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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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