CART Counselor - University of Florida

Triage appointments are brief (20-30 minutes) assessment and referral meetings with UF students seeking counseling services. During these meetings, CART counselors briefly determine students’ appropriateness for various on-campus and community resources  and make recommendations and referrals accordingly. During triage, CART counselors also assess for suicide/homicide danger and address other urgent concerns, such as substance use and mental status. Triage may include safety planning and referral to on-call CART counselors for further evaluation and crisis intervention.

•           In collaboration with CWC case managers, maintain and monitor a clinical case management system to provide continuity of care and follow-up for clients. 

•           Assist students with social services needs including, but not limited to, referral to community resources. 

•           Follow up to ensure that clients are appropriately assessed, successfully referred, and compliant with treatment recommendations.

•           Complete records punctually according to record keeping/report writing procedures that are currently operative at the CWC and required by legal and ethical regulations. Prepare and submit all service reports, or other communications involving the clinical operations of the CWC which are intended for persons, departments, or agencies outside of the CWC for review and approval of the Director or Associate Director.

Crisis counseling includes the following skills: empathic listening and validation, de-escalation, prioritization, assessment of suicide/homicide danger, safety planning, efficient intervention, consultation, and consideration of other risk factors such substance use, self-care, social support, and mental status. Crisis counseling occasionally involves interventions of last resort, such as psychiatric hospitalization.

•           Provide daytime crisis services. Consult with faculty, staff, students, and family members who are concerned about a student.

•           Consult with clinical faculty, clinical director, clinic coordinator, and case managers on students with urgent/emergent/recurrent concerns.

Performs other related duties as assigned.   Attend weekly meetings and dyadic/group supervision.  Maintain awareness of CWC’s relationships with other university departments, community health providers, services, hospitals, and other resources.  Clinical supervision of trainees, as needed or requested

Professionals with one of the following credentials are qualified to provide psychosocial counseling:
 ■ Social worker with a master’s degree or a Ph.D. in social work from a Certified Social Work Education-accredited school of social work.
 ■ Registered nurse with advanced specialized counseling education and training as a clinical nurse specialist or certified psychiatric nurse.
 ■ Professional licensed to provide clinical, counseling, and psychotherapy services by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
 ■ Counselor with a master’s degree in counseling.
 ■ Psychologist with a master’s or Ph.D. in psychology.
 ■ Master’s or doctoral level graduate student intern from an accredited school of social work or a psychology or counseling program, under the supervision of a licensed practitioner qualified to supervise such interns.

Preferred qualifications include:  (1) demonstrated expertise in clinical case management, (2) administrative and computer application skills required to effectively implement and maintain clinical documentation, (3) demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple clinical situations and to coordinate these efforts as a part of a multidisciplinary team, (4) energy to flexibly manage the professional demands of a challenging workload while maintaining positive and healthy perspectives and relationships, (5) collaborative spirit of warmth, acceptance, respect, and trust towards colleagues, (6) demonstrated sensitivity to multicultural issues and proven ability to interact with diverse individuals and groups, (7) self-motivated, self-directed commitment to high professional ideals, (8) excellent oral and written communication skills, and (9) experience in college mental health, including crisis assessment, brief intervention, confidentiality requirements, and referral.