Direct the provision of counseling and psychological services to BGSU students
- Conduct ongoing assessment of the need for counseling and psychological services
- Monitor compliance with applicable accreditation standards, laws, and ethics
- Allocate personnel resources appropriately
- Maintain procedures related to the provision of counseling and psychological services
- Ensure that all requests for services are responded to
- Oversee the timely assignment of students requesting services
- Implement processes for collaborative student care with FHC and other offices
- Ensure adequate systems are in place to support clinicians in their work
Maintain the integrity of counseling and psychological services provided by the Center
- Provide clinical consultations regarding high risk students/situations
- Provide ethical and legal training pertaining to confidentiality and security practices
- Ensure that practices conform with all legal, ethical, and accreditation requirements
- Provide clarification/interpretation of Center procedures and University policy
- Maintain essential consultative relationships on and off campus
- Conduct self-studies pertaining to accreditation
- Respond to feedback provided by accreditation boards and external consultants
- Keep apprised of literature pertaining to Counseling Center administration and practices
Conduct assessment and program evaluation related to Center services and programs
- Develop annual goals and objectives for the Center
- Determine appropriate learning objectives related to Counseling Center programs
- Develop processes for measuring the achievement of these goals and outcomes
- Report of the achievement of annual goals, objectives, and learning outcomes
- Revise programs and services as appropriate in response to assessment
- Implement and oversee the Center's quality assurance practices and procedures
Provide counseling and psychological services
- Consultation and assessment
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Couples therapy
- Outreach
- Consultations with students, faculty, and staff
- Emergency crisis response/intervention/consultation
- Provide after-hours consultation to campus community
Provide direct administrative supervision of the professional staff members in the Center
- Provide leadership in decision making and opportunities for staff consultations
- Assist staff in developing professional and productivity goals
- Assist staff in incorporating feedback from quality assurance review into their clinical practice
- Hold staff accountable for the adherence to Center procedures and University policy
- Conduct regular formal staff performance evaluation and feedback
- Provide ongoing informal staff performance evaluation and feedback
- Provide oversight of the administrative supervision of the trainees provided by professional staff members
Represent the Counseling Center to the campus and surrounding community
- Provide psychological consultation to the University CARE Team
- Serve as a member of the Division of Health and Wellness leadership team
- Serve as the Counseling Center spokesperson to the media as required
- Collaborate with Unison Mobile Crisis Unit to provide crisis and assessment services to students
- Coordinate with academic units to provide training opportunities to graduate students
- Meet with outside consultants and accreditation site visitors
- Actively engage with prospective donors to the Counseling Center
- Represent the Counseling Center at campus/community events
Administer the Counseling Center budget
- Determine budget priorities
- Determine appropriate expenditure of Center funds
- Keep Chief Health Officer apprised of financial needs of the Counseling Center
- Seek appropriate revenue generation to supplement funds allocated by the University
Provision of supervision and training
- Provide clinical supervision of unlicensed clinical staff
- Weekly supervision sessions
- Review of clinical documentation
- Review of audio/video recorded sessions
- Conduct training seminars on psychological issues
- Ensure the appropriate integration of clinical and training