Music Psychotherapy Clinical Supervision (MU508, MU610, MU612) F26/W27/S27

Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Music 

Department: N/A 

Campus: Waterloo 

Employee Group: WLUFA 

Requisition ID: 11342 

Position Title: Music Psychotherapy Clinical Supervision (MU508, MU610, MU612)

Term: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, and/or Spring 2027

Days/Times: TBD

Hours per week/Hours Total: TBD

Mode of Delivery: 

Type of Instruction:

Anticipated Class Size: TBD

Additional Course Requirements: None

Posted on: June 1, 2026

Posting ends: June 15, 2026

AI tools will be used in the hiring process: No

Position Summary: Successful applicants for the “Music Psychotherapy Therapy Clinical Supervision” position will be eligible to provide supervision in MU508, MU610, and/or MU612. After applicants are hired, Laurier’s Experiential Placements Coordinator will confirm your availability and workload capacity in relation to your own schedule and the overall placement/internship timetable.

Supervisors are provided with a course syllabus by the Laurier Experiential Placements Coordinator; the inclusion of a sample syllabus as part of the application process is not necessary.

MU508 (Spring), MU610 (Spring), MU612 (Fall-Winter)

MU508 and MU610 are full-time clinical placements. MU612 is a one-day-per-week clinical placement. In these courses, students gain clinical experience in music psychotherapy with groups and with individual clients and learn how to sustain collaborative and respectful working relationships with interdisciplinary health care professionals. While demonstrating personal and professional integrity, students learn methods of clinical documentation, participate in professional development activities, and learn how to practice ethically according to relevant professional standards. Students integrate clinical musicianship and other music psychotherapy skills within a music psychotherapy framework in order to structure and facilitate the psychotherapeutic process and to apply the safe and effective use of self with clients. They learn to engage clients according to their demonstrated level of commitment to therapy, facilitate client exploration of issues and patterns of behaviour, and support clients to explore a range of emotions.  They learn to adapt their approach when working with culturally diverse clients, communicate in a manner appropriate to clients’ developmental levels and socio-cultural identities, identify and respond appropriately to clients' strengths, vulnerabilities, resilience and resources, and recognize and address possible conflict in a constructive manner. With the help of the clinical supervisor, students learn to respond professionally to anger, hostility, criticism, inappropriate attachment or expression of intense emotions from the client, foster client's autonomy, recognize barriers that may affect access to therapeutic services, assume a non-judgmental stance,  and identify culturally relevant resources. These courses are closely linked and integrated with prerequisite/concurrent academic courses. Weekly supervision is provided by Laurier faculty who are qualified and experienced music psychotherapists.

Qualifications – Required: Master’s Degree in Music Therapy or equivalent

Qualifications – Professional Qualification: CRPO RP (independent practice status with evidence) and CRPO supervisor's qualifications; MTA in good standing with supervision status. CAMT approved supervisor. 30 hours supervision course (self-declared), 5 years of clinical music therapy experience.

Qualifications – Asset: Clinical Music Psychotherapy experience, record of scholarship.

Salary: Hourly rate of pay for Music Therapy supervision: $73.40 – $99.23

Application Deadline: June 15, 2026

Required for All Applicants

• CV
• Cover letter that includes the candidate's training and experience in music-centred music therapy and their philosophy of music therapy practice

• Candidate Application Form (CAF)

Required for External Applicants

• Names and Contact Information for Referees
• Evidence of Good Teaching (may include but not limited to: reference letters, teaching evaluations, list of student successes etc.)

• Verification of highest degree

Optional

• Cover Letter
• Teaching Dossier

Note: A Cover Letter is not expected (unless noted as required) as the CAF will include information that is typically included in a Cover Letter.

Applications may be addressed to:

Music Part-Time Appointment Committee

Faculty of Music

Questions about this posting may be sent to:

Demian Kogutek

Chair, Part-Time Appointment Committee

musicjobs@wlu.ca

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This appointment is in accordance with the Contract Teaching Faculty and Part-time Librarians Collective Agreement, for which the Wilfrid Laurier Faculty Association (WLUFA) is the exclusive bargaining agent.  All applicants are assessed using both the “Appendix H: Assessment of CTF Candidates under 13.6.1” in the collective agreement and the program specific rubric.  Candidates should review these documents and ensure the information required is easily accessible in the application. 

Please Note:

Assessment of your application will be based primarily on the Candidate Application Form (CAF). The Part-time Appointment Committee is only required to review the CAF, Curriculum Vitae, and any specifically referenced pages in a supplemental document(s) to ensure fair assessment of each candidate.

Candidate Application form (CAF) is used to apply to an individual posting and must be submitted with each application. The completed form is to be uploaded with all other application materials by the deadline listed in the course posting. Refer to Appendix I of the Contract Teaching Faculty Collective Agreement for further guidance about completing the CAF and Appendix H for details on how this form will be scored.

For Supplementary Remuneration for marking and grading allowance, see Article 28.2, and coordination of large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3

Pursuant to Article 13.5 of the Collective Agreement for Contract Teaching Faculty (CTF) and Part-time Librarians, all applicants shall apply electronically. Applications must be received by 23:59 local time of the date on the posting.

Wilfrid Laurier University endeavors to fill positions with qualified candidates who have a combination of education, experience, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position while demonstrating Laurier's Employee Success Factors.

Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Laurier’s core values. Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from qualified members of the equity-deserving groups. Indigenous candidates who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at indigenous@wlu.ca. Candidates from other equity-deserving groups who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contract Equity and Accessibility at equity@wlu.ca. We have strived to make our application process accessible, however if you require any assistance applying for a position or would like this job posted in an alternative format, please contact Faculty Relations at FacultyRelations@wlu.ca.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, as per Canadian immigration laws, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Members of the equity-deserving groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

All course offerings will be contingent on adequate student registration and subject to budgetary funding.

Members of the Contract Teaching Faculty bargaining unit:

Should you be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please visit www.wlu.ca/careers for additional information and the online application system. All applications must be submitted online.

All applications shall be reviewed and considered under a set of criteria established by the part-time hiring committee. Only those applicants recommended for a position will be contacted.