Course Lecturer: CAFT 604 - Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy
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Name of Hiring Unit: School of Social Work
Course: CAFT 604 – Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy, Section 001, CRN 1386
Term/Time/Location: Winter 2026, Thursday, 11:35-14:25, BIRKS 105
Number of Credits, Number of Course Hours, Value of Contract: 3, 39, $11,479
TQRs:
- PhD degree or Equivalent in mental health field (i.e., Psychology, Social Work, Counselling Psychology)
- MSW or MA in mental health field or equivalent with a minimum 8 years of clinical experience focused on assessment and treatment of couples & families
- Bilingual
- Supervisory Experience (AAMFT approved supervisor or equivalent) – minimum 8 years of supervisory experience in the area of couple and family psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy Permit Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Completed Graduate or Post-graduate training in couple and family therapy in an accredited university or training center
- Expertise in family diversity and couple and family psychotherapy
Demonstrated clinical expertise and teaching supervisory experience in the following areas:
- Advanced knowledge of the major approaches, interventions, current issues and trends, and research in couples and family therapy.
- Advanced training in working with couples and families dealing with the challenges of living in contemporary society.
- Knowledge of the intersections between diversity and mental health/mental illness.
- Understanding of the challenges to the assessment process when clients of diverse backgrounds present with issues related to mental illness.
- Expertise in couple and family therapy in the following areas:
- gender roles in contemporary couples and the impact of divergent gender identities on the assessment and treatment process;
- separation and divorce with an emphasis on legal issues in custody and access;
- single parent families;
- reconstituted families;
- same sex couples and families;
- gender non-conforming children and their families;
- inter-cultural families;
- monogamous versus open relationships;
- rural family issues; and,
- legal and family issues in adoption and foster families.
- Roles, responsibilities and functions of couple and family counselors in a variety of contemporary and diverse family circumstances.
- Knowledge of family, couple and child development across the life cycle through the documented experiences of contemporary families.
- Understanding of new family models, learning supportive interventions for new families and the legal and social issues facing these families, couples and children living in non-«traditional» circumstances and relationships.
- Knowledge of current literature that outlines theories, approaches, strategies, and techniques shown to be effective in working within these diverse family systems.
- Critical analysis and application of framework for understanding the impact on the clinical process of client, worker and system characteristics including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and culture.
- Knowledge of the effects of provincial and national laws, policies, programs, and services on diverse families as they emerge.
Demonstrated clinical & teaching experience in the following competencies:
Professional Order of Social Workers and Couple and Family Therapists of Québec (OTSTCFQ):
-
Establish treatment suitability for psychotherapy and the reserved and shared acts OTSTCFQ
-
Conduct a clinical evaluation
-
Develop a treatment plan
-
Implement psychotherapeutic treatment
-
Ensure collaborative partnerships
-
Respect the ethical and legal parameters of the profession of couple and family therapy
-
Contribute to the evolution of practice and evolution of the profession.
Reserved Acts:
- Custody Evaluation and Access
- Adoption Evaluation
AAMFT:
- Domain 1: Admission to Treatment
- Domain 2: Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
- Domain 3: Treatment Planning and Case Management AAMFT
- Domain 4: Therapeutic Interventions AAMFT
- Domain 5: Legal Issues, Ethics and Standards AAMFT
Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Classification of Mental Disorders (12 hours)
- Legal, Organizational and Ethics (12 hours)
Unité d’embauche :
Titre du cours :
Code de sujet :
Lieu:
Horaire:
Date limite pour postuler :
2025-10-15
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The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
Course Lecturer: CAFT 604 - Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy
About the role
Veuillez référer au guide
Comment postuler à un emploi (pour les candidats externes)
pour obtenir des instructions sur la façon de postuler.
Si vous êtes un employé actif de McGill (c.-à-d. actuellement dans un contrat ou un poste actif à l'Université McGill), ne postulez pas via ce site de carrière. Connectez-vous à votre compte McGill Workday et postulez à cette affichage en utilisant le rapport Find Jobs (tapez Find Jobs dans la barre de recherche).
