MFT Adjunct

Job Title:

MFT Adjunct

Job Summary:

The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco is seeking adjunct instructors to teach the following course 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. We encourage outstanding and qualified candidates to apply as soon as possible. Below is a description of the course that need staffing.

Mission Statement: The Masters in Counseling Psychology Program with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) at the University of San Francisco prepares students to be socially and culturally responsive relationship and family therapists and mental health counselors. At its core, the MFT’s clinical training program upholds values of equity, social justice, community and cultural wealth, and collaborative problem solving. We are committed to embracing diversity, academic excellence, and to the compassionate service of children, adults, and families.

Full Job Description:

• CPSY 631 – Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Course Description: This course provides an overview of the basic
• concepts, history, process of psychotherapy, mechanisms of change, and
• applications of the major schools of counseling and psychotherapy,
• including behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic. This course uses a
• multicultural lens to examine each school of thought or theory. That is,
• each school of thought or theory is evaluated based on its culture-bound
• factors and applicability to diverse populations. Finally, this course will
• thoroughly examine current trends and pressing questions in the practice of
• counseling with attention to interviewing skills.

• CPSY 634 – Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues
• Course Description: This course features the roles and responsibilities of
• Marriage and Family Therapists according to the laws and ethical principles
• governing practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the ethics codes of
• major professional associations, family law and statutes covering mental
• health practice for MFTs in California, and legal mandates pertaining to
• children in schools.

• CPSY 637 – Traineeship I
• Course Description: A Level 1 supervised experience in marriage and
• family therapy in an institutional setting under professional supervision.
• Course focus will be on case conceptualization of fieldwork experiences
• and development of clinical skills, specifically assessment, treatment
• planning and intervention strategies. Case management and client
• centered advocacy strategies, such as accessing community resources will
• also be addressed.

• CPSY 640 – Relationship Therapy
• Course Description: The focus of this course is on relationships: the ways
• in which people develop as relational beings, their approach towards
• relating to others, and the way in which the therapy relationship is
• navigated to promote behavioral and intra-psychic change. The course will
• review the formation and dynamics of interpersonal relationships in the
• individual, family, couples, and other relationships. Developmental,

• intergenerational, identity and cultural influences on the understanding
• relationships dynamics will be examined. In addition, this course will
• critically examine the clinical and research literature on relationships and
• family treatment of mental health issues. Major theoretical approaches
• towards work with families, couples and other relationship constellations
• will be reviewed, including: Bowen, strategic, structural, experiential,
• cognitive-behavioral, psychoanalytic, solution-focused, narrative, emotion-
• focused, Gottman method, and integrative approaches. These theories will
• be examined for their intervention effectiveness with diverse communities
• and relationships.

• CPSY 647 – Group Work in Clinical Settings
• Course Description: This course provides an overview of the theories and
• practice of group counseling and consultation, with an emphasis on
• evidenced-based group therapy models such as cognitive-behavioral,
• problem solving, and psychoeducation and their application to a variety of
• populations. Students will conduct in-class group therapy sessions,
• participate in or observe mental-health consumer groups, design a
• community workshop or therapeutic group.

• CPSY 677 – Counseling Across Cultures
• Course Description: This course features an understanding of multicultural
• issues in counseling with diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and social
• classes in American society. Emphasis is on developing cultural sensitivity
• to one’s own cultural value system and the value and attitudes of diverse
• groups in cross-cultural counseling settings; increasing awareness of the
• effects that culture, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation
• have on human development and the counseling process; and on learning
• effective counseling strategies and generic counseling methods that
• accommodate a diversity of cultures.

• CPSY 690 – Research Methods
• Course Description: An introduction to the process, methods, and research
• literature pertaining to counseling individuals and families. Application of
• basic research concepts through literature critique, literature review, and
• mini-proposal development. Students will learn to become professional
• consumers of research regarding the relationship between research and
• treatment. Course will focus upon and emphasize evidence-based
• treatment and outcome research.

• CPSY 631 – Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Course Description: This course provides an overview of the basic
• concepts, history, process of psychotherapy, mechanisms of change, and
• applications of the major schools of counseling and psychotherapy,

• including behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic. This course uses a
• multicultural lens to examine each school of thought or theory. That is,
• each school of thought or theory is evaluated based on its culture-bound
• factors and applicability to diverse populations. Finally, this course will
• thoroughly examine current trends and pressing questions in the practice of
• counseling with attention to interviewing skills.

• CPSY 632 – Child and Adolescent Therapy
• Course Description: This course will provide an overview of child and
• adolescent development, and will include developing the knowledge and
• skills in counseling children and adolescents. Students will learn to assess
• behavior and incorporate developmentally, ethnically, legally, and gender
• appropriate strategies to meet the needs of counseling children and
• adolescents. Analysis, synthesis, and appropriate application of child
• development and counseling theories to the practice of counseling children
• and adolescents is emphasized

• CPSY 634 – Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues
• Course Description: This course features the roles and responsibilities of
• Marriage and Family Therapists according to the laws and ethical principles
• governing practice. Particular emphasis will be given to the ethics codes of
• major professional associations, family law and statutes covering mental
• health practice for MFTs in California, and legal mandates pertaining to
• children in schools.

• CPSY 638 – Traineeship II
• Course Description: A Level 2 supervised experience in marriage and
• family therapy in an institutional setting under professional supervision.
• This course is a continuation of Traineeship I, expanding upon each
• student’s knowledge, goals, and clinical growth.

• CPSY 639 – Individual and Family Psychopathology
• Course Description: This course includes an understanding of individuals
• and family psychopathology through the examination of a variety of models,
• with a focus on the interaction of culture, economics and diagnosis. Basic
• knowledge of the diagnostic process and criter