The Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) Assistant Director, Training is part of the Tulane University Campus Health team of committed professionals dedicated to supporting and promoting student health and wellbeing as a core institutional value through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. This position resides within the Counseling Center, and reports to the CAPS Director. The individual in this position is responsible for delivering clinical services, participating in community engagement activities, and coordinating training and staff development.

As a member of the CAPS leadership team, the Assistant Director, Training provides student mental health services, including urgent walk-in assessments, consultations, individual psychotherapy, group therapy and workshops. The Training Director is part of the CAPS Leadership Team and is responsible for the administration and oversight of the internship training program. This includes recruiting, selecting, and orienting interns; planning and scheduling training experiences; coordinating services provided by external consultants and supervisors; managing communication and documentation with interns’ doctoral training programs; providing clinical supervision; onboarding of new clinical staff; and coordinating and providing continuing education for licensed and unlicensed clinical staff.

Located in the unique and iconic city of New Orleans, Tulane is a highly regarded and selective independent research university, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), and offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health. Tulane University Campus Health is fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and serves a student body of over 13,500.

Minimum Education

• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA accredited program and completion of an APA approved internship by the date of hire.
• Licensed to practice psychology in the State of Louisiana. Must be licensed in Louisiana within 18 months of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience delivering group interventions (interpersonal, support, skill-building).
• Experience working with university students in a university counseling setting.
• Training and experience working with substance abuse issues.
• Experience working with BIPOC students, students from all economic classes, first-generation students, LGBTQ students, and international students.
• Demonstrated ability to handle spontaneous work demands while undertaking projects that require advanced planning.
• Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology and licensed to practice psychology in the State of Louisiana or eligible by date of hire to obtain Louisiana licensure, including having previously passed the EPPP exam and completing postdoctoral clinical hours. Must be licensed in Louisiana within 18 months of hire date.