Student Counselling - Intern Counselling Psychologist at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will actively participate in the following areas: 

Psychotherapeutic counselling services to students/young adults, to promote academic success and emotional wellness:

• Rendering counselling services (individually and group work), and present programmes to enhance student emotional wellness;
• Providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents and other client profiles at other campuses and sites, as part of training requirements;
• Consultation with Head: Student Counselling, internship supervisors, and colleagues;

Development of preventative and self-help, academic and therapeutic programmes in view of the identified needs of students:

• Developing new programmes according to the identified needs;
• Co-operating and receiving feedback from internal role players according to applicable data and research;

Career testing and academic support services and programmes: 

• Developing and delivering academic support services and programmes;
• Providing feedback to students and parents after testing/counselling;
• Consulting with academic personnel, relevant internal and external role players, and students, to determine needs, problems and possibilities for programmes and other relevant interventions;

Research:

• Contributing to research to support the department in developing tailor-made programmes in line with the academic and emotional needs of the student population at the University of Pretoria;

Professional development;

• Enhancing personal level of knowledge by way of studying applicable literature and research to ensure continuous learning and training;
• Participating in case presentation for the purpose of evaluation by supervisors and/or other professionals;
• Undergoing mandatory weekly supervision;

Participation in institutional activities:

• Participating as a team member within the Student Counselling Unit in all its activities and its networks within the University.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven registration as a MA student in Counselling Psychology at an accredited university;
• Completed course work as part of the first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training programme at an accredited university;
• Registration as student/intern with HPCSA;
• Compliance in the above with the HPCSA regulations;
• Successful completion of practical work as part of first year MA/MSc Counselling Psychology training.