Role Description

The Associate Director of Clinical Education is a full-time faculty member who serves a critical role in supporting the success of Sonoran University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSCMHC) degree program. This role ensures high-quality training that aligns with current CACREP standards, ACA/AMHCA ethical codes, and applicable state licensing board requirements.

• Report to and work closely with the MSCMHC Program Director.
• Collaborate with the dean of the School of Mental Health, program faculty, site supervisors, students, and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for all administrative functions related to the practicum and internship.
• Facilitate the twice-yearly (Fall and Spring) student seminar.
• Train and support site supervisors.
• Deliver weekly group and/or individual supervision.
• Evaluate student competencies and uphold program gatekeeping responsibilities.
• Contribute to improving educational outcomes, fostering student success, and facilitating student retention and persistence.
• Facilitate learning for Sonoran University’s online MSCMHC students through timely and effective instruction, assessment, and communications.
• Responsible for improving educational effectiveness and supporting programmatic and course curricula.
• Develop and instruct courses aligned with their expertise using Canvas, Sonoran University’s online Learning Management System (LMS).

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in counselor education is required; preferably with an emphasis or focus on clinical mental health counseling, and preferably from a CACREP-accredited program.
• At least three years of counseling practice.
• Licensed or license eligible in the state of Arizona as an LPC within a year.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health counseling academic, practicum, and internship requirements in compliance with CACREP standards.
• Experience teaching and providing supervision of counseling students.
• Education and experience demonstrating expert breadth of knowledge to effectively teach in an evidence-based clinical mental health counseling program.
• Ability to embody Sonoran University’s core values.

Requirements

• Commitment to the highest level of academic and personal integrity, high academic standards, diversity and intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and continued professional development.
• Experience coordinating practicum and internship activities is highly sought.
• Demonstrated teaching ability, leadership skills, administrative, and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the program review process.
• Ability to contribute to the institution through service at the programmatic and university levels.
• Demonstrated knowledge of graduate pedagogy and familiarity with clinical mental health curricula, professional programs, and their standards, assessments, and evaluations.
• Skill in organizing resources, analyzing and solving problems, establishing priorities, and making evaluative judgments.
• Outstanding interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of conflict resolution and mediation principles and techniques.
• Ability to meet the public in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, and poise.
• Familiarity with online teaching and/or a desire to learn new technological approaches to education.
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and deliver new course content.
• Demonstrated ability to use innovative teaching and learning strategies and methods.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding faculty, staff, and student issues.
• Exceptional customer service with internal departments.
• Ability to uphold academic rigor and integrity while assisting students in achieving academic success.

Company Description

Sonoran University of Health Sciences shapes a healthier future by supporting students as they train to excel as healthcare professionals, by enhancing the health and wellbeing of our patients and communities, and by discovering effective treatments for humanity grounded in the healing power of nature. Our vision is a world that embraces the healing power of nature.

• Located in Tempe, Arizona, the overall environment is vibrant and dynamic, with passionate students, staff, and faculty.
• As a private institution, Sonoran University is dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive community for all.
• Sonoran community members embody and promote inclusive excellence (IE*).