Mon 12 Apr 2010 12:02:25 PM EDT Richard Watts will be joining our faculty for the first time this summer in Romania. The following is from the Sam Houston State University News:
Dr. Richard E. Watts, Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Counselor Education at Sam Houston State University, has been selected to receive the prestigious American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow Award. This award recognizes professional counselors who have made significant and distinguished contributions in areas including teaching, professional practice, leadership, and scientific achievement. The Fellow designation is the highest level of recognition one can receive from the official body of the counseling profession (ACA) and is based on a career body of work.
Dr. Watts is the author of over 115 scholarly publications including 86 journal articles and book chapters and 5 books. He is currently the Editor of Counseling and Values, the journal of the Association of Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (an ACA division), and has served in various editorial board capacities for nine different journals. He also has also been active in national and state counseling association work including service on the Board of Directors of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling Related Educational Programs (CACREP). A diplomate in Adlerian Psychology, Dr. Watts is a past recipient of the ACA David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award, the Robert O. Stripling Excellence in Standards Award, and the Joseph and Lucille Hollis Publication Award, among others.
Dr. Watts received the Fellow Award on March 21 at the 2010 ACA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. |
