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Hello SACES Members!

The Summer 2025 Issue of the SACES Newsletter is now available!

Thank you to all those who expressed interest in this edition, and special thanks to our contributors who made this issue on Community a success.

Please consider contributing to our Fall 2025 SACES Newsletter, which will focus on the topic of Education: foster best practices in teaching and professional development.

Email your submissions to the editorial team at newsletter@saces.org.

Newsletter submission guidelines are on page 4 of the Summer 2025 Newsletter.

Submissions for the Fall 2025 Issues are due by October 30, 2025.

Thank you,

John Harrichand, Katherine McVay, & Rebecca Gill

SACES Newsletter Team

SACES is currently accepting applications from doctoral students who are early in their academic program to serve as the 2025-2027 Graduate Student Representative Designee. The appointee will serve as the Graduate Student Representative Designee from October 2025 until June 2026, and Graduate Student Representative from July 2026 until June 2027. Applications are due August 15^th. If you are interested in running, please contact Dr. Isabel Farrell at past-president@saces.org. We also encourage you to review the operations manual on our website that includes an extensive list of each position's roles and responsibilities

 Qualifications

1. Must be a doctoral student in a counselor education program.

2. Live or study at an institution in the SACES region. 

3. Must be a doctoral student/candidate for at least half the GSR Term (year 2) 

 

All applications shall be submitted in one file and should include the following:

1. A 500-word statement of interest by answering the following questions:

   1. Provide a rationale for why you would like to serve in the desired position? 

   2. What contribution(s) would you make as the SACES leader?

   3. Describe your commitment to counselor education and the values of the profession. 

   4. Provide a description of your leadership style.

   5. Describe the experiences and skills you have to prepare you to fulfill the SACES leadership position's responsibilities. 

2. Current curriculum vita.

3. A professional photo to be shared on the SACES website along if appointed.

Please title your file in the following format: SACES_forSACESGSRD_Jane Smith 

Full nomination packets are due on August 15^th, 2025 to Dr. Isabel Farrell at past-president@saces.org.

Dr. Isabel Farrell 

SACES Past-President
(2025-2026)

The SACES Executive Board is seeking nominations for the SACES President-Elect (2026-2029). SACES President will serve a 3-year term. President-Elect (2026-2027), President (2027-2028), and Past-president (2028-2029).

The board accepts nominations and self-nominations. If you are interested in running, please contact Dr. Isabel Farrell at past-president@saces.org. We also encourage you to review the operations manual on our website that includes an extensive list of each position's roles and responsibilities. Requirements for President-elect are the following:

1. Live or teach at an institution in the SACES region. 

2. Demonstration of leadership skills as evidenced by active service to SACES region, and/or other professional counseling associations 

3. Demonstration of commitment to SACES as evidenced by any the following: 

   1. Service to SACES via at least one of the following positions: elected SACES officer, chair of SACES committee, or former graduate student representative. 

   2. Professional Member in good standing for at least 5 years (at time of nomination). 

   3. Bi-annual Conference Attendance 

4. May not hold any elected or appointed office that may present a conflict of interest during their whole term of service as SACES President. 

5. Demonstrated commitment to counselor education and supervision and the values of the profession. 

Your SACES membership must be active for your application to be considered. All applications shall be submitted in one file and should include the following:

1. A 500-word statement of interest by answering the following questions:

   1. Provide a rationale for why you would like to serve in the desired position? 

   2. What contribution(s) would you make as the SACES leader?

   3. Describe your commitment to counselor education and the values of the profession. 

   4. Provide a description of your leadership style.

   5. Describe the experiences and skills you have to prepare you to fulfill the SACES leadership position's responsibilities. 

2. Current curriculum vita.

3. A professional photo to be shared on the SACES website along with your candidate statements. SACES will only share your candidate statement(s) and photo on their website if the SACES EC selects you to appear on the election ballot.  

Please title your file in the following format: SACES_forSACESPresident_Jane Smith 

If nominating someone, please include their contact information so that I may be in touch with them to determine their interest in the nomination.

Full nomination packets are due on August 15^th, 2025. 

Dr. Isabel Farrell 

SACES Past-President
(2025-2026)

Call for SACES Graduate Student Representatives-Designee Nominations

SACES is currently accepting applications from doctoral students who are early in their academic program to serve as the 2025-2027 Graduate Student Representative Designee. The appointee will serve as the Graduate Student Representative Designee from October 2025 until June 2026, and Graduate Student Representative from July 2026 until June 2027. Applications are due August 15^th.

