Assistant or Associate Professor of Counseling

Regent University•Virginia Beach, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Counseling Department in Regent University's School of Psychology and Counseling is accepting applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor position. We seek a counselor educator with a clear professional identity and expertise in marriage and family counseling or clinical mental health counseling who can integrate Christian faith with counseling theory and practice while maintaining excellence in teaching, research, and service. The ideal candidate will teach and supervise in both master's and doctoral programs. The position requires evening teaching, with candidates expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching across face-to-face, digital distance-based, and hybrid course delivery modalities. The position will be housed at the main University campus in Virginia Beach, VA. About Our Programs The Counseling Department is housed in the School of Psychology and Counseling. It offers four CACREP-accredited degree programs: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (online and face-to-face) M.A. in School Counseling (online and face-to-face) M.A. in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (online and face-to-face) Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (online) The Ph.D. program was the first CACREP-accredited doctoral program offered entirely online. Faculty and students are active participants in the American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and other national, regional, and state organizations, including the Counseling/Counselor Education Track within the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS). The programs draw students from across the country and around the world to develop their counselor identity and skill set within a Christian paradigm and worldview. Faculty who can articulate counseling theory and practice through the lens of the Christian tradition are essential in carrying out the mission of the school and the university.

Requirements

Earned doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program
Clear professional identity as a counselor educator
Current licensure as an LMFT or LPC, or ability to obtain Virginia licensure within several months of hire
Demonstrated expertise in marriage and family counseling or clinical mental health counseling
Ability to teach across the counselor education curriculum in both master's and doctoral programs

Nice To Haves

Integrate Christian faith with counseling theory and practice
Maintain excellence in teaching, research, and service
Articulate counseling theory and practice through the lens of the Christian tradition