Job Description
Falk College seeks a parttime instructor to teach MFT 686 M700 Play Therapy with Children and Families 3 credits) in the Fall 2024 08/19/202412/10/2024 semester. Course Description: Examines the assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment of children and families through play therapy. Working with children and families in crisis including loss abuse and illness is a particular focus. This course provides an overview of the fundamentals and skills of play therapy with children families and relational systems. Building on a foundation of childcentered play therapy this course will discuss the essential conceptual framework regarding basic play therapy practice and in planning successful interventions with children and their families. The course will also consider relevant ethical issues and research outcomes related to play therapy practice and give students the basic tools to begin applying such techniques to clinical work with children and the relational systems of which they are a part with a particular emphasis on trauma and its impact on children and systems. Class meets Thursdays 5:307:30 PM EST with async content management.
Responsibilities
Developing and/or updating class syllabus Preparation of lectures projects or other student assignments Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course Meeting all designated class periods Submitting completed midsemester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations Grading student assignments and exams in a timely manner Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations Building a positive rapport with students and other faculty
Qualifications
MA or PhD and previous teaching experience.