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• The applicant will provide effective and
  confidential counselling service (usually short-term) to students;
• Actively promote positive mental health and
  emotional wellbeing by organizing relevant workshops for students and
  staff;
• Refer students to other support services as
  appropriate;
• Conduct research in areas relevant to student
  development and wellness, which may be in collaboration with other
  professionals where appropriate
• Produce assessments and other reports as
  required by the University;
• Update and maintain records and statistics in
  line with the University’s Confidentiality of Data Protection policy;
• Actively participate in monitoring and
  evaluation of the counselling service within the University;
• Supervise and support, where appropriate, the
  work of other staff working with students.

• The ideal candidate must possess a Honours
  Degree in Psychology/ Counselling Psychology/ Educational Psychology
• Possession of a post-graduate doctoral level
  training in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology
• A minimum of four to five years’ experience
  as a counsellor with administrative and substantial experience of offering
  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT-], Cognitive Analytic Therapy [CAT] or
  another cognitive approach, preferably in a comparable setting.
• Proven ability to use complex methods of
  psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring
  sustained and intense concentration
• Ability to maintain a high degree of
  professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems

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