Adjunct Faculty Counseling and Helping Relationships

Overview

Position Title: Adjunct Faculty – Counseling and Helping Relationships I

Department/Program: Somatic Psych 12020 •
Remote Work Authorization: 100% On-Site •
Campus

Location:

Nalanda Campus •
Reports to: Program Chair •
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried •
FTE: 23% (9 hrs/week) •
Compensation: $2,573.72-$3,431.55 depending on previous experience teaching at Naropa

Final date to receive applications: December 9th or when the position fills.

The Somatic Counseling department seeks an adjunct faculty member to teach graduate level courses during the Spring 2025 semester. Adjunct faculty are provided established curriculum/syllabus to work with and develop in collaboration with existing Core Faculty. This is a one-semester appointment assigned to a specific course.

Logistics for this position – Dates and Details

This is a 3-credit course offered in the Somatic Counseling concentration, in-person from January 13 – May 9, 2025.

CMHC 603 – Counseling and Helping Relationships I (3 credits)
Introduction to the basic forms and practices of facilitating body- and movement-centered therapy and counseling sessions with individuals. Emphasis is on the stages of counseling, basic counseling skills, attitudes, and values of the counselor, multicultural perspectives, and the importance of the counseling relationship. Skills covered include facilitating a client through the developmental stages of individual process; basic attendance; finding unconscious associations;

identifying and working with sensation and movement; cultivation of empathic, compassionate, non-judgmental states; and sensitivity to and methods for working with diverse populations. Methods of instruction include in-class role-playing with supervision, relevant readings, reflection papers, and a final exam that integrates the student’s learning.

• Co-teaches with a professional level of preparedness for the duration of the semester.
• In collaboration with course area Core Faculty, reviews syllabus according to the Academic Affairs syllabi instructions and submit the syllabus to the Office of Academic Affairs by the established deadline.
• Obtains permission from the copyright owner for any copyrighted material to be used in sourcebooks.
• Grades all assignments, provides feedback to students in a timely manner, and submits final grades by the deadline established by the Registrar.
• Submits grading and attendance data into the Learning Management System (LMS) in a timely manner.
• Provides one hour of office hours each week plus availability to students by appointment.
• Mentors students outside of class through meetings, phone or e-mail, as needed.
• Supports the Core Curriculum assessment process as assigned.
• As appropriate, works with staff and other faculty members to manage and/or mediate student issues and educational obstacles and handles probationary issues in accordance with program/GSCP policies and procedures and completes related paperwork.
• Completes any and all trainings as required by Human Resources or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.
• Attends faculty meetings as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Significant teaching experience including lecture, facilitating discussion, and experiential exercises.
• Ability to demonstrate course content area knowledge and understanding of its application in counseling.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and assertive communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in professional development,…