Qualifications

1. Must be a doctoral student in a counselor education program.
2. Live or study at an institution in the SACES region. 
3. Must be a doctoral student/candidate for at least half the GSR Term (year 2). 

All applications shall be submitted in one file and should include the following:

1. A 500-word statement of interest by answering the following questions:

   1. Provide a rationale for why you would like to serve in the desired position? 

   2. What contribution(s) would you make as the SACES leader?

   3. Describe your commitment to counselor education and the values of the profession. 

   4. Provide a description of your leadership style.

   5. Describe the experiences and skills you have to prepare you to fulfill the SACES leadership position's responsibilities. 

2. Current curriculum vita.

3. A professional photo to be shared on the SACES website along if appointed.

Please title your file in the following format: SACES_(insert the desired position)_Your first and last name. Example: 

SACES_forSACESGSRD_Jane Smith 

Call for Graduate Committee Chair: Leadership Opportunity to Support Graduate Student Engagement

The Graduate Student Representative (GSR) is seeking a doctoral student to serve as the 2025-2026 Graduate Committee Chair. The Graduate Committee Chair serves as a key partner in supporting and advancing graduate student engagement through dynamic programming aligned with our four foundational pillars: Research, Leadership & Advocacy, Scholarship, and Wellness. The appointee will serve from October 2025 until June 2026

For further information please contact grad.rep@saces.org.

Editor: Dr. Christian D. Chan, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Christian D. Chan (he, him, his), PhD, NCC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a proud Queer Person of Color. His interests revolve around intersectionality and the effects of oppression on career development and access to counseling. Dedicated to mentorship for leaders and scholars, he has actively contributed to over 80 peer-reviewed publications in journals, books, and edited volumes and has conducted over 150 refereed presentations at the national, regional, and state levels. In addition to his previous role as Associate Editor for TSC, Dr. Chan has served on multiple editorial boards, including Journal of Counseling & Development, Counselor Education and Supervision, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Adultspan, Asia Pacific Career Development Journal, Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, and Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness. Aside from editorial board service, Dr. Chan has served as an ad hoc reviewer for 15 other journals outside of the counseling profession and the lead editor of special issues in Adultspan, Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, and the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.

Associate Editor: Dr. Erin C. M. Mason, Georgia State University

Dr. Erin Mason (she/her) is a faculty member of the School Counseling program and the coordinator of the Counselor Education and Practice doctoral program at Georgia State University. Before GSU, Dr. Mason was a faculty member of the Counseling program at DePaul University in Chicago. Dr. Mason began her counseling career as a middle school counselor in metro Atlanta, her home city. She values collaborative scholarship on the professional identity development of school counselors and counselor educators in leadership and advocacy, antiracist and antioppressive pedagogy and practice, technology, and mentorship. She has published multiple scholarly articles and has presented at state, regional, national, and international counseling and counselor education conferences. She co-authored two books, 101 Solutions for School Counselors in Challenging Times and the soon to be published, Equity-driven Leadership in School Counseling: How to Champion Justice for All Students with Dr. Caroline Lopez-Perry. Dr. Mason is honored to serve on the TSC editorial team supporting the work of authors and reviewers. Before transitioning into the role of TSC Associate Editor, Dr. Mason has also served as Assistant Editor of TSC and a mentor to TSC graduate student editorial board members.

Assistant Editor: Dr. Brooke Wymer, Clemson University

Brooke Wymer (she/her/hers) is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Program at Clemson University. She has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Carolina. She holds a clinical and supervision license and is perinatal mental health-certified. Her research interests include trauma-informed clinical supervision, improving child trauma treatment outcomes, parent support and engagement in child mental health services, perinatal mental health, and counselor wellness. Dr. Wymer began serving as a TSC graduate student editorial board member in 2018 and continued as a professional editorial board member from 2019 until her appointment as Assistant Editor. Dr. Wymer has also served as a mentor to TSC graduate student editorial board members since 2022 and was recently recognized as the inaugural recipient of the TSC Reviewer of the Year Award in 2024.

