Postdoctoral Clinical/Counseling Psychologist

Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand.

Position Details
Wesleyan University has approximately 2,900 undergraduates and 200 graduate students. The Counseling and Psychological Services office ( CAPS ) operates on an 8:30 am – 4:30 pm weekday schedule with 24/7 coverage through an on-call rotation.

Outreach is included in the services provided and is essential to the community mental health model to which CAPS adheres. CAPS provides education, consultation, and training to students, faculty, administrators, and staff.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of CAPS , this is a full-time fellowship for postdoctoral clinical or counseling psychologists who seek to advance their training in a university mental health setting. Funding for the position has been approved for 12 months.

The fellowship fulfills all supervised clinical experience requirements for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut.

The position is housed within Wesleyan University’s Counseling and Psychological Services office ( CAPS ).

Duties will include intake assessment and treatment planning, a weekly psychotherapy caseload of approximately 20 individual clients, crisis intervention, consultation, group interventions, and 2-4 hours/week of outreach and education.

The fellow will provide ongoing clinical supervision to a pre-doctoral extern. Additionally, the fellow will have teaching responsibilities in the didactic portion (i.e. Cognitive Assessment Seminar) of the externship program.

The fellow will participate in the on-call rotation and will receive one hour of individual supervision and one hour of group supervision weekly.

The fellow will develop an area of specialization. Examples include but are not limited to focused clinical practice, outreach and education, clinical training and administration, and clinical scholarship/writing.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must provide documentation that they have completed, or are on track to complete, their APA -accredited doctoral internship in psychology and their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology from an APA -accredited program by August 5th, 2023.
All But Dissertation ( ABD ) candidates will be considered, but the dissertation must be successfully defended by position start date.

Strong case formulation, assessment and treatment skills, including the ability to understand transference and countertransference in working clinically with a diversity of clients, issues and levels of impairment.

Familiarity with psychoeducational testing and psychodiagnostic assessment tools.

Demonstrated experience in working independently and as part of a team.

Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
Demonstrated experience and skill in the treatment of clients who identify as members from underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+.
Demonstrated commitment to work within a diverse environment and work collegially with individuals of different backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications
Clinical training experience in university mental health, particularly within a multicultural and social justice framework.

Clinical training experience working with late adolescent/emerging adult population.

Experience providing outreach and prevention services within a diverse community is also desirable.


Special Instructions to Applicants
The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration please apply by Friday, January 6th, 2023 when first review of applications will begin.
Additional Information
All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of apre-employment background check screeningto the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.

Wesleyan University requires proof of COVID -19vaccination andbooster(if eligible under CDC guidelines) or an approvedexemptionprior to first day of employment.

Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, political belief, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX, Section 504, or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed to: Alison Williams, Vice President for Equity & Inclusion/ Title IX Officer, 860-685-3927, awilliams@wesleyan.edu.