Adjunct Instructor, Occupational Therapy Program, Specialization in Early Intervention Concentration (SEIC)

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/part-time Adjunct Instructor for the Specialization in Early Intervention Concentration (SEIC). The instructor will prepare MS-OT students to excel as clinical specialists serving infants, toddlers, and families under the New York EIP framework, delivering two EI courses online.

The role involves online instruction, practical papers, assignments, and discussion boards, plus guiding concurrent Fieldwork reflections and CoP discussions

Qualifications

• Deliver an online learning experience featuring practical papers, assignments, and discussion boards.
• Prepare and evaluate MS-OT students in Early Intervention contexts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver OTMS-5315: Topics in Early Intervention online course.
• Deliver OTMS-6115: Early Intervention Reflections Seminar; facilitate fieldwork debriefs and CoP discussions.

Skills

Online teaching

Curriculum planning

Assessment of students

Early Intervention

Education

MS-OT degree

Job description

The Occupational Therapy Program in the School of Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/part-time Adjunct Instructor, Specialization in Early Intervention Concentration (SEIC).

The Specialization in Early Intervention Concentration (SEIC) instructor will be responsible for preparing a select cohort of competitive MS-OT students to excel as clinical specialists serving infants, toddlers, and families under the New York State Early Intervention Program (EIP) framework.

The instructor will deliver and evaluate student performance in the following two courses:

• OTMS-5315: Topics in Early Intervention (1.5 Credits): Deliver an online learning experience featuring practical papers, assignments, and discussion boards. Content centers on embedded family coaching, special pediatric populations, assistive technology, and developing outcomes for Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs).
• OTMS-6115: Early Intervention Reflections Seminar (3.0 Credits): Facilitate seminar sessions designed to debrief concurrent Level II EI Fieldwork placements. Guide students through Communities of Practice (CoP) to resolve clinical dilemmas and analyze their field experiences using the Natural Environment Rating Scales (NERS).