Fall 2026 Adjunct Faculty FPSY 626 Advanced Issues in Correctional and Community Counseling

Location: Moraga, CA

Open Date: 2026-05-11

Deadline: 2026-05-29

Per course adjunct faculty in the Counseling Department for the Forensic Psychology program's course, FPSY 626-01.

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.

Qualifications

FPSY 626 Advanced Issues in Correctional and Community Counseling (3 Units)

Mondays 7:15-10pm

August 30-December 18, 2026

This course is designed to elevate students' ability to conduct professional counseling duties within the framework of institutional (i.e., prison or jail) and community systems. Focus will be on practical implications of system-imposed limitations including, prioritizing security concerns in correctional treatment, working with correctional/ security/organizational staff, assessing and negotiating issues of diversity, rank, and standing in correctional/organizational cultures, and understanding professional constraints as a function of political concerns within and between organizations. Students will also explore best practice for community policing and correctional programming.

Clinical, law enforcement or community corrections professional work experience. Knowledge of forensic criminal court proceedings and court ordered assessments, experience with diverse populations in corrections, institutions or out of custody mandated treatment. LMFT, LFCC, Ph.D., Ed.D, Psy.D.

Prior teaching experience preferred.