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ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Announces Saturday Keynote Speaker for 2014 Conference & Expo

Clo? Madanes is a world-renowned innovator and teacher of family and brief therapy and one of the originators of the strategic approach to family therapy.

ILT 2013 Attendees Spend a Day on the Hill

More than 130 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½leaders spent the day on Capitol Hill meeting with members of Congress and their staff to lobby for legislation in the areas of mental health, school and career counseling, and veterans affairs.

New Partnership Promotes Nationwide Conversations on Mental Health

Earlier this year, President Obama called on Americans to start a ?national conversation to increase understanding about mental health," and directed the secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education to launch ...

Stacey Brown Wins Counseling Awareness Month Publicity Contest

"Many times, I hear people say that they ’should be able’ to handle whatever is wrong on their own. According to whom?" - Stacey Brown, MA, LMHC, NCCThe winner of ACA’s first Counseling Awareness Month Publicity Contest is a private ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Wins Two Hermes Creative Awards

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Website Launch Video won a Platinum Award in the Video category and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Website Redesign won a Gold Award in the Website Overall/Association category.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½2013 Graduate Student Essay Competitions Winners

The 2013 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Graduate Student Essay competition has come to a close and the 32 winning essayists have been chosen.

Help ÀÖ²©´«Ã½design the 2014 For Graduate Students and New Professionals Only conference series in Hawaii!

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½really enjoys paying as much attention as we can to graduate students and new professionals and we need your help to do so.

Call for Feedback on First Draft of the 2014 Code of Ethics

After reviewing input received from members, counseling organizations, and counselor licensing boards, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Ethics Revision Task Force has completed the first draft of the 2014 ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Code of Ethics.

President Erford Sends Letter to CACREP Regarding Standards Draft

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President Bradley T. Erford has sent a letter on behalf of the association to the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs providing feedback on the first draft of the 2016 CACREP accreditation standards.

Ethical issues related to conversion or reparative therapy

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ members have consulted ÀÖ²©´«Ã½staff and leaders regarding the practice of conversion therapy and the 2005 Code of Ethics. For this reason, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Ethics Committee is sharing its formal interpretation of specific sections ...

Apps for Keeping Your New Year?s Resolution

To capitalize on clients? interest in goal setting at the start of the new year (and throughout) here is a small list of apps that may be useful.

Soldier Suicides Top Combat Deaths in 2012

As reported by NBC News, the number of soldiers who died from suicide (at least 177) was higher than the number of soldiers who died in combat (176) over the past year.

Lady Gaga Embraces Counseling

As reported by Rolling Stone magazine, Lady Gaga has employed mental health professionals to offer free counseling services to teens who attend her Born This Way Ball tour.

How to Trash Negative Thoughts

A recent study published in Psychological Science described an easy technique to rid oneself of negative thoughts: write them down and throw them away.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½gains another champion in its fight against the VA

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½is happy to announce that through the legislative advocacy of our North Carolina members, we have another federal lawmaker stepping up to the plate for counselors!

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Extends Appreciation to Representative Michael Michaud

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½would like to thank Congressman Michaud for standing with us in our fight to establish more mental health clinician positions for licensed professional counselors within the VA health care system.

Red Cross Update for DMH Volunteers

Latest update from American Red Cross on disaster mental health assistance re Hurricane Isaac: All ARC certified disaster mental health volunteers who are able to respond to Hurricane Isaac are asked to contact their local Red Cross chapter immediately.

School Counselors: Be Recognized in Counseling Today!

Tell us your story, or about a school counselor you know, who has had a positive impact on the community. Several advocacy stories will be selected and written about in Counseling Today, others will be posted online. Submission deadline is September ...

Congressman Pushes VA on Hiring Counselors

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½is happy to announce that it has gained a champion in our effort to establish more mental health clinician positions for licensed professional counselors within the VA health care system.

Statement about the Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin

In the wake of yet another tragic shooting, this time at Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Milwaukee, we at ÀÖ²©´«Ã½extend our condolences to the community of Oak Creek and everyone who has been affected by this event.