Kansascity
Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology
Kansas City Campus · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- Support development of trainees' competencies in evidence-based psychotherapy, case conceptualization, and culturally responsive clinical practice,
- Collaborate with school-based professionals to ensure quality training experiences
- Assist in building sustainable training models and partnerships with local school systems
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director
- Ability to successfully work within and support a diverse environment of students and colleagues
- Ability to work effectively as a team member to ensure that departmental goals are met by providing support to staff, and always keeping students' and graduates' best interest as a priority
- This position is designed to support training, systems-level impact, and interdisciplinary collaboration rather than direct service delivery.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree and license in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology (PsyD or PhD) from an APA-accredited program
- Knowledge, sensitivity, and passion for diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, and community service
- Experience mentoring students
- Ability to employ critical thinking and analysis to solve complex problems
- Ability to interact successfully with academic, clinical, business, and regulatory personnel
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
Nice to have
- Experience providing and/or supervising psychotherapy services in school or community-based settings
- Familiarity with evidence-based therapeutic approaches applicable to children and adolescents in school settings (e.g., CBT, trauma-informed care, DBT, etc.)
Compensation
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Benefits
- The Health Services Psychology Department at Kansas City University (KCU) is seeking applicants for a full time Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology.
- This position serves a collaborative role across the Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program, the Center for Population Health and Equity (CPHE), and partner school systems.
- The primary focus of this role is doctoral student supervision, consultation with school partners, and development of school-based behavioral health programming.
- Serve as a liaison between KCU and partner school districts, specifically coordination between of school-based mental health professionals and administrators to support student access to psychotherapy services
- Provide consultation to school personnel on behavioral health, student support, and systems-level interventions
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary school teams to align psychotherapy training experiences with student and community mental health needs
- Contribute to the development and refinement of school-based behavioral health programming
- Collaborate with the CPHE on initiatives addressing access and equity in youth mental health services
Equal opportunity
- KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace.
- Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.
- Annual Security Report
- KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff.
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