Online Crs Developer - Advanced Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology

Position Title: Adjunct Online Course Developer -Advanced Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology
# of Openings: 1
Department/Program: Academic Affairs 41000
Work Location: 100% Remote
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Mary McHenry, Senior Director of Innovative Teaching & Learning
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)
Compensation: $5,000

Application Deadline: 7/1 or until filled

Job Summary

Naropa University’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program seeks an experienced curriculum/content developer to design a hybrid (asynchronous/synchronous) version of the three-credit course CNSG 770E- Advanced Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology during the spring 2027 course development cycle. This position is for developing the online content only, though there may be the opportunity for applicants to teach the course in a future semester.

Course Description: CNSG 770E - Advanced Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology

This advanced graduate course integrates psychopathology, DSM-5-TR diagnosis, clinical assessment, treatment planning, psychopharmacology, neurobiology, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Students develop competency in recognizing mental disorders, conducting differential diagnosis, selecting appropriate assessment strategies, understanding psychotropic medications, collaborating with prescribers, and integrating biological, psychological, developmental, relational, multicultural, and contemplative perspectives into treatment planning.

Particular emphasis is placed on ethical scope of practice, medication referral, integrated care, trauma-informed assessment, and whole-person conceptualization. Additionally, focused attention is given to contextual dimensions of clinical mental health counseling, examining the roles, interdisciplinary relationships, legal/fiscal systems, community needs assessment, levels of care and community intervention, and core administrative and practice-management principles across public, private, and independent practice settings.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Create an eight-module, hybrid (asynchronous/synchronous) online course in the timeframe of January – May 2027
• Generate (in conjunction with the Office of Educational Technologies) online content, including recorded lectures, practice sessions, and experiential learning activities; textual material; assignments; and assessment rubrics; and
• Create the online course with support of the Office of Educational Technologies, including the implementation of ADA-compliant readings, study guides, threaded discussions, quizzes, links to web resources, as appropriate with the course.
• Work with the Naropa instructional design team, develop an asynchronous online course, to be taught in Canvas, Naropa’s Learning Management System.

· Incorporate established best practices and follow essential procedures to design a quality online course. · Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties

What Naropa Requires…

The instructor should have:

• Doctoral degree (preferred) in Counselor Education, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a closely related behavioral health field.
• Active independent clinical license (e.g., LPCC/LPC, LMHC, Licensed Psychologist, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated expertise in DSM-5-TR diagnosis, psychopathology, clinical assessment, and treatment planning.
• Experience collaborating with psychiatrists and other medical providers in integrated behavioral health settings.
• Graduate-level teaching experience in diagnosis, psychopathology, assessment, or psychopharmacology is strongly preferred.

Understanding of counselor scope of practice, including appropriate medication referral, interdisciplinary collaboration, and ethical practice. Research has long supported psychopharmacology instruction for counselors as an important component of counselor education, particularly to improve collaboration and referral competency.

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following:…