To become an SAC Registered Clinical Supervisor (RCS), only SAC Registered Counsellors (RC) can submit an application via email.

Requirements

A one-time admin fee of $50.00 is applicable for the application of Registered Clinical Supervisor.

Academic Qualifications Minimum Masters’ Degree
Submission of all certificates, unless available on SAC portal
Practice Hours A minimum of three (3) years of post–SAC Registered Counsellor status
A minimum of 1,500 post-graduation practice hours, of which at least fifty (50) hours must be in the provision of supervision
Submission of log sheets and/or summary sheets endorsed by the Head of Organisation or an equivalent authority
Supervision Hours A minimum of one hundred (100) hours of post-graduation supervision received, of which at least forty (40) hours shall be endorsed by SAC Clinical Supervisors or equivalent clinical supervisors from other recognised professional counselling bodies
Training in Clinical Supervision A minimum of fifty (50) recognised training hours in clinical supervision
Submission of relevant certificates and supporting documentation
Membership Status and Supervision Hours SAC Registered Counsellor (RC)
All log sheets are to be endorsed by SAC registered Supervisors or equivalent clinical supervisors from other recognised professional counselling bodies

Documents to be submitted via email to admin@sacsingapore.org

  1. Application Form
  2. SAC Registered Clinical Supervisor (RCS) Summary Sheet
  3. PDF copies of your counselling log sheet
    1. Minimum 1500 post-graduation Practice Hours, of which at least 50 hours were for the provision of supervision
    2. 1500 hours is inclusive of those submitted during the admission as a Clinical Member / Registered Counsellor (600 hours).
    3. Log sheets must be endorsed by the Head of Organisation or equivalent. Clinical supervisors can endorse such logs only if s/he is a staff member of the Organisation and authorised by the Head to do so.
  4. PDF copies of your clinical supervision log sheet
    1. Minimum one hundred (100) hours of supervision received post-graduation of which sixty (60) hours would have been completed as a Registered Counsellor
    2. Log sheets must be endorsed by an SAC Registered Clinical Supervisor / Registered Counsellor or equivalent
    3. If you have multiple supervisors, please use separate log sheets for each supervisor
  5. PDF copies of your Training in Clinical Supervision certificates (minimum fifty (50) hours)
  6. PDF copies of your academic transcript(s) and certificate(s) from universities
    1. Post-graduation certificates of qualification that were accepted for admission as a SAC Registered Counsellor
  7. Have a valid Professional Indemnity Insurance (“PI”) cover from your company or insured under SAC’s Medical Malpractice “MedMal” Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance.
    1. With effect from March 2015 – Please see Article 5.5 of the SAC Constitution i.e., all registrants must show evidence of professional indemnity coverage when they apply for new registration or renew their registration with the SAC Register of Counsellors.
    2. You can also apply for exemption by completing an online exemption form.

Click here to download a PDF copy of criteria for application as an SAC Registered Clinical Supervisor.

*2-Yearly Renewal of Registered Clinical Supervisor Status

Currently, the Board does not require any submissions of renewal applications, and thus registrant will just need to ensure the following:-

  1. Have an active Registered Counsellor status
  2. Have a valid Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance

A non-refundable $20 administrative fee applies to refunds for member-initiated changes, including withdrawals, cancellations, modifications, corrections, overpayments, or accidental fee transfers.