From the Editor’s Desk

I am incredibly honored to serve as the Editor of Teaching and Supervision in Counseling (TSC), the flagship journal of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES). To mention my joy and excitement at this critical role for research, scholarship, advocacy, and activism would be an understatement. Assuming the role of Editor realizes my personal connection to research and scholarship that ultimately remind me of community. Indeed, the TSC editorial leadership and editorial board are a reflection of that spirit. For many years, we have aimed to cultivate a spirit of community, mentorship, and relationships within the editorial board and among counseling scholars. With intentions to grow the research acumen of neophyte and seasoned scholars, this spirit is at the heart of this journal, and that is the exact reason why I felt called to serve in this capacity. Additionally, serving in the critical role of TSC Editor cements an ongoing legacy, and I am grateful to follow in the steps of Dr. Kelly L. Wester and Dr. W. Bradley McKibben, who have established a powerful infrastructure and legacy with their wisdom, innovation, mentorship, passion, and, most importantly, joy since the journal began in 2018. As the TSC journal continues to grow beyond the SACES region across regional, national, and international audiences, the journal represents an innovative outlet that pushes the envelope of counseling, counselor education, and supervision while maintaining standards for high-quality scholarship. Along with my colleagues Dr. Erin C. M. Mason and Dr. Brooke Wymer, I aim to maintain the strengths that have distinguished TSC as an impactful and rigorous platform for scholarship. While we will continue to consider manuscripts across the diverse spectrum of counselor education and supervision practices, I am envisioning possibilities across the following themes to keep expanding the journal and make it relevant for our community stakeholders. In this way, I am hoping that we can continue to do justice to, for, and with community. As a result, I would be especially interested in manuscripts that align with the following themes:

• Interdisciplinary Research
• Critical Paradigms and Methodologies
• Community Engagement
• Culturally Sustaining Practices

Finally, I would like to reiterate my gratitude for Dr. W. Bradley McKibben, the outgoing Editor of TSC. As a result of Dr. McKibben’s leadership, the journal has surfaced as a prominent jewel of scholarship and a timely resource across a diverse range of audiences. Under Dr. McKibben’s leadership, we have been able to strengthen our reach and peer review workflows to maintain competitive acceptance rates and decrease the average time under review. Additionally, the journal has become an emblem for recognition, including features of TSC authors receiving the ACES Research in Counselor Education and Supervision Award, along with the introduction of the TSC Outstanding Article and TSC Reviewer of the Year Awards. We have also been successful in onboarding numerous graduate student editorial board members from doctoral programs nationally through a mentorship program. We were also indexed across multiple outlets (e.g., Directory of Open Access Journals) due to the establishment of the TSC Policies and Guidelines on Publication Ethics and Research Integrity (https://trace.tennessee.edu/tsc/publication_ethics.html). These accomplishments are not an exhaustive list, but the burgeoning success of the journal would not have been possible without Dr. McKibben’s leadership and tenacity as Editor from 2021 to 2025. For that, I will forever be grateful.

In solidarity,

Christian D. Chan, PhD, NCC

We are pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2025 Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Awards. These awards highlight and celebrate excellence across teaching, supervision, mentoring, leadership, scholarship, social justice, and programmatic innovation within counselor education.

Each year, the SACES Awards recognize individuals and programs whose outstanding work uplifts our profession and inspires our community. By nominating a colleague, mentor, student, or program, you help shine a light on the meaningful contributions shaping our field today and into the future. We invite nominations for the following categories:

Individual Achievement Awards

• Outstanding Teaching Award
• Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award
• L. DiAnne Borders Clinical Supervision Award
• Outstanding Tenured Counselor Educator Award
• Outstanding Pre-Tenure Counselor Educator Award
• Outstanding Graduate Student – Doctoral Level Award
• Outstanding Graduate Student – Master’s Level Award
• Courtland Lee Social Justice Award

Outstanding Program Awards

• Outstanding Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Program Award
• Outstanding Master’s Counselor Education Program Award

The deadline for submission is 11:59 PM on August 15, 2025. Please upload your complete nomination packet at https://fau.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1U0hPVSg4HDFASq.

Submission criteria and required materials can be found at https://saces.wildapricot.org/awards.

Award recipients will be honored at the 2025 ACES Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Let’s come together to recognize and celebrate the incredible work happening across our region. We look forward to receiving your nominations!

Warm regards,

Sejal Barden and Hannah Bowers Parker
SACES Awards Committee Co-Chairs

The SACES Awards celebrate excellence in counselor education by recognizing individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievements in teaching, research, service, leadership, and advocacy. These awards recognize those who exceed expectations in supporting students, advancing the profession, and making meaningful contributions to their communities. We encourage nominations that reflect the diverse talents and impactful work of our SACES members.

