Temporary Core Faculty in Expressive Arts Therapy (Part-Time)

Lesley University • Cambridge, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lesley University is seeking a part-time, twelve-month Temporary Core Faculty of Expressive Arts Therapy to join our highly evolved and uniquely conceptualized Expressive Therapies department, integrating counseling and various arts. The qualified applicant will teach courses in the Expressive Arts Therapy specialization in the Expressive Therapies department (face-to-face, hybrid, online). In addition to teaching core Expressive Arts Therapy courses, successful candidates will participate in accreditation and student engagement efforts, including recruitment, admissions, and advising. The goal of the Expressive Therapies Department is to give students the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to practice in a range of professional settings, including health care facilities, schools, community agencies, and private practices. The Expressive Therapies 60-credit programs are designed to meet the academic and field training requirements for mental health counselor licensure in Massachusetts, and our specialization tracks prepare graduates for certification by national and professional associations. Our pace-setting programs provide a meaningful connection between the arts, theory, and practice in clinical training. As one of the most recognized ET programs in the world, our students are expertly trained and qualified providers of mental health services. When the Expressive Therapies program was founded over 50 years ago, it was one of the first graduate programs in the country to train professionals in this emerging, creative, and vital field. Our program continues to push the boundaries of Expressive Therapies knowledge and training. Our extraordinary faculty of artist-practitioner-scholars helps students to develop their identities as artists and clinical mental health providers.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Expressive Arts Therapy, Expressive Therapies, Counseling, or a related field.
• Hold or be able to apply for the credential of REAT from the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA).
• Two+ years of teaching experience, with proficiency in online teaching.
• Two+ years of full-time clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

• PhD or terminal degree.
• Ability to teach related courses in Expressive Arts Therapy such as theories, studio, principles and practices, etc.
• Ability to teach general counseling courses such as theories, psychopathology, assessments, vocational counseling, etc.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the Expressive Arts Therapy specialization (face-to-face, hybrid, online).
• Participate in accreditation and student engagement efforts, including recruitment, admissions, and advising.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level