Sport and Performance Psychologist/Staff Psychologist

Position Summary

The Sport and Performance Psychologist is an embedded position in the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) that is funded by the Athletic department and the HCC.  The Sport and Performance psychologist works with intercollegiate student-athletes and serves as a liaison to the athletic department.  The Sport and Performance Psychologist is responsible for mental health screening (pre-participation evaluations), triaging requests for Mental Health and Performance based treatment for student-athletes within an integrated health care clinic, along with serving student-athletes through regular office hours, educational programming, and consultation with staff within the Department of Athletics and across campus. The Sport and Performance Psychologist serves as the primary supervisor for a sport psychology track doctoral intern and, at times, a secondary sport psychology graduate student trainee, and provides group supervision for the sport psychology team (intern, primary graduate student trainee, and secondary graduate student trainee) housed within the HCC. The Sport and Performance psychologist is also responsible for supervising all doctoral interns for ADHD/LD evaluations and managing assessment platforms, materials, and purchasing. This position also supports University of Denver’s Athletic teams through consultations and team performance sessions when possible and upon coaching staff request. This is a full-time, 40 hour a week, 12-month, benefited position and reports to the Director of Counseling Services.  

The mission of the University of Denver’s Health & Counseling Center is to enhance overall student well-being and success through inclusive physical and mental healthcare, prevention, education, and advocacy services. The HCC is an on-campus facility with two counseling locations open 8am-5pm M-F. The HCC provides a wide range of on-site medical and mental health services, along with advocacy and health promotion for the whole campus community. The University of Denver is deeply committed to Inclusive Excellence and Equity and seeks a licensed psychologist who possesses cultural humility and a strong understanding of systems of oppression and can integrate those perspectives into their work.  

•  Manage and provide specialized counseling and sport psychology services specifically for the DU Department of Athletics NCAA Division I student-athlete population.  
  • Coordinate sport psychology staffing with sports medicine staff for annual pre-participation evaluations for all newcomer student-athletes for the purposes of screening mental health issues and introducing spectrum of sport psychology services. 

• Provide crisis intervention services via both our daytime crisis system (Counselor of the Day and Crisis Time coverage for athletes) and serving as back-up support for the after-hours on-call system.  
• Supervise a limited number of ADHD/LD evaluations for student-athletes.  
• Consult and collaborate closely with the Deputy Athletic Director for Pioneer Health and Performance and Medical Director/Head Medical Team Physician to ensure holistic student care.  
  • Collaborate with all Pioneer Health & Performance staff (Sports Medicine, Sport Dieticians, and Sport Performance Coaches), as well as head coaches for 18 Division I programs. 

• Recruit and supervise a clinical sport psychology track doctoral intern and doctoral level practicum student.  
• Develop and deliver outreach programs, workshops and psycho educational group presentations to student-athletes and  teams, and attend practices and events as schedule allows.  
• Consult with DU Athletics personnel, parents, faculty, etc., when appropriate and with consent in order to provide quality of care.  
• Maintain a diverse option of providers to accommodate student-athlete and Athletic Department preferences both on campus and through outside referrals.  
• Maintain clinical records within a HIPAA medical records system.  
• Generate yearly reports related to volume of clinical and team services.  
• Supervise and participate in the development of generalist trainees, including practicum students, interns and postdoc/postgraduate fellows.  
• Demonstrate sensitivity and competency in working with the full range of diverse groups.  
• Perform additional professional service as individual skills and interests and agency needs indicate.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Certifications or licensed by professional organizations (e.g., APA, ACA, CMPC).   
• Experience working in competitive athletic environments.  
• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.   
• Experience with injury-related psychological services, (i.e. health or pain psych)  
• Experience in university/college counseling center.  
• Experience with outreach, prevention and groups.  
• Experience supervising ADHD/LD evaluations.