Assistant/Associate Professor of Professional Mental Health Counseling: Addictions

The Department of Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Professional Mental Health Counseling: Specialization in Addictions program, beginning September 2022. The Department of Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology is grounded in a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

The Professional Mental Health Counseling: Specialization in Addictions program offers graduate-level counselor training reflective of a research and evidence-based integrated model for understanding and treating mental health disorders, co-occurring disorders, and addictions. The program also has coursework specific to working with problem gambling and other process addictions.

We prepare highly skilled, motivated, and compassionate professionals. We are committed to an approach that integrates a deep concern for equity and social justice throughout our curriculum and supervised training model. We are looking for a colleague with the requisite knowledge and expertise in both mental health and addiction counseling who shares our vision and commitment to these principles.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate courses in core CACREP areas of clinical mental health counseling, including courses relevant to the specialization in addictions, and integrating social justice principles.
• Advance an active program of research and sustained scholarly agenda.
• Provide supervision for practicum and internship counselors in training at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center and other community-based placement sites.
• Collaborate on curriculum, program development, and program administrative duties.
• Serve on various departmental and school-wide committees.
• Participate in program assessment and accreditation activities.

• Must have earned doctoral degree in counselor education. A doctorate in a related field with a history of employment as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013 may also be considered.
• Oregon-licensed LPC or license eligible.
• Addiction counseling certification or eligibility preferred.
• Evidence of excellent teaching and supervision experience at the graduate level.
• Experience teaching from an equity-based/social justice perspective.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of mental health and addiction counseling from a community-based social justice perspective.
• Experience with CACREP graduate counselor training and supervision, as well as accreditation processes, preferred.

The review of applications will begin January 30, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please submit the following:

• A letter of application addressing the qualifications and responsibilities noted in this post
• A current curriculum vitae
• Graduate transcripts
• Three confidential letters of recommendation
• 2-3 samples of scholarly work
• A sample syllabus
• Student course evaluations

Additional Information

For additional information or questions about the position, please contact Alexia DeLeon, Program Director, Department of Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology at alexiadeleon@lclark.edu or by calling 503-768-6066.

The College explicitly acknowledges and affirms its conviction that diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, socio-economic background, religious orientation or spirituality, physical or sensory disability, gender, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation on the Lewis & Clark campus provides an educational benefit for all students that can be realized only by enhancing and preserving the presence of students and education professionals from diverse backgrounds within our learning community.