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Northwestern College Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty in Orange City, Iowa
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty
Northwestern College invites applications for a full-time assistant professor (tenure track) position in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (https://www.nwciowa.edu/graduate/master-of-arts-mental-health-counseling) program, beginning August 2024. The teaching load for this position is full time (24 credits) during the academic year, along with expectations for scholarship and service. Northwestern’s rigorous program of study is aligned with the standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and culminates with students taking the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE) and the National Counselor Examination (NCE). Northwestern’s program integrates a solid theoretical foundation and development of strong clinical counseling skills with a biblical worldview and Christian faith. Faculty teach courses in an accelerated format with a hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous elements. The programs are offered in a year-round cohort model.
Required Qualifications: Candidates must possess an earned doctorate in counselor education from a CACREP-accredited program (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).
Preferred Qualifications: Our department is excited to welcome a new colleague who is devoted to providing our students with the personalized attention befitting a small, faith-based institution.
Northwestern College seeks candidates with an authentic Christian faith who are supportive of our Reformed, evangelical and ecumenical identity as stated in our Christian Identity Statement (https://www.nwciowa.edu/Christian-identity) , and who embrace the college’s Mission (https://www.nwciowa.edu/mission) , Vision for Learning (https://www.nwciowa.edu/about/vision-for-learning) and Vision for Diversity (https://www.nwciowa.edu/about/vision-for-diversity) . We view these statements as complementary and draw from each in fulfilling our calling to be a Christian academic community.
Northwestern is committed to more fully reflecting the cultural and ethnic diversity of the body of Christ in its faculty, staff, administration and students. Women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are enthusiastically encouraged to apply.