Announcements

AMCD Virtual Summit Call For Proposal Reviewers

Dear Colleagues, The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is seeking proposal reviewers for the virtual summit being held on June 24, 2020. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please complete the interest form found here. Your involvement is an excellent way to engage in professional service to AMCD and the fieldat large. Accepted reviewers will be notified by January 30 th . Individuals can expect to process up to five proposals. Questions may Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

AMCD Service Day Request for Proposals

AMCD Service Day Request for Proposals The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is currently accepting presentation proposals for our AMCD Service Day being held on April 16, 2020, at St. John Church Oceanside, CA. The theme of the AMCD Service Day is Bridging the Gap between Mental Health, Faith, and Minority Communities. This service will be provided to clergy personnel, community leaders, counseling professionals, and the Latin-x community. Presenters will present to one Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

AMCD Virtual Summit Call for Proposals

The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is currently accepting presentation proposals for our virtual summit being held on June 24, 2020.  The theme of the summit is Mentorship Through the Lens of Multiculturalism and Social Justice (Advocacy).   Proposal submissions should clearly identify how the presentation content will address the theme and the following objectives: To empower counseling educators, practitioners, trainees, and related professionals across multiple disciplines with evidence and theoretical based strategies and Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

AMCD Awards Nominations Now Open

The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is pleased to announce that the nomination process for a wide variety of awards and grants is open! The recipients of these awards and grants will be recognized during the 2020 ACA Annual Conference held in San Diego.  In addition, these recipients and their accomplishments will be featured in the AMCD Newsletter and on the official AMCD website. We encourage you to nominate those you believe to Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

Dr. Rafe McCullough

Dr. Rafe McCullough Rafe McCullough is a counselor educator at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Dr. McCullough is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). He has backgrounds in both school counseling, and in clinical mental health counseling. Dr. McCullough has been an active member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), serving on the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2016 Standards Revisions Committee in 2013, the Multicultural Competency Revision Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

Dr. S. Kent Butler

Dr. S. Kent Butler Kent Butler, Jr. holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with a concentration in Counseling Psychology, from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and Nationally Certified School Counselor (NCSC). He currently serves as the faculty advisor to Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society. Dr. Butler also serves as the Principal Investigator, for The High-Risk Delinquent and Dependent Child Educational Research Project: Situational Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

Dr. Sylvia Nassar

Dr. Sylvia Nassar Sylvia Nassar is currently a Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator of Counselor Education at North Carolina State University.  She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1994. She has served in a variety of clinical mental health, school, and college settings over the past 30 years. Her scholarship spans multicultural, gender, and career development issues, with a special focus on Arab American Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago

Dr. Anneliese A. Singh

Dr. Anneliese A. Singh Anneliese A. Singh is a Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Dr. Singh has contributed to many counseling competencies, including the recent revision of the ACA Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies, the ASGW Multicultural and Social Justice Principles for Group Workers, and the ACA Competencies for Counseling Transgender People. She is highly prolific, and has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters Read more…

By Kristy Christpher-Holloway, ago