Mental Health Counselor

The Licensed Mental Health Counselor provides a broad range of counseling and psychological services to students, including initial evaluation/assessment, treatment planning, case formulation, referral to appropriate services and treatment within the modalities of individual, couples, and group psychotherapy. They provide crisis intervention and management as necessary, as well as triage to unscheduled walk-in students. They assess client needs and diagnosis, devise and facilitate implementation of treatment planning goals, and evaluate treatment needs. The Licensed Mental Health Counselor conducts clinical work and documentation in compliance with departmental, division and University of South Carolina policies and procedures. They participate as a multidisciplinary team member to provide evidence-based practice with primary focus on initial diagnostic evaluation, assessment and referral to appropriate level of care. They also participate in departmental meetings, work groups and taskforces. Job duties, including clinical responsibilities, may be completed at the main counseling office or in embedded locations across campus depending on the needs of the university.