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ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Offers Guidance for Counselors Working With Unaccompanied Minors

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Center for Policy, Practice, and Research is responsible for providing access to, and interpretation of, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Code of Ethics. The following is a Q&A to help counselors working with ...

Congratulations to the 2020 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Award Winners!

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation are pleased to announce the winners of the annual ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Awards for counseling students, counselors in practice and ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members who have made extraordinary ...

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Denounces Immigrant Youths? Breach of Confidentiality

(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – The following is ACA’s statement on recent reports of immigrant youth’s breach of confidentiality (esta declaración también está disponible en línea en Español/this ...

S. Kent Butler, PhD Elected as 70th President of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½

S. Kent Butler, University of Central Florida interim chief equity, inclusion and diversity officer and professor, has been elected to serve as the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) President-elect beginning July 1, 2020. Dr. Butler will begin ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Celebrates School Counselors

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ celebrates professional school counselors and their work in schools across the nation, in recognition of National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3 – 7, 2020.School counselors have a profound effect on the future ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Celebrates The Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 Reaching 100 Bipartisan Cosponsors

We did it! With your help, we’re one big step closer to Medicare reimbursement for professional counselors!Due in part to your advocacy and support of The Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 945), the bill today has a total of 100 ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Announces Support for Bill to Strengthen Career Counseling in Middle and High Schools

This week, Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Counseling for Career Choice Act. This bipartisan legislation amends the ...

Legislation for Licensed Professional Counselors in Michigan Signed Into Law

HB 4325 clarifies that counselors can continue to diagnose and offer psychotherapy

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation Offers Grants of Up to $500

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation is seeking proposals from ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ members for grants of up to $500.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Foundation Awards Seven Grants

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation Board of Trustees provided grants in the amount of $500 to seven ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ members to further counseling-related projects they created to benefit their clients and communities. The ...

Counselor Researchers Contribute to 'Psychotherapy Relationships that Work'

The first-ever chapter from counselor researchers is included in the new edition.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Co-Hosts the Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors Conference

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½, in partnership with the Australian Counselling Association and the Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors, is co-hosting the sixth Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors Conference.

Statement from the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ on our National Crisis of Gun Violence

Professional Counselors care, are concerned, and can help WASHINGTON, D.C.—The following is ACA’s statement on our national gun violence crisis and the trauma caused by these heinous acts (esta declaración también está ...

Heather Trepal Begins Term as 68th President of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½

Heather Trepal, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Approved Supervisor (LPC-S, Texas), is the 68th president of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½.

Approved Advocacy Statement for Transgender and Nonbinary Issues and Concerns

  The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ adopted the following advocacy statement: The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) is committed to nondiscrimination and prevention of harassment in all forms (verbal, physical, sexual, emotional, and ...

Approved Advocacy Statement for Indigenous People?s Rights and Concerns

  The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) adopted the following advocacy statement: · The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) stands in alliance with indigenous communities and recognizes the need for counselors to provide counseling ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Offers a Helping Hand to Members Affected by the Argosy Closing

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ supports its members in many ways?and is pleased to be able to offer a helping hand to ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members affected by the recent closing of the 22 Argosy campuses nationwide.

Congratulations to the 2019 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Award Winners!

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation are pleased to announce the 72 winners of the annual ÀÖ²©´«Ã½National Awards for counseling students, counselors in practice and ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members who have made extraordinary ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Announces President-Elect for 2019-2020

Sue Pressman, nationally recognized as one of the country?s leading career management and transition experts, has been named President-Elect of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) for 2019-2020. She will begin her term as ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President-Elect on ...

Support New Legislation That Would Provide Medicare Reimbursement to Counselors

On Jan. 31, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Representative John Katko (R-NY) introduced the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019. This measure would include Licensed ...