Dear SACES Community,
The SACES Webinar Committee is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Webinar Series. All webinars are held virtually on Thursdays from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET, and each offers 1.0 CE hour. The series is designed for counselor educators, supervisors, doctoral students, and counseling professionals.
Schedule at a Glance:
- November 19, 2026: Beyond “How Did the Session Go?”: Making Clinical Supervision More Intentional, Developmental, and Effective
- December 3, 2026: From Surviving to Showing Up: Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Supervision for Clinicians Working With Marginalized Communities
- January 21, 2027: Exploring Program Satisfaction Through Transformative Learning via a Program Advisory Council
- February 11, 2027: From Knowing to Doing: Building Clinical Readiness in Counselor Education
- March 18, 2027: Present Without Platitudes: Teaching and Supervising Sacred Witnessing for Trauma and Spiritual Struggle
- April 22, 2027: Cultivating Congruence as a Developmental Process in Counselor Training and Supervision
Webinar Details:
NOVEMBER 19, 2026
Beyond “How Did the Session Go?”: Making Clinical Supervision More Intentional, Developmental, and Effective
Presenter: Nicole Kratimenos, EdD, LMHC, QS, NCC, CRC, CVE, BC-TMH, C-DBT
Strategies for moving supervision beyond case updates to build supervisees’ clinical judgment, self-awareness, ethical decision-making, and professional identity.
Register: Here
DECEMBER 3, 2026
From Surviving to Showing Up: Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Supervision for Clinicians Working With Marginalized Communities
Presenters: Kasey Holyfield, LPC, CPCS; Amanda Lindemulder, MA, NCC, LLPC; Derek Stewart, M.Ed., LPCC-S
Applies Bernard’s Discrimination Model through trauma-informed, multicultural, and social justice lenses to support clinicians serving marginalized communities.
Register: Here
JANUARY 21, 2027
Exploring Program Satisfaction Through Transformative Learning via a Program Advisory Council
Presenter: Tershundrea Branch, PhD, LPC, CSC, NCC
Shows how operationalizing the Service Quality Model through a student advisory council can strengthen academic quality, CACREP 2024 alignment, and student program satisfaction.
Register: Here
FEBRUARY 11, 2027
From Knowing to Doing: Building Clinical Readiness in Counselor Education
Presenters: Macy Williamson, PhD, LPC; Regan Sarten, PhD, CSC, LPC; Dara Brown, PhD, LPC, CSOTP
Introduces the Know It, Practice It, Reflect on It, Demonstrate It framework, with activities that build clinical readiness in face-to-face and online courses.
Register: Here
MARCH 18, 2027
Present Without Platitudes: Teaching and Supervising Sacred Witnessing for Trauma and Spiritual Struggle
Presenter: Stephaney S. Morrison, PhD, LPC, NCC
Introduces Sacred Witnessing, a trauma-informed, spiritually integrated approach to teaching and supervising counselors to remain present with trauma, grief, and spiritual struggle.
Register: Here
APRIL 22, 2027
Cultivating Congruence as a Developmental Process in Counselor Training and Supervision
Presenters: Vinci Chong, MS, LPC-A (TX), RP (Ontario), RPT; Eric Dafoe, PhD, CSC, NCC
Reframes congruence as a developmental capacity and offers stage-appropriate strategies to nurture it in counselor training and supervision.
Register: Here
Continuing Education and Accessibility
Continuing Education: Each webinar offers 1.0 CE hour. Free for SACES members. Learning objectives and full program details are listed on each registration page.
Accommodations: To request a disability accommodation, contact webinars@saces.org at least 5 business days before the webinar.
Questions: Contact the SACES Webinar Committee at webinars@saces.org.
We look forward to learning with you this year!
Warm regards,
Dr. Ginavra Gibson and Dr. Elizabeth Reed
Co-Chairs, SACES Webinar Committee
