Experience Have experience of short and long Have experience of working term counselling/psychotherapy within a mental health setting. interventions. Have experience of delivering Have experience of working with workshops both students and staff in Higher Education. Have experience of working abroad. Be able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of developmental, interpersonal and educational issues relevant to the student and staff population, the University context and the cultural context. Have experience and an awareness of the key issues have effects for international students. Sufficient understanding of mental health problems in order to be able to assess risk, and to recognise and work appropriately within limits of professional competence. Assessment Be able to offer assessment appointments. The person appointed should be Have an understanding of Personal able to conduct the central institutional dynamics and the Attributes professional elements of the role ability to work with the tension in an autonomous way, should be between the needs of the client used to taking initiative and to and the Institution. working independently. To be comfortable with In addition be able to demonstrate ambiguity, with an ability to the personal qualities required to and maintain relationships in a lead a counselling service. context of difference, whilst protecting the ethical integrity of The ability to manage a caseload a counselling service that works and work within a requirement within the BACP ethical that long term counselling/ framework. psychotherapy does not exceed 50% of overall caseload. To organise time effectively and cope with the pressures therein. To be able to maintain accurate and up-to-date client records, and complete administrative paperwork efficiently. NB BACP: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy UKCP: United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Jenny Weinman, UNNC Director of Student and Academic Services at
Experience Have experience of short and long term counselling/psychotherapy interventions. Have experience of working with both students and staff in Higher Education. Be able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of developmental, interpersonal and educational issues relevant to the student and staff population, the University context and the cultural context. Have experience and an awareness of the key issues have effects for international students. Sufficient understanding of mental health problems in order to be able to assess risk, and to recognise and work appropriately within limits of professional competence. Have experience of working within a mental health setting. Have experience of delivering workshops Have experience of working abroad. Assessment Be able to offer assessment appointments. Personal Attributes The person appointed should be able to conduct the central professional elements of the role in an autonomous way, should be used to taking initiative and to working independently. In addition be able to demonstrate the personal qualities required to lead a counselling service. The ability to manage a caseload and work within a requirement that long term counselling/ psychotherapy does not exceed 50% of overall caseload. To organise time effectively and cope with the pressures therein. To be able to maintain accurate and up-to-date client records, and complete administrative paperwork efficiently. Have an understanding of institutional dynamics and the ability to work with the tension between the needs of the client and the Institution. To be comfortable with ambiguity, with an ability to and maintain relationships in a context of difference, whilst protecting the ethical integrity of a counselling service that works within the BACP ethical framework. NB BACP: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy UKCP: United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Jenny Weinman, UNNC Director of Student and Academic Services at