Membership Categories & Criteria

Fellow Member

  • Fellow membership shall be conferred through nomination and approval at Annual General Meeting.
  • Fellow membership shall be jointly nominated by at least three Fellow, Master Clinical or Clinical members and proposed as an agenda item at Annual General Meeting.
  • A Fellow member shall have fulfilled all the following requirements:
    1. Be a member in good standing
    2. Holds the Master Clinical Membership for a minimum of 10 years.
    3. Has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of counselling knowledge or practice either by research, teaching, publications or clinical work (Published journal papers, chapters, books, conference presentations, established clinical practice, teaching awards etc).
    4. Has performed distinctive service to the Association (Executive committee, Subcommittees, Organising committees, Standing committees etc).
  • Fellow members shall be entitled to use the post nominal letters: FSAC

Master Clinical Member

  • The Master Clinical membership is granted through application to and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for Master Clinical membership is via the online portal and  supported by at least three Fellow, Master Clinical or Clinical members.
  • Application for Master Clinical membership is to be accompanied by documentary proof of training and supervision hours conducted by applicant.
  • A Master Clinical member shall have fulfilled all the following requirements:
    1. Be a member in good standing
    2. Holds the Clinical Membership for a minimum of 5 years.
    3. Holds the registration on the SAC Register of Counsellors for a minimum of 4 years.
    4. Has conducted 100 hours of training / supervision in counselling.
  •  Master Clinical members shall be entitled to use the post nominal letters: MMSAC

Clinical Member

  • The Clinical membership is granted through online application and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for Clinical membership is via the online portal and supported by two character referees
  • A Clinical member shall fulfilled all the following requirements:
    1. completed an SAC recognised course in counselling or its equivalent.
    2. achieved 600 hours of face-to-face counseling and completed 60 hours of Clinical Supervision
  • Clinical members shall be entitled to use the post nominal letters: CMSAC
  • For Clinical Membership, you will need to submit:
    1. All necessary supporting documents in PDF/JPG format
    2. Passport size photo
    3. 600 hrs face-to-face counselling hours log sheets acknowledged by your Director or Supervisor (hours to be broken down into individual sessions)
    4. 60 hrs of Clinical Supervision supported by your Clinical Supervisor (hours to be broken down into individual sessions)
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Provisional Clinical Member

  • The Provisional Clinical membership is granted through application to and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for Provisional Clinical membership is via online portal and supported by two characters referees
  • Application is to be accompanied by a declaration of intent in working towards registration on the SAC Register of Counsellors on the online portal.
  • A Provisional Clinical member shall have fulfilled all the following requirements:
    1. Be a member in good standing.
    2. Has completed an SAC recognised course in counselling or its equivalent.
    3. Is working towards registration on the SAC Register of Counsellors.
  • For Provisional Clinical Membership, you will need to submit:
    1. All necessary supporting documents in PDF/JPG format
    2. Passport size photo
    3. Full Transcript and Certificates from Universities
    4. SAC Counselling Log sheet documenting 100 hrs face-to-face and 10hrs of Clinical Supervision(hours to be broken down into individual sessions)
    5. Once your Provisional Clinical Membership is approved you are to clock 600 hours of face-to-face counselling within the next consecutive three years and 60 hours of Clinical Supervision in order to qualify to apply to be listed on the Register of Counsellors. Please note that w.e.f January 1 2015, the ratio for Group Clinical Supervision versus Individual Clinical Supervision is 70:30, i.e. equivalent to a maximum of 40 hours of Group Supervision and a minimum of 20 hours of Individual Supervision
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Allied Member

  • The Allied membership is granted through application to and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for Allied membership is via online portal and supported by two character referees
  • An Allied member shall have fulfilled all the following requirements:
    1. Holds an undergraduate / postgraduate degree in Counselling, Human Services, Psychology, Social Work or its equivalent.
    2. Is working in a counselling-related position.
  • For Allied Membership, you will need to submit:
    1. All necessary supporting documents in PDF/JPG format
    2. Passport size photo
    3. Certificate and Transcript
    4. Letter of Current Employment
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Associate Member

  • Associate membership is open to any persons with a keen interest in counselling and holds qualifications at the tertiary level.
  • The Associate membership is granted through online application to and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for Associate membership is via online portal and supported by two character referees
  • Overseas and international practitioners may now apply to in this category of membership
  • For Associate Membership, you will need to submit:
    1. All necessary supporting documents in PDF/JPG format
    2. Passport size photo
    3. Certificate and Transcript
    4. Letter of Current Employment
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Student Member

  • The student membership is granted through application to and approval by the Executive Committee.
  • Application for student membership is via online portal and supported by two character referees
  • Student members shall be undertaking a SAC recognised course in counselling at the time of application.
  • Application is to be accompanied by a confirmation of studentship in writing from the educational institution in which he is enrolled.
  • For Student Membership, you will need to submit:
    1. All necessary supporting documents in PDF/JPG format
    2. Passport size photo
    3. Proof of Undertaking a SAC Recognized Programme/Course
    4. Proof of Letter of Enrolment
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