Course Developer - Pre-Practicum in Counseling I & II

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Job Description /

Summary:

The School of Mental Health at Sonoran University of Health Sciences has launched a new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSCMHC) program and is actively seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assist in the development of the 6-week, 2.5 credit, online course, Pre-Practicum in Counseling I and the 6-week, 2.5 credit course Pre-Practicum in Counseling II.

These courses are offered sequentially in the seventh quarter of the MSCMHC program currently.

Preference will be given to applicants who are interested and qualified to teach these courses following development.

Pre-Practicum in Counseling I and II are experiential and skills-based, providing students with structured opportunities to learn and demonstrate foundational counseling skills and techniques essential to professional practice. In Pre-Practicum in Counseling I students develop competencies in areas such as establishing rapport, conducting counseling interviews, paraphrasing, using open-ended questions, summarizing, and demonstrating accurate empathy. Pre-Practicum in Counseling II introduces more advanced counseling skills, including immediacy, interpretation, reframing, self-disclosure, challenge, and transference/counter transference.

Subject Matter Experts within the School of Mental Health are critical to the success of Sonoran University's online programs. They are responsible for leveraging their subject matter expertise to create current and relevant course content and engaging learning experiences. Subject Matter Experts receive supervision and guidance from the dean and/or Program Director along with instructional design support from Sonoran University's Instructional Support Team.

The course development process in the School of Mental Health is a team effort. Subject Matter Experts are responsible for developing course content, and the Instructional Support Team incorporates that content into Canvas, Sonoran University's Learning Management System.

Please note:

Course description, objectives, and select course level assessment plans that align with CACREP standards, KPIs, Program Objectives, and/or Professional Dispositions have already been proposed for all program courses and therefore do not need to be developed by Subject Matter Experts. However, Subject Matter Experts are invited to recommend updates upon initiating course development.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in, and passion for the course subject area, possess online classroom experience, prior clinical practice experience, demonstrate experience with course curriculum development and assessment, and, for those candidates wishing to teach the course after development, a passion for teaching.

Responsibilities:

* Provide expert knowledge in mental health counseling specific to the course subject area(s).

* Review and provide refinement to course objectives in alignment with program outcomes and CACREP standards. Develop learning modules that guide students through their educational experience.

* Create and curate original, current, relevant, and evidence-based module content including as well as engaging learning experiences and assessments in alignment with course objectives and in alignment with KPIs, Program Objectives, and CACREP standards. (Select courses may also include assessment of Professional Dispositions).

* For each weekly course module:

* Develop original PowerPoint presentations with voiceover recordings including a course welcome video and instructor welcome video,

* Create engaging and relevant homework assignments,

* Develop interactive discussion board topics that enable students to delve more deeply into the content while building community,

* Develop instructional lesson plan for live weekly sessions,

* Develop assessments (and corresponding instructions and rubrics) to measure course objectives, KPIs, and CACREP standards, and

* Identify evidence-based supportive resources such as multimedia materials and/or scholarly reading assignments.

* Add richness to the…