Director of Counseling Field and Compliance

Months Per Year: 12 Work Model:
Hybrid Work Eligible Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.

We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability.

Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.

Seattle University's Core Competencies Effective Team

Collaboration:

Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives. Emotionally Intelligent Communication:
Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally. Ethics and Integrity:
Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions. Flexibility and Innovation:
Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact. Mindful Inclusion:
Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness. Outcomes-Driven Orientation:
Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

The Director of Counseling Field Experience and Compliance provides strategic leadership and oversight of students’ clinical training experiences in alignment with standards established by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). This role focuses on ensuring that practicum and internship experiences are developmentally appropriate, rigorously supervised, and structured to support the attainment of core counseling competencies and professional identity.

This position is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of practicum and internship experiences that meet CACREP requirements across all programs in the Counseling Department. This includes ensuring that students engage in required direct and indirect service hours, receive qualified individual and group supervision, and participate in ongoing evaluation processes that assess clinical skills, ethical practice, and professional dispositions.

The Director works closely with faculty and site supervisors to align clinical experiences with curricular goals, support student development, and intervene with faculty to provide additional guidance or remediation when needed to ensure timely graduate degree completion. Emphasis is placed on the quality, consistency, and educational integrity of the student experience across practicum and internship. The Director establishes standards for supervision, develops training and orientation resources for faculty and site supervisors, monitors student progress, and ensures that all clinical experiences adhere to ethical guidelines of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and accreditation expectations of CACREP.

In addition, the position leads efforts to maintain accurate and transparent professional licensure disclosures in accordance with federal regulations and CACREP-aligned program standards. This includes monitoring state licensure requirements for multiple states, communicating how the program curriculum supports licensure eligibility, and advising students on post‑graduation…