Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Adjunct Faculty COUN 794 01: Counseling Field Experience (General/HESA)

Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: May 23, 2025
Deadline: Jun 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description:Per course adjunct faculty for the Counseling program's course, COUN 794-01

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

Qualifications:
Counseling 794 01 Counseling Field Experience (General/HESA) Tuesdays 5:00pm - 7:00pm in the Fall and Spring

Students are engaged in their fieldwork in clinical, school, or college settings appropriate to their program specialization(s) and career objectives. Weekly seminars are provided for Higher Education & Student Affairs (HESA), Career Counseling, HESA/PCC, and General Counseling students. This advanced training in the field includes higher education law and ethics, assessment, advising, educating, and counseling as appropriate to the students' field placements. Also addressed is an integration of theories and techniques, as well as the cultural, legal, and ethical issues relevant to the fieldwork site and the students' specialization(s). Students may present-in both formal and informal ways-client/student cases for peer consultation and feedback. Personal and countertransference issues involved in the students' field experience may be identified and discussed as needed. The instructor for this course must have both theoretical and practical skills in a setting appropriate for the seminar.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates must have an M.S., M.A. or Ph.D. in the relevant area of Counseling or Psychology. Experience teaching at the graduate level or at least 3 years of experience as a clinician (i.e., MFT, PCC, Clinical or Counseling Psychologist), faculty, or administrator in a college setting.

All work must be completed in the state of California.

Preferred Qualifications:

A Ph.D. in Counseling, Higher Education or Psychology is highly desirable. A successful record of teaching experience at the graduate level. Current license in Marriage & Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, or Psychology. A demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, multicultural/international competence, social justice, clinical expertise, and familiarity with counseling & psychological theory and practice.

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