Benjamin Clover

formerly Saubolle-Camacho
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (#14202)

Agency: Sierra Child & Family Services
Location: El Dorado County, California
Title: School-Based Mental Health Clinician (ERMHS) & Early Psychosis (EP) Program Administrator
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Education

M.S. Counseling - School (2023)
University: CSU Sacramento
Awards: Outstanding School Counseling Student & Outstanding Graduate Mentor

M.A. Humanities (2020)
University: CSU Sacramento
Master’s Thesis: Invisible Death, Death Denial, and Transcended Death: A survey of contemporary attitudes toward death in western societies

B.A. English Comparative Literature (2017)
University: San Jose State University

Professional Experiences

Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Fellow (2024-2025)
Organization: Chi Sigma Iota
Summary: “Leadership Fellowships and Internships are designed to help graduate counseling students (master’s and doctoral) and professionals in the early years of their counseling careers to develop leadership skills for the benefit of the counseling profession.” (link)

ERMHS Counselor & Early Psychosis (EP) Program Administrator (2023-Present)
Organization: Sierra Child & Family Services
Summary: Provide counseling services to students with Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) in public and continuation high schools.

Mental Health Specialist I (2022-2023)
Organization: Wellness Together
Summary: Conduct intake assessments, provide individual counseling, and administer crisis interventions for students in elementary schools.

Pathways Fellowship Program (2021)
Organization: CSU Sacramento, College of Education
Summary: Conduct original research under the guidance of a faculty mentor and doctoral student. Revise, edit, and prepare a manuscript for academic publication and presentation at national research conference. Complete intensive summer research internship. (link)

College & Career Success Coach (2020-2021)
Organization: North Coast Cal-SOAP
Summary: Increase FAFSA/CADAA and college-going rates of high school seniors in a low-income, rural school in Northern California.

Group Home Childcare Worker (2019-2021)
Organization: Gateway Residential Programs
Summary: Provide care for teenage boys transitioning out of juvenile hall with trauma-informed cognitive behavioral therapy and restorative justice approaches.

Publications & Presentations

Clover, Benjamin (2024). CSI Chapter Leaders Training. Presented at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Tucson, Arizona.

Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin, Marshall, Rachael, and DeDiego, Amanda (2023). Contemplative Pedagogy: Ancient and Modern Practices of Cultivation in the 21st Century. Presented at the European Branch of the American Counseling Association, Leiden, Netherlands.

Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin & Fischer, Cierra (2024). “The Role of National and Regional Networks in Chapter Advocacy Efforts.” CSI Exemplar, 38(3), pp. 33-34. URL: cdn.ymaws.com/www.csi-net.org/resource/resmgr/publications_exemplar/spring_summer_2024_exemplar.pdf

Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin (2023). “The Advocate: Protecting Professional Counselor Identity Through the Counseling Compact.” CSI Exemplar, pp. 26-28. URL: https://apps.tekresolutions.com/CSI_Processing/exemplar/2023_SummerFall/

Romero, Lisa, Tyron, Jenna, and Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin. (2023). “Changing the shape of the river: (Re-)privileging STEM research for Latinx community college students.” Journal of Latinos and Education, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2023.2180371.

Romero, Lisa, Tryon Polhemus, Jenna, and Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin. (2022). Authentic research for Latinx community college students. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

In Progress

Saubolle-Camacho, Benjamin, Marshall, Rachael, and DeDeigo, Amanda. “Contemplative pedagogy in counselor education.” In progress.

Honors, Awards, & Leadership

CSI Leadership Fellow (2024-2025)

Outstanding School Counseling Student & Outstanding Graduate Mentor (2023)

President & President-Elect (2021-2023)

First Place: CSI & CACREP Leadership Essay Competition (2022)

WACES Emerging Leader (2022)

Pathways Fellowship Program (2021)

Professional Affiliations

American Counseling Association (ACA)
Chi Sigma Iota (CSI1)
California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (CALPCC)