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Working at Guilford provides you with a rewarding opportunity to impact the developing lives of students from a range of diverse backgrounds. Guilford attracts those who are seeking a professional challenge and career advancement. It also attracts those who want to enjoy a beautiful campus and location in the dynamic city of Greensboro, North Carolina.
Guilford College offers a wide range of benefits for full-time regular employees, including 13 paid holidays, tuition remission, health insurance, telemedicine, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, a retirement plan, and optional dental and vision insurance. In addition, employment at the College provides employees with access to numerous discounts for products, services, and attractions.
Position Summary
The Milner Student Health, Wellness, and Counseling Center at Guilford College offers an unpaid, part-time (typically approximately 20 hours per week) training experience to graduate students pursuing professional degrees in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, or closely related disciplines.
Minimum qualifications include one semester of previous clinical practicum experience (or equivalent), an understanding of diverse student populations, and knowledge about the ethics of mental healthcare. The Counseling Center may occasionally host student interns during their practicum experience, at the discretion of the Director with approval from the Associate Provost.
Preferred qualifications include experience with Motivational Interviewing, interest in substance and alcohol use disorders, and experience with program development and evaluation.
People from non-majority populations are strongly urged to apply.
The Center provides on-site individual supervision with a licensed mental health professional. The individual supervisor works to develop the trainee’s clinical skill through didactics, case conceptualization, and direct feedback on video- and audio-recorded therapy sessions. The Center remains in close contact with clinical training faculty at the trainee’s home institution.
Primary Responsibilities of the trainee include individual therapy, group therapy as available, outreach, and consultation. Trainees are evaluated each semester and are given direct, written feedback about their progress. Trainees also evaluate the Center and their supervisors each semester.
Guilford College does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. See our full Statement of Non-Discrimination.
Skills Required
- Graduate student pursuing a professional degree in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, or a closely related discipline
- One semester of previous clinical practicum experience or equivalent
- Understanding of diverse student populations
- Knowledge of mental healthcare ethics
- Experience with Motivational Interviewing
- Interest in substance and alcohol use disorders
- Experience with program development and evaluation
What We Do
Guilford College is a private Quaker-founded liberal arts institution in Greensboro, North Carolina. Its mission is to provide a transformative, practical, excellent liberal arts education that develops critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment. The College emphasizes community, equality, integrity, peace, simplicity, creative problem-solving, practical experience, and international perspectives, preparing students to promote positive change in the world through student-centered learning and engagement.
