MFT Adjunct Faculty (Spring Semester)

University of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco is seeking adjunct instructors to teach various courses for the Spring Semester. Students in the MFT Program graduate with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. Graduates are eligible to gain hours for licensure through the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for the MFT and have the option of gaining eligibility for the License in Professional Clinical Counseling. The MFT program's mission is to prepare students to be socially and culturally responsive relationship and family therapists and mental health counselors, upholding values of equity, social justice, community and cultural wealth, and collaborative problem solving. The program is committed to embracing diversity, academic excellence, and compassionate service to children, adults, and families.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in MFT, Ph.D./Psy.D, in Clinical or Counseling Psychology required.
Demonstrate expertise and knowledge in the specific content area of the course.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned MFT courses, integrating issues of diversity, equity, and advocacy.
Provide students with an overview of specific subject matter (e.g., child and adolescent development, psychopathology, counseling methods, community mental health, sexuality and gender issues, adult development, substance abuse and addictions).
Develop students' knowledge and skills in relevant counseling areas.
Assess student behavior and incorporate developmentally, ethnically, legally, and gender-appropriate strategies.
Analyze, synthesize, and apply theories to the practice of counseling.
Provide supervised experience in marriage and family therapy.
Explore diagnostic processes and criteria associated with diagnostic categories in the DSM-5.
Provide opportunities for students to interact with mental health consumers.
Teach foundational counseling skills and provide opportunities to practice them.
Help students understand community mental health recovery models and skills needed for practice.
Facilitate hands-on experiences through community mental health immersion.
Teach strength and evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
Examine social psychological theories and research on gender and sexuality.
Develop students' knowledge base related to human sexuality and gender experiences.
Develop students' skills in assessment and intervention with regard to sexuality and gender-related experiences.
Increase students' awareness of personal perceptions and attitudes regarding sexuality and gender.
Critically analyze the role of power and privilege in human sexuality and gender.
Provide an overview of biological, psychological, and social developmental tasks and life events of the adult years.
Focus on sociocultural, gender, and family issues salient to relationships, separation, nontraditional and blended families, and geropsychology.
Stress issues of aging and long-term care.
Study the etiology, assessment, treatment of, and dynamics associated with various types of addiction.
Review theories of addiction counseling and their application to counseling and therapy work.
Address the etiology of addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Develop students' conceptual knowledge, practical skills, and self-awareness concerning addiction, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention.