2023 Report: Student Affiliates of Seventeen

Abstract

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s counseling psychology program began its 2-year tenure as the host institution for the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) in the fall of 2022. Continuing work from previous host institutions, we have engaged in efforts to transition to a fully national board, leading to the creation of four new pillars: (a) Structural Well-Being; (b) Justice, Equity, and Liberation; (c) Community Learning and Development; and (d) Scientist-Practitioner-Advocate; and one new committee: the Master’s Clinicians Committee. We also discuss themes of community, representation, and dismantling power dynamics within SAS during our first year and present our plan to transition to a fully national model of leadership at the end of our tenure.