Southwestern College Santa Fe, NM
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Southwestern College (SWC) is a small, non-profit, consciousness-centered graduate school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an enrollment of approximately 300 students. We are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission to offer Master’s degree programs in Counseling, Art Therapy/Counseling, Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals, Transformational Teaching,Learning & Leadership, Consciousness in Action, and a Ph.D. in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership. We offer a holistic, integrative approach to teaching and mental health, emphasizing experiential learning and the personal growth and consciousness of the student.
Current opportunities are listed here. The details link for each position provides specific application instructions. Check back often.
Staff positions
Associate Director, PhD Program Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership
The Associate Director supports the VPRL Director in upholding academic excellence, supporting transformational learning, and in short and long-term planning and strategic initiatives. The Associate Director facilitates VPRL assessment processes to ensure continuous quality improvement of courses, requirements, academic policies and procedures; keeps all handbooks and catalog copy current. Partners with faculty on curriculum design and delivery, including successful scaffolding and delivery of all courses and requirements within a student-centered, transformational, and consciousness-based educational environment. The Associate Director collaborates closely with Student Services to bridge academics and student affairs and create an integrated student experience that supports student retention and success. Other key responsibilities include direct engagement in admissions, recruitment, and retention; co-organizing and team teaching three on-ground residency courses; and partnering with Wisdom Councils (Dissertation Committees) to support doctoral fieldwork and dissertation completion. A complete job description is located HERE.
Please submit a curriculum vitae; names, titles, and contact information of four references; and a statement describing your personal educational philosophy. Preference will be given to applicants who live in the Santa Fe area or are willing and able to relocate. Review of applicants will begin August 18 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit application materials to PhD Program Founder/Director Ann Filemyr, PhD, at annfilemyr@swc.edu
Current Faculty Openings
Adjunct Faculty for M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling Program
Southwestern College’s M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling is approved by the 
American Art Therapy Association. It includes a lot of art-making with an experiential and holistic focus, and an emphasis on the personal growth and consciousness of the student/therapist. Our program allows graduates to sit for licensing in both Art Therapy and Counseling (this is unlike most Art Therapy programs.)
Please note that some Art Therapy/Counseling courses require instructors to have an ATR-BC, as required by AATA.
To view our courses, click here.
Adjunct Faculty for M.A. in Counseling Program
Southwestern College readily accepts letters of interest, curriculum vitae and teaching philosophy statements from licensed mental health professionals interested in teaching in our Higher Learning Commission accredited Counseling Program. We prefer our faculty to have at least three years of post-graduate clinical experience in order to bring a hands-on perspective to our students. Our faculty operate from a transformational model of teaching based on experiential methods of instruction that emphasize personal growth, reflective practice, and conscious awareness of biases and belief systems that affect interpersonal relationships. We ask our faculty to serve as models for authenticity, congruence, and active participants in the learning process.
For an overview of courses, click here.