Adjunct Teaching - Counseling, Psychology & Special Ed - CPSE 613: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Graduate degree in School Psychology, Special Education, Psychology, or a closely related field.

The required degree must be completed by the start date. 

•  Minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with children and/or adolescents with autism, preferably in school or educational settings. 
• Experience with school-based, evidence-based assessment and intervention practices for students with autism. 

• Experience collaborating with school psychologists, educators, families, special education teams, and other school-based or related-service professionals serving students with autism. 

• Knowledge of school-based identification, eligibility, assessment, intervention, consultation, and progress monitoring for students with autism, in addition to awareness of clinical practice and services. 

• Previous experience teaching graduate students is preferred. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Teach CPSE 613: Autism Spectrum Disorders, in person, 4:00-6:50 p.m. on Wednesdays during Winter Semester, January 6-April 14, 2027.

• Prepare graduate students to understand autism characteristics, development across the lifespan, diagnosis, and implications for school-based assessment and educational planning.

• Develop students' skills in evidence-based assessment as well as academic, behavioral, communication, and social-emotional supports for students with autism.

• Prepare students to participate in multidisciplinary evaluation, intervention planning, progress monitoring, and consultation with families and school professionals.

• Promote culturally responsive, ethical, family-centered, and strengths-based practices in supporting autistic students and their families.

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrine and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball).

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education.

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