Position Title
Sexual Violence Senior Counselor

University
Stony Brook

Department
Counseling and Psycological Services

Salary Range
$57,300 - $70,400

Position Description
The Senior Counselor provides clinical services (individual, group counseling, and crisis intervention) for culturally and ethnically diverse University Students primarily in the areas of sexual and domestic/relationship violence. Maintains current, accurate documentation and meets NY State, federal (e.g. HIPAA) and accreditation standards in all areas. The incumbent will provide advocacy for student survivors of sexual violence within the Campus community, provide consultation to faculty and staff on matters of sexual/domestic violence, act as liaison with other Campus departments and community agencies to enhance sexual/domestic violence prevention and outreach work on Campus. The Senior Counselor will also plan, design, implement, and evaluate outreach programs for the University community, student groups, campus offices, and departments, and write grants to identify and compete for external funding sources, which will aid in the development and implementation of sexual assault prevention and outreach programs for the Stony Brook University community.

Minimum Qualifications
The selection for this position will be made from the fields of Clinical or Counseling Psychology or Clinical Social Work. The minimum required education in Psychology is an earned Ph.D. or Psy.D. awarded by an academic program accredited by the American Psychological Association, or the minimum required education in Social Work is the M.S.W. degree with specialization in Clinical Social Work, Clinical Practice, or Mental Health. The minimum on-the-job experience required by the date of employment for the Ph.D./Psy.D. Psychologist is one year of supervised clinical work after completion of a full-time, 12 month Psychology internship (either pre or postdoctoral degree work experience.) The minimum on-the-job experience required for the M.S.W. social worker is three years of post-degree supervised clinical work experience (either pre or post the C.S.W. certification.)
Three years of full-time post-master’s degree work experience in counseling clients, including one year full-time experience providing counseling services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic/relationship violence. The candidate must demonstrate cultural competence in working with culturally/ethnically diverse populations.
Strong knowledge of best practices in relation to treatment and prevention of sexual violence. Strong clinical skills, including at least one year of full time experience conducting intakes (DSM-IV), emergency assessments and

Strong clinical skills, including substantial experience conducting intakes (DSM-IV), emergency assessments and individual and group psychotherapy (can be part of minimum on-the-job experience requirements for either Doctoral or Master’s level candidates.) The ability to work at a quick pace and handle spontaneous work demands while completing projects that require advance planning. The ability to provide culturally competent treatment within a setting that serves a diverse student population. The ability to maintain current, accurate documentation and meet all NY State, federal (HIPAA) regulations, and accreditation standards in all areas. LCSW/Psychology eligible in NY and licensed within one year.

Desired Qualifications
Ph.D., Psy.D., Prior work experience in a university or college counseling or student health setting. Experience with design and implementation of outreach programming. Bilingual in Spanish or any Asian language. Experience with grant writing and research design to include knowledge of needs assessment, research methods, program planning, writing, statistical methods, outcome evaluation.

University Description
One of SUNY’s four university centers, Stony Brook offers a full spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through the doctoral degree. Stony Brook is a major Type I research university with a medical school and 504-bed teaching hospital. Established in 1957 as New York’s comprehensive State University Center for the New York Metropolitan area, the campus has grown to a student body of over 23,500 students including 15,525 undergraduate (66 % minority) and approximately 8,000 graduate and professional (48% minority) students. International students from over 54 countries represent about 9% of the total student body. The opening of the Charles B. Wang Center in 2003—a facility devoted to the celebration of Asian and American cultures, is just one symbol of the University’s commitment to serving a diverse student population. Stony Brook’s missions include teaching, research, health care, and regional development.

Region Description
The campus spreads out over 1,100 heavily wooded acres on Long Island’s north shore. Located at the border of suburban and rural Long Island, equidistant from the western and eastern ends, Stony Brook offers the best of many worlds. The University is less than sixty miles from Manhattan, which is easily accessible by train or car, yet the tranquility of Long Island’s rural areas and seashores are nearby. The campus lies about one mile from Long Island Sound and less than fifteen miles from the wide sandy beaches of the Atlantic on Fire Island, Long Island’s protected National Seashore.

Required Application Materials
Cover letter and resume.

Application Deadline
October 16, 2009

Starting Date
As soon as possible

Send Applications To:
Iwona Perkowski

Mailing Address
208 Student Health Services, Stadium Rd.
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3100

Phone Number
631 632-6725

Web Address
http://

This listing expires on:
1/3/2010