Association for Spiritual, Ethical, & Summer 2018, Volume XVIII, No. 4 Religious Values in Counseling INTERACTION INSIDE THIS ISSUE President's Address President’s Address...1,5 Dr. Leila Roach Introductions of ‘18-19 Leadership…….…..….2-4 Kuzoozangpo La and Tashi Delek! Greetings and best wishes from Bhutan. As your president for the 2018- Solidarity Statement….6 2019 year, I would like to welcome you to the Summer Spirituality in the Field ...7-8 2018 edition of Interaction. I begin my presidency from Webinar Submissions...8 the kingdom of Bhutan, a Buddhist country in South- Spiritual & Religious Val- east Asia where religious practices are woven into the ues Column…..……....9-11 fabric of daily life including medical and mental health treatment. The two concepts of Mencho (medical treat- Ethics Corner.……….12-13 ment to correct problems) and Rimdo (special pujas or Awards………..…………..14 rituals for the prevention of future problems that keep Submission Requests..15 evil spirits/demons away and invite deities) are often used to describe this con- current medical and religious treatment for mental health issues (Dr. Chencho Dorji, personal communication, June 18, 2018). My work here reminds me daily of my ethical obligation to honor the spiritual and religious beliefs and practices President of the people I work with across cultures, as well as to remain humble and open to Leila Roach the experiences of others. Past-President I write this welcome to you on the eve of our annual conference that will have oc- Claudia Sadler- curred in Dallas, Texas by the time this newsletter is published. Our conference began with a pre-conference workshop presented by the Momentous Institute fol- Gerhardt lowed by an informative key note address by Rick Carlson, author of Taming your President-Elect Gremlin. We were honored to have so many inspiring poster and educational L. Marinn Pierce sessions presented by our colleagues from around the world who have provided numerous opportunities to more deeply integrate spiritual, ethical, and religious Treasurer values in counseling. We are proud of our ASERVIC members who were recog- Amanda Giordano nized for their service and scholarship at our annual luncheon – thank you for your contributions to our profession. I would like to extend a special thank you to Secretary our conference co-chairs, Dr. Ryan Foster and Dr. Isabel A. Thompson Daniel Gutiérrez, and to express my gratitude to everyone who was involved in conference planning Interaction Editor and who helped in a myriad of ways. My hope is Heidi L. Henry that everyone in attendance was rejuvenated by the sessions as well as the time to connect and network Interaction Assistant with colleagues and friends. We appreciate your Editor participation and commitment to the mission and Joy M. Mwendwa vision of ASERVIC. President’s Address continued on page 5 1 INTERACTION Volume XVIII, No. 4—Summer 2018 Introducing 2018-2019 ASERVIC Executive Board ASERVIC President, Leila Roach As President of ASERVIC, I provide leadership to the Executive Board and Board of Directors in serving the mission and vision of ASERVIC in empow- ering and enabling the integration of spiritual, ethical, and religious values in counseling. In addition, I represent ASERVIC to the public and conduct ASERVIC ASERVIC Secretary President Elect Isabel A. Thompson As Secretary, I serve as a member of the ASERVIC L. Marinn Pierce Executive Board helping to lead the organization in I provide support to alignment with its mission and vision. My duties the President in her include participating as a voting member of the duties and fill the board, completing the meeting minutes for virtual role of President in and face-to-face ASERVIC Board meetings, and her absence. writing official ASERVIC correspondence as as- signed by the ASERVIC President. American Counseling Association Governing Council, ASERVIC Representative Chair, Strategic Planning Committee Elizabeth O’Brien My role as a member of Governing Council is to help guide the vision and mission of the American Counseling Association. It is a balance between working towards the health of the larger organization, while representing the voice of ASERVIC when the our organiza- tion has issues that are brought forward in the Council. ASERVIC Treasurer, ASERVIC Past President Amanda Giordano Chair, Nominations/Elections I manage the finances of the or- Claudia Sadler-Gerhardt ganization and help carry out the Mentor and advise the President and board's decisions as to how to President-Elect; chair the nominations best use ASERVIC resources to committee for the officers and board serve members. member positions for the next year. Board Members (Additional board members and their photos are mentioned on the next page.) Hannah Bayne Patrick Mullen Taunya Marie Tinsley Melissa Zeligman 2 INTERACTION Volume XVIII, No. 4—Summer 2018 2019 Conference Co-chairs Stephanie Dailey, Carmel Gill, and Harriet Glosoff COMMITTEE CHAIRS & Chair, Governing Documents OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES Harriet Glosoff Co-Chair, Chair, Awards Committee Membership