ACA News

Take Action: Insurance, Mental Health Coverage in Peril

A bill proposing revisions to the nation?s tax structure is now in the Senate. That measure contains a provision that would negatively affect the clients professional counselors serve, in terms of their access to early intervention, preventative care, ...

ACA Offers Condolences to Those Affected by the Tragic Events in Las Vegas

The American Counseling Association wishes to convey our deepest sympathy to those who have been harmed by the Las Vegas shooting that occurred Oct. 1, the family members and friends who have lost a loved one, and the entire community affected by this ...

ACA Opposes DACA Cancellation

The American Counseling Association is opposed to the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

ACA Members Asked to Respond to Hurricane Harvey

So far, Hurricane Harvey has devastated 12,000 square miles in Texas and Louisiana and affected millions of people. The American Red Cross is in great need of disaster mental health volunteers to help individuals and families cope with the trauma of ...

ACA Brings Training Session to Boys & Girls Clubs Staffers

The American Counseling Association brought a discussion of trauma and disaster mental health to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia, as part of its ongoing partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

ACA Responds to Charlottesville Violence

On Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, a rally was held in Charlottesville, Va., called "Unite the Right." While the United States supports free speech and the right to peaceably assemble, this event was nothing of the sort. Violence, bigotry, and hatred were ...

ACA Asks Members to Assist in Aftermath of Illinois Flooding

In partnership with the American Red Cross, an emergency call to action for disaster mental health volunteers was issued to ACA members in the Rockford, Illinois area on July 31, 2017.

ACA in the News: Lowering Opioid Production Quotas

In an interview with PJ Media, Dr. Carol Smith, an ACA member and associate professor of counseling at Marshall University in West Virginia, discussed the link between opioid addiction and traumatic stress disorders.

ACA Applauds Congressman John Katko for Introducing Bill to Authorize Medicare Reimbursement for Professional Counselors

Congressman Katko of New York is fighting for the mental health rights of America?s senior citizens.

Dr. Gerard Lawson Assumes Role as 66th President of the American Counseling Association

Gerard Lawson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS is an associate professor in the counselor education program at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.

ACA Kicks Off LGBTQ Counseling Event by Honoring Rep. Ted Lieu

Congressman Lieu of California will accept an award for his efforts to ban conversion therapy for minors during the opening reception of Illuminate.

ACA Promotes Licensure Portability Model

Plan would allow counselors who are licensed and in good standing in one state to become seamlessly licensed in other states, should they move.

ACA Releases Licensure Portability Model

ACA Hosts First Federal Budget Briefing Webinar to Address Education Cuts That Will Impact School Counselors

President Trump's proposed education budget would eliminate all funding for the Student Support and Academic Enrichments (SSAE) grant program (Title IV, Part A), a federal program that helps school districts provide a well-rounded education by funding ...

ACA Media Spotlight: Addressing the Needs of Trans Military Service Members and Veterans

ACA 2017 Conference & Expo presenters Megan Shaine and Deanna Cor recently wrote an article for Curve magazine about transgender mental health in the military, amid uncertainties in the current political climate, and the roles professional counselors ...

ACA Approved to Offer CE Credits in New York

The American Counseling Association (ACA) was recently approved by the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners to offer CE credits to Licensed Mental Health Counselors in New York.

ACA Participates in NIH Global Mental Health Workshop

The American Counseling Association (ACA) was an invited participant at a National Institute for Health (NIH) global mental health workshop

ACA in the News: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

ACA offered support for a bill that will amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to classify commercial conversion therapy and any advertising that claims that such therapy is able to change sexual orientation and gender identity as ?fraud.?

ACA Launches App for Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD)

The association's latest member benefit offers unparalleled professional content through the convenience of a phone or tablet.

ACA Members Volunteer at Local Boys & Girls Clubs

ACA arranged a unique volunteer opportunity with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) during the week of April 17-21, in celebration of Counseling Awareness Month (April).