Please submit your complete nomination packet by 11:59 PM on August 15 to the Awards Committee at: https://fau.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1U0hPVSg4HDFASq.

All materials must be submitted as a single PDF file, with items organized in the order specified by the relevant award category.

Award recipients will be formally recognized during the 2025 ACES Conference in Philadelphia, PA.

SACES Individual Achievement Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award

The SACES Outstanding Teaching Award is intended to acknowledge individual educators who teach in a manner that exceeds regular teaching expectations and involves a sustained performance of excellence in at least two different course preparations. The nominee’s teaching should reach beyond the educator’s personal realm or classroom. Examples of reaching beyond their own classroom could include presenting or publishing about teaching, authoring or contributing to texts, or collaboration in instructional development with faculty and graduate students, increasing communication and collaboration within the university and/or local communities.

Nomination packet:

1. Letter of nomination (maximum four pages): The letter should be written by one or two students taught by the nominee within the past five years. It may also include quotes from other students or colleagues. Please include specific examples and reflect on both courses for which the educator is being nominated. Focus on what makes their teaching excellent. This can include (but isn’t limited to):

• Creative or unique teaching methods

• Ability to inspire and motivate students

• Encouragement of diverse perspectives and open discussion

• Support for students from all backgrounds

• Thoughtful and effective course design

• Any other outstanding teaching accomplishments

1. A statement of teaching philosophy (two pages maximum) authored by the nominee. 

2. Nominee’s abbreviated curriculum vitae. A document of up to three pages that highlights the nominee's teaching involvement.

3. Syllabus for one of the Counselor Education courses identified as exemplary in the nomination letter(s).

Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award

The Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award is presented to acknowledge individual educators from the SACES region whose mentorship has a profound impact on students and colleagues. Such efforts often go unnoticed – but not unappreciated. The award is based on the experiences and successes of the nominee’s mentees, not the mentor’s career achievements. As such, the nomination should focus on the positive influence the mentor has had on a series of students and/or colleagues as they are developing their careers. For this award, mentoring is defined as the process of guiding, supporting, and promoting the education and career development of others.

Nomination package:

1. Letter of nomination (maximum four pages). Write the letter as a mentee of the nominee. Include quotes from other mentees if possible. Share specific examples of how the nominee supported your education or career. Highlight their impact through mentorship, including the achievements of their mentees. You may include:

• Professional guidance and role modeling

• Support for diverse students

• Help with research, teaching, writing, or applications

• Promotion of independence and ethical standards

1. Nominee’s abbreviated curriculum vitae. A document of up to three pages that highlights the nominee's mentorship involvement.

L. DiAnne Borders Clinical Supervision Award

Named for an innovative and renowned clinical supervision and supervision scholar, the L. DiAnne Borders Clinical Supervision Award honors a counseling supervisor or a supervision researcher who exemplifies excellence, innovation, and impact in clinical supervision.  The award is designed to acknowledge individuals, through supervision practice or supervision research, who demonstrate efforts toward extending and strengthening counseling services to recipients, establishing standards for service delivery systems,  improving the quality of services delivered, developing and implementing in-service programs which improve counselor skills and knowledge, and/or developing and implementing assessment and evaluation of counselor competence and program implementation.

Candidates for this award may include counselor educators or supervision practitioners who merit recognition as clinical supervisors or supervision researchers. If the nomination is for supervisory research, it should also include samples of the research. In describing the nominee’s achievements, attention should be given to: 

• Innovation in clinical supervision or supervision research

• Leadership in the advancement of supervision knowledge, delivery, techniques, practice, assessment, and theory

• Impact of the nominee’s work in clinical supervision

• Scholarly involvement in organizations, presentations, and leadership

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (four pages maximum): The letter should describe the successful process and results of the nominee’s supervision in the areas described above. The nominator should include specific examples whenever possible and is encouraged to include direct quotes from other students and professionals.

2. Nominee’s abbreviated curriculum vitae. A document of up to three pages that highlights the nominee's supervision and supervision scholarship involvement.

3. Two letters (one page each) of recommendation from either supervisees or practitioners who can attest to the impact of the candidate’s work.

4. A philosophy of supervision that encompasses the candidate’s philosophical and theoretical assumptions about supervision. 

