Assistant Professor In Practice, Department Of Counseling

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's diverse student body as an Assistant Professor in Practice in the Department of Counseling beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year. The Department of Counseling offers a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling that is designed to prepare a highly competent professional who can respond to the life span mental health needs of individuals in a multicultural community. The Assistant Professor in Practice will work at The University of Texas System Education and Research Center at Laredo (UT Center at Laredo).

The individual selected for this position will be responsible for providing direct instruction to MEd students in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and may include supervision of practicum or internship students. Summer teaching is optional and dependent on enrollment. Additionally, the individual will engage in institutional service through participation in program activities and processes such as admissions, advising, orientation, and assisting graduate students with license requirements (CACREP, Texas Department of Health and Human Services) including maintenance of records and assessments. The individual will participate in faculty and departmental activities as well as in service to the public, profession and constituencies of the department, college, and university as approved/assigned. Scholarly activity is not a requirement of the position.

Faculty in the Department of Counseling are expected to maintain a strong counselor identity through (1) sustained memberships in professional counseling organizations, (2) the maintenance of professional counseling credentials related to their counseling specialty area(s), and (3) by showing evidence of at least two of the following: (a) professional development and renewal activities related to counseling, (b) professional service and advocacy in counseling, and on-going counseling practice. In addition, UTRGV faculty are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions, as well as a commitment to UTRGV's guiding principles.

About UTRGV:

It is UTRGV's Vision "To be one of the nation's leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond." As such, UTRGV is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff that can contribute to an enriching learning environment that strives for more equitable outcomes for student success.

UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit our website.

Department Background

The mission of the CACREP-accredited Master of Education (MEd) in Counseling is to prepare highly competent professionals who can respond to the mental health needs of individuals across the lifespan in a multicultural community. Preparation of the profession counselor is accomplished through completion of a 60-hour degree in Counseling with specializations in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling. The vision of the Department of Counseling is to be the catalyst for the education and mental well-being of individuals, families, communities, the region, and our society-at-large through thoughtful, culturally sustaining partnerships with communities, mental health facilities, and schools, thereby demonstrating responsiveness to the mental health needs to the people of the Rio Grande Valley.

College Background

The College of Education and P-16 Integration offers teacher preparation at the undergraduate level and, master's programs in Counseling, School Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Leadership, Early Childhood, Reading and Literacy, Bilingual Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Teacher Leadership. Two Ed.D.s are also offered in educational leadership and curriculum and instruction with several specialization areas. The College of Education and P-16 Integration is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), by the Counsel for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

For more information about the College of Education and P-16 Integration and the Department of Counseling, please see the following websites.

http://www.utrgv.edu/cg/

https://www.utrgv.edu/cep

Minimum Qualifications

• Have an earned doctoral degree in counselor education or

• Have a related doctoral degree and have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a counselor education program for a minimum of one full academic year before July 1, 2013 or

• Have been employed as a full-time faculty member in a CORE-accredited master's program prior to July 1, 2017 or

• Have graduated from a rehabilitation doctoral program prior to January 1, 2018

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

• Have sustained memberships in professional counseling organizations

• Have relevant professional counseling credentials such as license or be eligible for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor

• Show evidence of sustained professional engagement through at least two of the following: (a) professional development and renewal activities related to counseling, (b) professional service and advocacy in counseling, and ongoing counseling practice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an earned doctoral degree in counselor education from a CACREP-accredited program

• Demonstrated record of successful teaching in graduate-level counseling courses

• Experience in direct supervision of practicum or internship students as a counselor educator

• Experience and licensure as a clinical mental health counselor

• Experience with technology and software platforms for facilitating digital clinical records and processes

• Bilingual (Spanish-English)

License or Certification Required? Salary Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Desired Start Date 01/01/2024