Services BOARD MEMBER Rev. Martin Burnham Joffrey S. Suprina As Co-Chair of the ASERVIC My responsibilities include Awards committee, I lead the issuing Membership Certifi- cates, monitoring member- committee that awards grants to state chapters and research- ship trends, and addressing ers and recognizes excellence any concerns from ASERVIC members. in the counseling and spiritual- ity fields. Co-Chair, Chair, Awards Committee Ethical Values Committee Sean M. Ridge BOARD MEMBER As Co-Chair, I facilitate Richard E. Watts the processes related to The EVC’s primary responsibil- the call for nominations ity is educating ASERVIC and proposals, collection membership regarding the ethi- of materials, and deci- cal integration of spirituality/ sions regarding religion into counseling. ASERVIC awards. Chair, Spiritual & Religious Chair, Webinar & Webmaster Values Committee BOARD MEMBER C. Missy Butts In my role as ASERVIC’s Anita Neuer Colburn Webinar chair, I organize and The S/RV Committee helps advertise each webinar spon- promote the ASERVIC (2009) sored by ASERVIC and man- Competencies and supports age the webinar Continuing open dialogue regarding reli- Education process. As gious and spiritual val- ASERVIC’s webmaster, I am ues. Our members repre- responsible for updating the sent a wide array of spiritu- content and resources that are al/religious backgrounds. available on ASERVIC’s web- site, www.aservic.org. Chair, State Divisions Co-chair, Media Committee Victoria Giegerich BOARD MEMBER In my role, I coordinate the Ryan D. Foster development of new state I facilitate communications divisions, provide support to among ASERVIC members active state divisions, and act through webinars, website, as a liaison between divisions social media, and the newslet- and ASERVIC at the nation- ter. al level. 3 INTERACTION Volume XVIII, No. 4—Summer 2018 Graduate Student Representative, Michael P. Verona The GSR acts as a liaison between the graduate student members of ASERVIC and the ASERVIC Board, giving a voice to the graduate students and communicating their needs to ASERVIC's leadership. The GSR also plans and implements graduate student activities and initiatives with an overall goal of connecting students to the organization. EDITORS Editor-in-Chief, Editor Counseling and Values Interaction Craig S. Cashwell Heidi L. Henry As the CVJ Editor, I oversee As Editor of ASERVIC’s all activities of the journal, newsletter, I select and ed- including corresponding it submissions, create news- with authors, assigning re- letter layouts, and add views, selecting the editori- graphics in order to pro- al board, and working with duce an informative and ACA staff to ensure timely visually appealing way to publication of accepted communicate news and scholarship to manuscripts. ASERVIC members. Message from Interaction’s Editor, Heidi L. Henry: I am so excited to introduce our Assistant Editor, Dr. Joy M. Mwendwa. Joy joined the Interaction Editorial team for the Spring 2018 edition. It is a pleasure to have her assistance and I hope you enjoy getting to know her as she becomes an integral part of the Interaction. Assistant Editor, Interaction Joy M. Mwendwa I am humbled to be part of the ASERVIC family! Currently, I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies at Liberty University. I’ve worked in the counseling field for 10 years at different capacities in- cluding serving as a counselor in community and church set- tings, doing college counseling, and international counseling in Kenya, Malawi, and Ireland. I continue work as a counselor educator and counseling supervisor. Some of my research in- terests include qualitative and indigenous research methodol- ogy, the development of the profession of counseling, multi- cultural competence and the supervisory relationship. During my doctoral program, I was blessed with the experience to serve as the graduate marketing assistant where I was part of the team responsible in compiling and editing our depart- ment’s newsletter. I look forward to learning and growing in this area and in other leadership aspects. 4 INTERACTION Volume XVIII, No. 4—Summer 2018 President's Address Continued As my presidential year begins, I would like to highlight a few initiatives we are focusing on this year. Beginning about 19 months ago, ASERVIC, CSJ, AMCD, and ALGBTIC began having conversations about how our divisions could join forces and collaborate to serve our members and promote the mis- sion of our divisions and ACA. From these conversations, an inter-divisional presidential statement emerged. I encourage you to read the statement included in this newsletter and on our website. Dur- ing the ACA conference in Atlanta this year, our divisions collaborated on a joint day of service that included 4 hours of training on multicultural counseling with immigrant communities. ASERVIC leader Daniel Gutiérrez presented a session titled Welcoming the Stranger: Providing Culturally Re- sponsive Care for Latinx Immigrants, that described the development of outreach programs that engaged in partnerships with local faith-based communities.