Clinical Supervisor and Instructor

**Department**: Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

Temporary part-time from 12/08/2025 to 12/31/2027
(Less than 24 hours a week)

**General Purpose**

The Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology is a novel and innovative teaching and clinical training hub that embodies a unique collaboration between the distinct professional programs; the Relational Psychotherapy Training Program (RPTP) and Clinical Child Adolescent Psychology (CCAP). It was created to house these two extant clinical training programs and integrate two previously existing centres (Couple and Family Therapy Centre and Centre for Psychological Services) which provide clinical services to the greater Guelph community. The Maplewoods Centre comes under the auspices of The College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. The RPTP includes two distinct clinical Master degrees; the Master of Relational Family Therapy (RMFT) and the Master of Psychotherapy (MP) as well as a non-clinical course-based Master of Arts in Mental Health (MA.MH). The MRFT and MP degrees are both two-year 24 connective month immersive clinical training programs that will replace and continue the well established and highly regarded reputation provided by the CFT program over the past 40 years. The RPTP operates within the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition (FRAN). The RMFT and MP programs are recognized education, training and clinical experience program with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and the MRFT is provisionally accredited by the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT).

**Duties and Responsibilities**

The Clinical Supervisor and Instructor (CSI) reports directly to the Director of Clinical Training (DCT) who is responsible for all aspects of the clinical training and accreditation components of the programs, and is a co-director of the Maplewoods Centre. The CSI position requires being available (in person and virtually) for an average of 17.5 hours per week, including one evening shift. The CSI is responsible for:

- Providing weekly and on-going in-person supervision, clinical teamwork, and orientation to designated therapist interns as they progress through the clinical experience components of the MRFT and or MP programs.
- Weekly review of students’ clinical documentation
- Providing emergency on call and ad hoc supervision to the MRFT and MP therapist-interns over the course of 6 semesters.
- Instruction of an RPTP clinical practicum and/or another RPTP academic course.
- Providing on going support to students through the coordination and or facilitation of learning opportunities.
- Attending supervisor/staff meetings and collaborating with staff and faculty to support the needs of the students and program delivery
- Providing support to the overall development and maintenance of the onsite clinic which may include, promotion, policy development, externship placement etc.

**Requirements**:

- Master’s Degree, preferred in Social Work, Psychology, Family Therapy, Family Relations, or related field
- Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
- Meets the CRPO requirements to provide clinical supervision, having experience providing clinical supervision and training with a diverse client base.
- A minimum 3 years of relevant clinical work experience.
- Knowledge of regulatory, ethical and professional practice standards with the CRPO and CACFT.
- Theoretical and applied knowledge in relational systemic practice and several postmodern strengths based models particularly dialogic, narrative, solution-focused, collaborative language, and family systems theory.
- Extensive clinical experience working in either private practice or agency settings to a range of clinical issues and client diversity.
- Experience teaching, conducting workshops or providing presentations.
- Evidence of leadership effectiveness and administrative capabilities.
- Ability to work independently in a collaborative work environment.
- Extensive collaborative therapy skills, including high level of judgement in crisis situations.
- Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to be highly collaborative with scheduling and delivery of a variety of teaching and program elements.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with students, staff and faculty in a multidisciplinary environment.
- High level of organizational ability; excellent priority-setting and time management skills.
- Ability to write reports and initiate and manage special projects within pre-set time limits.
- Competence in Microsoft office products and web-based data management programs.

Preferred Requirement:

- A Registered Marriage and Family Therapist with CACFT at the Supervisor Mentor, Supervisor or Supervisor Qualifying level.

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