Summer 2026 Adjunct Faculty FPSY 679 Healing the Healers

Per course adjunct faculty in the Counseling Department for the Forensic Psychology program's course, FPSY 679-01.

Qualifications

FPSY 679 Healing the Healers: Vicarious Trauma and Trauma Informed Care

3 Units Online

Days Offered: Monday/Wednesdays 7:15-10pm July 13-August 23, 2026

Course Description: Healing the Healers: Vicarious Trauma and Trauma Informed Care- building on core competencies related to community based mental health and addiction services with trauma survivors and to integrate and operationalize an understanding about trauma, and its sequelae into core program services. The basic philosophy and practice of trauma informed care is examined across several, specific service components: assessment and screening, residential services, substance use and case management services as well as contraindicated approaches for working with survivors of acute, developmental, community, discrimination based, gender and race-based traumas. Students will learn to identify and effectively manage compassion fatigue and professional quality of life issues guided by evidence-based practice. Students will learn to maintain an essential trauma informed stance of curiosity, hopefulness, non-intrusion and non-coercion based care, re-framing clinical practice itself to become trauma informed.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge of trauma and its impacts to individuals, families and children. Familiarity and expertise with CBT in therapeutic settings, administered to families, and to individuals, and an awareness of family structure and its impact and influence in response to trauma. LMFT, LFCC, Ph.D., Ed.D, Psy.D

A demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, multicultural/international competence, social justice, clinical expertise, and familiarity with counseling theory and practice.

Must be a California resident.

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/185602