Fall Adjunct Faculty COUN​/SPSY Systems Consultation

Saint Mary’s College of California: ADJUNCT FACULTY Location Open Date at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Per course adjunct faculty for the Counseling program’s course, SPSY 712-01.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary’s is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary’s currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century.

The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

• Counseling 733-01/SPSY 712-01 Systems Consultation (3 units)
• Mondays 4:15 PM – 7:00 PM
• August 30 – December 18, 2026

This three‑unit graduate counseling course serves as an analysis of organizational systems and organizational development consulting skills. There is an emphasis on the individual and team consultation processes. Students will strengthen methods of initiating and maintaining consultative relationships with and among teachers, staff, and parents to prevent school failure and increase the success of pupils who have physical, social, intellectual, and emotional needs.

The course will begin with an overview of consultation and collaboration, including the generic model of consultation and the various stages of the consultative process. Students will examine the school as an organization and the issues and trends that face schools from a psychosocial perspective. As the theoretical and functional foundations are laid, students will develop an understanding of the many roles school counselors and school psychologists take within school‑based settings, and how they can serve as catalysts for systems change and social justice through their facilitation of multi‑tiered systems of support that promote resilience, ameliorate risk, and create a positive learning environment for all students.

Finally, students will become familiar with models of counselor intervention, collaboration, and consultation with special emphases on Caplan’s mental health and behavioral models and Lambert’s model of consultee‑centered mental health consultation in school‑based settings.

Required Qualifications:

• M.S., M.A., or Ph.D. in School Psychology.
• Credentialed school psychologist or school counselor in the state of California.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a practicing school psychologist or school counselor.
• Faculty teaching any PPS specialization course must have worked in pre‑K‑12 school settings in the last three years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in School Psychology.
• Successful record of teaching experience at the graduate level.
• Current license in Marriage & Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, Educational Psychology, or Psychology and/or National Certification in School Psychology from the National Association of School Psychologists.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, multicultural/international competence, social justice, clinical expertise, and familiarity with counseling & psychological theory and practice.
• At least 5 years of school team management experience that includes coordination of care for students with mental health, behavioral, or academic needs.

Applicants must:

• Indicate interest via application to the posting.
• Complete the SMC Per Course Adjunct Faculty Questionnaire to identify as a Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit faculty member or agency fee payer covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021.
• Indic…