Outstanding Tenured Counselor Educator Award

The SACES Outstanding Tenured Counselor Educator award is presented to acknowledge individual educators who have demonstrated an ongoing, career-long commitment to Counselor Education in the role of a faculty member. The nominee should be exemplary in all areas of academic responsibilities: research, service, and teaching. Expectations vary by university, but a career commitment would be indicated by exceeding university requirements. The nominee should have a consistent, productive record of publications and professional presentations; a record of substantive involvement and leadership in professional service; and a steady reputation for positive teaching evaluations and beneficial advising.

The nomination packet:

1. Letter of nomination (maximum four pages). The nominator should highlight the areas of excellence achieved by the nominee throughout the nominee’s career.

2. Nominee’s curriculum vitae

3. Letter of support (maximum two pages) authored by a current colleague and signed by all of the current faculty members in the nominee’s program, indicating support for an exemplary performance award.

Outstanding Pre-Tenure Counselor Educator Award

The SACES Outstanding Pre-tenure Counselor Educator award is to acknowledge individual faculty members who are showing exceptional progress in the early stages of their academic career. The award is based on activities in all areas of an academic position: research, teaching, and service. The nominee must have a productive track record of research and publications, as well as a well-developed research agenda that promises to advance our knowledge of counseling. The nominee should also be actively involved in service to the counseling profession, preferably with leadership positions. Because SACES has a separate Teaching award, the evaluation of teaching is not as critical in this award, but the nominee should also show a solid performance in teaching counseling / human services courses.

Nomination package:

1. Letter of nomination (maximum four pages). The nominator should highlight the areas of excellence achieved by the nominee throughout the nominee’s pre-tenured career.

2. Nominee’s curriculum vitae

3. Letter of support (maximum two pages) from the program coordinator or department chair indicating support for an exemplary performance award.

Outstanding Graduate Student - Doctoral Level Award

The SACES Outstanding Graduate student at the Doctoral level award is to acknowledge doctoral students who exceed the already typically high demands of doctoral work. The nominee must be involved in scholarship beyond the dissertation and exceed in other expectations as well. Additional areas of excellence can include teaching, supervision, clinical work, service, leadership, and advocacy. The nominee must be registered as a doctoral student (not having graduated) at the time of nomination for this award.

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (four pages maximum): Describe the doctoral student’s outstanding performance, using specific examples when possible. If they worked on a research team, explain their role. You may also include examples of excellence, such as:

• Taking initiative in program development

• Creating innovative teaching or supervision strategies

• Addressing complex student needs

• Showing leadership in the program or profession

• Supporting disadvantaged students or clients

1. Nominee’s curriculum vitae

2. If the nominator is not the student’s major advisor or dissertation chair, include a letter (two pages maximum) authored by the advisor/chair indicating support for an exemplary performance award.

Outstanding Graduate Student - Master's Level Award

The SACES Outstanding Graduate student at the master’s level award is to acknowledge master’s students who exceed the demands of the master’s program. The nominee should demonstrate an exceptional promise for a productive career in counseling, as evidenced by early signs of ability and commitment to serving clients and developing a professional identity. The nominee must be registered as a master’s student (not having graduated) at the time of nomination for this award.

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (four pages maximum): Highlight the master’s student’s outstanding performance with specific examples when possible. Include course performance briefly, but focus on activities beyond the classroom, such as:

   1. Program outreach or community engagement

   2. Creating ways to involve students in the community

   3. Seeking or starting research opportunities

   4. Showing leadership in the program or profession

   5. Supporting disadvantaged students or clients

2. Nominee’s curriculum vitae

3. If the nominator is not the student’s major advisor, include a letter (2 pages maximum) authored by the advisor indicating support for an exemplary performance award.

Courtland Lee Social Justice Award

The Courtland Lee Social Justice Award acknowledges a SACES member who has made significant contributions to enhancing social justice within and beyond the counseling profession. Professionals nominated are engaged in activities specific to social justice in legislation, advocacy, teaching, research, or service.

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (maximum four pages): The letter should include a description of the nominee’s engagement in social justice activities and the impact of these activities on the profession and/or society.

2. 2 letters of support

3. Nominee’s abbreviated curriculum vitae. A document of up to three pages that highlights the nominee's involvement in social justice and advocacy.

Outstanding Program Awards

Outstanding Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Program

The Outstanding Doctoral Counselor Education Program is designed to acknowledge programs that educate doctoral-level students. Programs nominated for this award should demonstrate outstanding pre-service and in-service training in areas such as counseling, supervision, teaching, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy.

