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ACA’s 2023 Virtual Hill Day provided counselors with tips on how to effectively advocate with members of Congress.

With more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being introduced every day, counselors can take steps to advocate on behalf of their clients.

With the right clinical framework, counselors can help clients identify and process the complex experiences of intergenerational trauma.

Jude and Julius Austin seek to demystify the counseling process in their new book Doing Counseling: Developing Your Clinical Skills and Style.  

A common misconception about people who are neurodivergent is that they cannot or do not want to form friendships.

Thus far in 2023, nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ legislative bills have been introduced at the state level. This includes a bill introduced in South Carolina that would force teachers to report any child who is trans and “out” students to their parents. 

It’s easy for counselors to become isolated unless they are intentional about joining professional organizations that meet their needs.

We have arrived at the time of year when most state sessions have ended. And what a year it has been! We have many hard-fought successes to celebrate, and we have somber news coming from legislatures as well.

Since the first edition of Counselor Self-Care came out in 2018, we have experienced many new stressors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, social injustice and political polarization.

Intimate partner violence among LGBTQ+ individuals often goes unacknowledged and untreated, despite occurring at rates equal to or greater than those experienced by heterosexual couples.