{"id":20514,"date":"2015-05-21T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=20514"},"modified":"2015-05-21T05:49:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T10:49:05","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-professor-dr-deborah-buchanan-named-counselor-educator-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/05\/21\/austin-peay-state-university-professor-dr-deborah-buchanan-named-counselor-educator-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Deborah Buchanan named Counselor Educator of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47306\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/apsu-logo-200x123.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"200\" height=\"123\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Dr. Deborah Buchanan, an assistant professor and program coordinator in the University\u2019s Department of Psychology, was recently honored for her excellence in preparing the next generation of school counselors.<\/p>\n<p>Buchanan was selected as the Counselor Educator of the Year by the Middle Tennessee Counseling Association (MTCA) at the group\u2019s annual award banquet in early May.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_311834\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/APSU-professor-Dr.-Deborah-Buchanan.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311834\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-311834\" title=\"Dr. Deborah Buchanan (left) is pictured with Ashley Sievers (right), immediate past president and awards chair for MTCA.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/APSU-professor-Dr.-Deborah-Buchanan-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Deborah Buchanan (left) is pictured with Ashley Sievers (right), immediate past president and awards chair for MTCA.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-311834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Deborah Buchanan (left) is pictured with Ashley Sievers (right), immediate past president and awards chair for MTCA.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cUnder (Dr. Buchanan\u2019s) leadership and direction, the (counseling) program has grown,\u201d Dr. Eva Gibson, APSU adjust instructor and local school counselor, said. \u201cNot only does she provide her students with quality curriculum, but she plays an active role in strengthening the relationship between the University and the local school system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Buchanan) has participated in collaborative school counselor in-services, facilitated counselor\/student gatherings and co-presented at professional conferences on the importance of building relationships,\u201d Gibson, who nominated Buchanan for the award, continued. \u201cOur future school counselors are well equipped under her care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on APSU\u2019s Department of Psychology, visit online at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/psychology\" >www.apsu.edu\/psychology<\/a> , or call at 931.221.7233.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Dr. Deborah Buchanan, an assistant professor and program coordinator in the University\u2019s Department of Psychology, was recently honored for her excellence in preparing the next generation of school counselors. 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