Program Director, Counseling Program

Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY

 

The Program Director of the Counseling Program in Illinois is responsible for the administrative and academic functioning of the program, and supervision and development of program faculty. As the lead administrator for the CACREP-accredited program, the Program Director will serve as the program representative to a range of internal and external stakeholders, and will work in close collaboration with the Florida Counseling Program Director to achieve curriculum alignment, operational efficiency, and academic excellence. 

 

About ISPP at National Louis University

 

The APA-Accredited Illinois School of Professional Psychology PsyD program has a rich tradition of training graduates to engage the world as health-service psychologists. The program employs a practitioner-scholar model and offers a curriculum designed to prepare clinicians who provide scientifically grounded, theoretically informed, and culturally responsive psychological services. ISPP alumni practice in all 50 states and in several countries around the world.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide curricular oversight to ensure program compliance with CACREP standards and other regulatory requirements. 
• Collaborate with the Dean to prepare program budget and manage the program expenditures.
• Monitor student progress; enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; and successful licensure and employment rates.
• Lead faculty hiring, development, and evaluation.
• Manage faculty teaching loads, advising, and service activities to ensure equity, efficiency, and transparency. 
• Work effectively with external stakeholders to strengthen the program and align student education and training with employment needs.
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean of the College.

 

 

In compliance with CACREP Standards (2024), the Program Director must also be willing to commit to: 

Sustaining memberships in professional counseling organizations;

Maintaining certifications and/or licenses related to their counseling specialty area(s); and

Demonstrating continued evidence of: 

Sustained professional development and renewal activities related to counseling; and

Sustained professional service and advocacy in counseling, ongoing counseling practice, and/or research and scholarly activity in counseling commensurate with their faculty role (Section 1.Z).

Qualifications

• Must meet CACREP Core Faculty standards through an earned research or practitioner doctorate (PhD or EdD) in Counselor Education and Supervision or closely related field (preferably from a CACREP-accredited program);
• Current licensure or license eligibility as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and/or Professional Educator License (PEL) with School Counselor endorsement in Illinois. Candidates who hold both credentials are especially encouraged to apply;
• Minimum of five years of experience in clinical mental health counseling and or/school counseling;
• Evidence of effective supervision competencies; Appropriate professional memberships; Evidence of professionalism in working with a diverse range of populations; Commitment to experientially-based education; Evidence of knowledge and experience teaching online courses and using technology in teaching

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to teach in two or more of the eight (8) CACREP areas;
• Experience in CACREP re-accreditation process and/or CACREP accredited program administration 

 

 

About NLU

 

National Louis University (NLU) is looking to honor its past while defining a bold new future as a contemporary, comprehensive university that prepares diverse students for sustained professional success with a deep commitment to Access, Excellence, Innovation and Equity. We are a pioneering community that uses innovation to improve outcomes. NLU questions the status quo and strives to adapt and evolve with the changing needs of its students. We are a community that cares about each other and our students and we work collaboratively, tirelessly and quickly to advance change in the service of students. We have a long venerable history, but we are not typical. We seek to solve intractable social issues through education; we believe we have not succeeded until graduates achieve sustainable career related employment; and we foster a culture that promotes failing fast so that we may constantly improve our work.

 

Founded in 1886, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university offering over 70 programs from short-term certificate through the doctoral level across its five colleges. The University serves over 10,000