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (maximum four pages): The letter should highlight the distinctive practices within the program that make it an outstanding program, including at least two of the areas listed above.

2. Links (maximum six) to important supportive website pages that provide information about the program.

3. Additional material (maximum 10 pages) that highlights the accomplishments or uniqueness of the program and the doctoral students.

Outstanding Master's Counselor Education Program

The Outstanding Master’s Counselor Education Program is designed to acknowledge programs that educate Master 's-level students. Programs nominated for this award should demonstrate outstanding pre-service and in-service training in core and specialty areas.

The nomination package:

1. Nomination letter (maximum four pages): The letter should highlight the distinctive practices within the program that make it an outstanding program, including at least two of the areas listed above.

2. Links (maximum six) to important supportive website pages that provide information about the program.

3. Additional material (maximum 10 pages) that highlights the accomplishments or uniqueness of the program and the master’s students.

The SACES Executive Board is seeking nominations for the SACES President-Elect (2026-2029) and Secretary-elect (2026-2028). 

• SACES President will serve a 3-year term. President-Elect (2026-2027), President (2027-2028), and Past-president (2028-2029).

• Secretary-elect will serve a 2-year term. Secretary-elect (2026-2027) and Secretary (2027-2028).

The board accepts nominations and self-nominations. If you are interested in running or nominating someone for one of these positions, please contact Dr. Isabel Farrell at past-president@saces.org. We also encourage you to review the operations manual on our website that includes an extensive list of each position's roles and responsibilities. Your SACES membership must be active for your application to be considered.

All applications shall be submitted in one file and should include the following:

1. A 500-word statement of interest by answering the following questions:

   1. Provide a rationale for why you would like to serve in the desired position? 

   2. What contribution(s) would you make as the SACES leader?

   3. Describe your commitment to counselor education and the values of the profession. 

   4. Provide a description of your leadership style.

   5. Describe the experiences and skills you have to prepare you to fulfill the SACES leadership position's responsibilities. 

2. Current curriculum vita.

3. A professional photo to be shared on the SACES website along with your candidate statements. SACES will only share your candidate statement(s) and photo on their website if the SACES EC selects you to appear on the election ballot.  

Please title your file in the following format: SACES_(insert the desired position)_Your first and last name.  Example: 

SACES_forSACESPresident_Jane Smith 

SACES_forSACESSecretary_John Smith

If nominating someone, please include their contact information so that I may be in touch with them to determine their interest in the nomination.

Nominations for these positions are due on August 1st, 2025. 

Dr. Isabel Farrell 
SACES Past-President
(2025-2026)

Teaching and Supervision in Counseling (TSC) is the official journal of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), a region of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). The mission of SACES is to empower and support diverse counselor educators and supervisors in scholarship, advocacy, community, education, and supervision.

The aim of TSC is to publish high quality scholarship that informs teaching, supervision, and mentoring in educational and clinical settings. Articles may be empirical, conceptual or theoretical, or based on current issues; with an emphasis on empirical research. Articles must be scholarly, grounded in existing literature, and have implications for the counseling profession including, but not limited to, counselor education, supervisory practice, clinical training, pedagogy, mentoring, or advocacy and public policy.


Call for Editorial Board Members

We are seeking applications for professional editorial board positions with the TSC journal. Board members will be appointed for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and are expected to provide continuous service during that period of time. Requirements for TSC editorial board members include:

• A doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision or a counseling-related discipline. ABD applicants will be considered if degree will be conferred by July 1, 2025.
• A record of scholarly publications in national peer-refereed journals.
• Expertise in one or more qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies.
• Member of SACES in good standing.
• Commitment to prompt (within 21 days) and thorough review of 1 to 2 manuscripts per month.
• Commitment to attending editorial board meetings.
• Commitment to completing the free online training course “Focus on Peer Review” hosted by Nature Masterclasses prior to July 1, 2025.

To apply for an editorial board member position, please submit the following documents in one PDF using the following link: https://bit.ly/TSC-EB-2025

1. A brief cover letter outlining: a) your qualifications for board membership, b) a commitment to board service, and c) scholarly interests;
2. A current curriculum vita.

If you have any questions, please contact the TSC Editorial team, Drs. Bradley McKibben, Christian D. Chan, and Erin C. M. Mason at tscjournal@saces.org.

Applications are due by May 15, 2025, by 11:59pm EST.