementation of training policies and procedures training data analysis and preparation of related reports for program evaluation to support the operation of training programs.

• Ensures compliance with APA requirements and related professional standards and to maintain APA accreditation for the doctoral internship program

• Ensure compliance with APPIC and related professional standards and to maintain APPIC membership for the postdoctoral fellowship program

• Represent and advocate for the training program and UCC to professional organizations such as APA ACCTA and APPIC as well as to local and regional organizations including local academic graduate programs in clinical and counseling psychology and clinical social work.

• Provide leadership administration strategy and direction to the outreach and programmatic efforts of the UCC to support campus and individual mental health wellness and skill development. Review assessment and learning outcome data from outreach efforts as well as data from Healthy

Minds and other surveys to identify trends and needs of the student population. Work with the Director and associate directors to ensure compliance with outreach requirements of individual service plans of all clinicians within the UCC.

• Provide leadership administration strategy and direction to the UCC assessment unit and support their work in collaboration with and on behalf of the medication management team Student Health Center and Student Access. Monitor waitlist times and identify methods for reduction in time from referral to completion.

Provides leadership to the University Counseling Center under the direction of the Director and in collaboration with Associate Directors

• Under the direction of the UCC Director collaborates with Associate Directors for Care Continuity Psychiatry and Administration to engage in quality improvement and strategic planning for the Center as a whole which includes but is not limited to developing effective protocols and practices training staff on both UCC and University workplace expectations reviewing and revising intakes and referrals both internally and externally management of conflicts of interests ensuring appropriate coverage of leadership in-person when the UCC is staffed developing agendas for staff and leadership meetings and taking responsibility for the effective functioning of the UCC.

• In coordination with Associate Directors of Care Continuity Psychiatry and Administration develop update and implement the UCC Clinical Guidelines & Procedures to ensure consistency in the delivery of clinical services as well as in the performance of administrative tasks.

• Collaborates with fellow UCC Associate Directors for Care Continuity and Psychiatry to coordinate intakes and referrals ensuring that cases are assigned to clinicians in timely and appropriate manner.

• Collaborates with Associate Directors of Care Continuity and Psychiatry to oversee consistency in chart review and documentation processes.

• Meets for consultation and strategize care for those students who have excessive no-shows to ensure compliance and increase utilization of clinical hours.

• In conjunction with Center Director leads efforts in the recruitment of clinical and professional staff to ensure the Programs team as well as Center attracts and retains talents who greatly contribute to the Centers mission.

• Assist the Director in preparation of Program team reports including annual report budget preparation and special reports to administrators at Vanderbilt University as needed.

• In conjunction with Director lead efforts in the recruitment of clinical and professional staff to ensure the Program team as well as Center attracts and retains talents who greatly contribute to the

Centers mission.

• Ensure that all clinical staff receive appropriate orientation and training specific to UCC policies and procedures to increase adaptation to the Centers culture and to enhance the delivery of clinical services to students.

• Collaborate with other UCC administrators for outreach developmental programming and clinical services to negotiate parallel activities and to provide balance between outreach activities and clinical resource needs.

Provide professional short-term mental health services to students:

• Provide an integrated assessment of students presenting for counseling to include the influence of bio-psycho-social variables on treatment and to effectively guide subsequent treatment planning.

• Develop appropriate treatment plans to target the needs of the student within a short-term multidisciplinary and multimodal system of care and collaborate effectively with other treatment resources for the benefit of students.

• Maintain the expectations of Individual Service Plan which includes a 30% caseload of direct service groups and outreach (no less than 1% and no more than 2% of total) throughout the academic year.

• Participate in development of effective and innovative intervention and skill development programs for students based on knowledge and awareness of emergent campus mental health trends and needs.

• Develop effective working relationships with the Vanderbilt community including Student Care

Network entities academic deans faculty residential staff Dean of Students departments Vanderbilt University Police Department and other relevant campus partners to ensure a collaborative support network on campus to respond to student needs and optimize support and safety for Vanderbilt students.

• Provide outreach and educational programming to campus community to support campus and individual mental health wellness and skill development.

• Maintain appropriate and timely documentation for recordkeeping and communication with other service providers based on ethical and legal standards and requirements to enhance care for students.

• Assists UCC Urgent Care as needed related to involuntary hospitalizations supporting after-hours counselors on call and similar functions in support of the safety of students.