Our students' demand for counseling services cannot be met, given the Director's loss for the Wellness Center. A full-time director is needed to provide counseling services to the student population, including conducting counseling intakes, mental health consultations, and counseling sessions. Also, this position would continue to provide administrative support to the Wellness Center and its staff members. The Director would also provide psycho-educational outreach programming to include workshops and support groups for the campus community. 

REQUEST FOR STAFFING (STAFF/CHAIR, CSEA) FOR AY 2020-21

Position requested: Director.

New Position Replacement: Replacement Name: FT: X PT: 

Please indicate the reason for the vacancy.

Resignation X Retirement Other: 

Justification for Action Requested

Briefly describe why the position is needed.

To provide counseling services, outreach programming, and administrative oversight of the Wellness Center's specific staff members and leadership.

Have you considered consolidating duties into an existing position, changing to part-time, or

redistributing to other positions? If yes, please indicate why these solutions are not appropriate.

This position is needed to meet the demand for counseling services and to oversee the Wellness Center effectively. 

Describe the inadequacies of current staffing to support the immediate and future needs in your

department/office:

Counseling services were being provided by the Director and one full-time mental health specialist. The Director position has been vacant since January 2020. 

Describe any technological enhancements/solutions you have considered:

Duties cannot be accomplished by technology

Additional Evidence

State/Federal/Grant Requirements

Is this position required due to new state/federal or grant requirements? If yes, please explain the new

requirement(s) below and describe why current staffing is inadequate.

Yes                 No: X              Explanation

Other

Briefly describe additional evidence to support this position request. Examples of evidence may include

connections to advancement of your department/division goals or Strategic Plan objectives and/or

specific data being tracked by your department that support the need.

This hire would meet the increasing demand for mental health services on our campus. Research has shown that counseling services available on campus for students support retention.

Implications/Impact if not filled

Briefly describe the impact of not filling this position:

We cannot meet the demand for mental health services and prevention programming. We would not be operating under what is considered best practice for the ratio of mental health providers to the total student population provided on a college campus.