Family Counselor

The Family Counselor will assist our community in reaching emotional, mental, spiritual, and social potentials, and help people to effectively deal with issues and problems that arise in these areas.

Qualifications:

Faith Academy Marriage & Family Counselor should have at least a Master’s degree (or its equivalent) in a counseling or related field, or be in the process of obtaining their Master’s degree in Counseling.

Responsibilities:

Informational

• Provide input/feedback/suggestions to principals, guidance counselors, teachers, and boarding home parents, in the handling of students with certain problems/issues
• Provide information regarding child development issues, child protection issues, as well as good parenting practices
• Provide information regarding children with special needs and supporting parents whose children are struggling in these areas

Direct Contact

• Counsel individuals, couples, families, and groups who are experiencing difficulties with various emotional, mental, spiritual, and social issues
• Consult with faculty, staff, and administration regarding concerns they have about students and/or their own personal adjustments to living in the Faith Academy community.
• Provide input/feedback/suggestions, as appropriate, regarding issues of management, discipline, or guidance of students

Counsel faculty, staff, and administration and their families who are experiencing difficulties and request help

• Provide workshops, seminars, or presentations on various topics, as requested or needed
• Provide required counseling for students or staff members at the request of their respective principal, FA administrator, or mission administrator
• Provide consultation to FA & mission administrators regarding staff and personnel issues that may arise

A Faith Academy Marriage & Family Counselor’s counseling approach shall be based upon and consistent with biblical principles, drawing from God’s truth as revealed in Scripture, as well as God’s general revelation. 

(Note: Faith Academy Marriage & Family Counselors have NO administrative authority. While they will make every effort to provide insight and helpful input, feedback, and suggestions regarding the situations they have been asked to consult on, the final decisions made regarding various individuals or issues need to be made by the administrator(s) who requested the consultation.)