<p>Under the direction or the Director of Mental Health Services and a licensed Training Supervisor, the Therapist Practicum diagnoses and provides treatment for learning, intellectual, psychological and social disorders, and will provide psychological clinical case management; conducts individual, couples, and group psychotherapy; and provides consultation to other programs and agencies on treatment needs and behavioral plans.</p> <ul> <li>Under supervision of an approved Training Supervisor, administer psychotherapy to a broad and diverse UVU student population for cognitive, substance, psychotic, mood, anxiety, dissociative, sexual, sleep, adjustment, personality and other psychological disorders. </li><li>Under supervision of an approved Training Supervisor, assess client's emotional, intellectual, and personality functioning to assist them in their individual needs by utilizing clinical interview methods, objective testing instruments, and clinical expertise. Provide diagnosis if applicable according to the DSM-V. </li><li>Under supervision of an approved Training Supervisor, write and record accurate confidential record of client's condition, treatment plan, and progress towards recovery and treatment goals. </li><li>Conducts suicide risk assessments utilizing evidence-based practice; provide intake, triage, and crisis intervention with clients who are experiencing acute behavioral and/or emotional crisis. </li><li>Attends supervision, workshops, and didactic training to keep current on effective assessment and psychotherapy methods. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. </li><li>Advanced graduate education in an accredited institution in the mental health field of psychology. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Provisional or resident licensure for the practice of psychotherapy as a psychologist. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of psychological theories, diagnosis and treatment </li><li>Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the therapeutic professions </li><li>Knowledge of essential principles of psychology, human behavior, and counseling and psychotherapy </li><li>Knowledge of individual, group and crises intervention techniques </li><li>Knowledge of community mental health resources </li><li>Knowledge of psycho-diagnostic and psychiatric diagnosis based on DSM-V </li><li>Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology </li><li>Knowledge of Title IX procedures and campus resources </li></ul> <p>Skills</p> <ul> <li>Skills in treatment planning and providing effective psychological treatment for UVU students. </li><li>Skills in documenting treatment progress of clients </li><li>Skills in diagnosis of psychological disorders based on the DSM-V </li><li>Skills in consultation to staff </li><li>Skills in communication and observation used in psycho-therapeutic intervention </li><li>Skills in documenting the progress of clients </li><li>Skills in computer and software applications and confidential record keeping </li></ul> <p>Abilities</p> <ul> <li>Ability to provide suicide risk assessments using evidence-based practice </li><li>Ability to diagnose psychological disorders based on the DSM-V </li><li>Ability to keep accurate and precise treatment and assessment records </li><li>Ability to communicate effectively </li><li>Ability to be compliant with HIPAA and FERPA privacy laws </li><li>Ability to be compliant with ethical standards established within the therapeutic professions </li><li>Ability to seek supervision for best practices for psycho-therapeutic care </li></ul>