Support and involvement in professional counseling associations is fundamental to a counselor’s professional identity development and the continued advancement of the profession. Furthermore, research demonstrates that involvement in professional associations during students’ graduate counseling training results in a higher tendency for continued involvement after graduation as compared to students who were not members during their training.
Honors Societies
Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), Alpha Sigma Upsilon Chapter
- Appalachian State’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program maintains the Alpha Sigma Upsilon chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI). CSI is an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling. CSI promotes a strong professional identity through members (professional counselors, counselor educators, and students) who contribute to the realization of a healthy society by fostering wellness and human dignity. CSI’s mission is to promote scholarship,research, professionalism, leadership, advocacy, and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.
- CSI Profile
- Orchesis
- Orchesis is the Expressive Arts Therapy Honor Society at Appalachian State University. Orchesis Honor Society was created in order to recognize and promote scholarly and creative activities within the field of expressive arts. The goals of the organization include providing a forum for exchange among graduate students of expressive arts, building an expressive arts community outside of the classroom, and hosting expressive arts gatherings, workshops, and open studio experiences. Orchesis is a Greek word meaning "a moving ensemble".
- Orchesis Website