Name of Hiring Unit: School of Social Work
Course: CAFT 604 – Contemporary Issues in Couple & Family Therapy, Section 001, CRN 1386
Term/Time/Location: Winter 2026, Thursday, 11:35-14:25, BIRKS 105
Number of Credits, Number of Course Hours, Value of Contract: 3, 39, $11,479
TQRs:
- PhD degree or Equivalent in mental health field (i.e., Psychology, Social Work, Counselling Psychology)
- MSW or MA in mental health field or equivalent with a minimum 8 years of clinical experience focused on assessment and treatment of couples & families
- Bilingual
- Supervisory Experience (AAMFT approved supervisor or equivalent) – minimum 8 years of supervisory experience in the area of couple and family psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy Permit Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Completed Graduate or Post-graduate training in couple and family therapy in an accredited university or training center
- Expertise in family diversity and couple and family psychotherapy
Demonstrated clinical expertise and teaching supervisory experience in the following areas:
- Advanced knowledge of the major approaches, interventions, current issues and trends, and research in couples and family therapy.
- Advanced training in working with couples and families dealing with the challenges of living in contemporary society.
- Knowledge of the intersections between diversity and mental health/mental illness.
- Understanding of the challenges to the assessment process when clients of diverse backgrounds present with issues related to mental illness.
- Expertise in couple and family therapy in the following areas:
- gender roles in contemporary couples and the impact of divergent gender identities on the assessment and treatment process;
- separation and divorce with an emphasis on legal issues in custody and access;
- single parent families;
- reconstituted families;
- same sex couples and families;
- gender non-conforming children and their families;
- inter-cultural families;
- monogamous versus open relationships;
- rural family issues; and,
- legal and family issues in adoption and foster families.
- Roles, responsibilities and functions of couple and family counselors in a variety of contemporary and diverse family circumstances.
- Knowledge of family, couple and child development across the life cycle through the documented experiences of contemporary families.
- Understanding of new family models, learning supportive interventions for new families and the legal and social issues facing these families, couples and children living in non-«traditional» circumstances and relationships.
- Knowledge of current literature that outlines theories, approaches, strategies, and techniques shown to be effective in working within these diverse family systems.
- Critical analysis and application of framework for understanding the impact on the clinical process of client, worker and system characteristics including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and culture.
- Knowledge of the effects of provincial and national laws, policies, programs, and services on diverse families as they emerge.
Demonstrated clinical & teaching experience in the following competencies:
Professional Order of Social Workers and Couple and Family Therapists of Québec (OTSTCFQ):
-
Establish treatment suitability for psychotherapy and the reserved and shared acts OTSTCFQ
-
Conduct a clinical evaluation
-
Develop a treatment plan
-
Implement psychotherapeutic treatment
-
Ensure collaborative partnerships
-
Respect the ethical and legal parameters of the profession of couple and family therapy
-
Contribute to the evolution of practice and evolution of the profession.
Reserved Acts:
- Custody Evaluation and Access
- Adoption Evaluation
AAMFT:
- Domain 1: Admission to Treatment
- Domain 2: Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
- Domain 3: Treatment Planning and Case Management AAMFT
- Domain 4: Therapeutic Interventions AAMFT
- Domain 5: Legal Issues, Ethics and Standards AAMFT
Professional Order of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ)
- Classification of Mental Disorders (12 hours)
- Legal, Organizational and Ethics (12 hours)
Unité d’embauche :
Titre du cours :
Code de sujet :
Lieu:
Horaire:
Date limite pour postuler :
2025-10-15
L’Université McGill recrute sur la base du mérite et s’est fermement engagée à promouvoir et instaurer l’équité et la diversité au sein de sa communauté. Nous accueillons favorablement les demandes d’emploi des personnes racisées et de minorités visibles, des femmes, des personnes autochtones, des personnes handicapées, des minorités ethniques, des personnes de toute orientation et identité sexuelles, ainsi que toute personne possédant les aptitudes et les connaissances lui permettant de travailler en collaboration avec diverses communautés. L’Université McGill met en œuvre un programme d’équité en matière d’emploi et invite les membres des groupes visés à indiquer leur appartenance à ces derniers dans leur dossier de candidature. Les personnes handicapées qui pourraient avoir besoin d’accommodements à n’importe quelle étape du processus de candidature sont invitées à communiquer en toute confidentialité,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.