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ACA UPDATE: House Passes Student Aid Bill: Includes Loan Forgiveness for Counselors!

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that would make some of the biggest changes in student-aid policy in a generation by slashing nearly $19-billion in government subsidies to lenders and using the savings to ...

Four Students Win Free Conference Registrations!

Four ACA Student members won a free registration to the 2008 ACA Annual Conference & Exposition in Honolulu. ACA's Professional Liability Insurance carrier, HPSO, sponsored three of the free registrations and ACA sponsored the fourth.

ACA Foundation announces the winners of the 2007 Graduate Student Essay contest

More than 120 graduate students across the country submitted essays on topics designed to explore timely issues facing them as future counseling professionals. After weeks of deliberation, here are the winners of the 2007 Graduate Student Essay contest.

'The Professional Counselor: Symphony in PC' named top ACAF grad student essay

It comes as no surprise that counseling graduate student Victoria Casper would call upon a musical metaphor when viewing her role as a professional counselor.

Louisiana Governor Signs LPC Bill into Law

On June 27th Louisiana Governor Blanco signed legislation clarifying that mental health counseling services include psychotherapy. The Governor's swift signature followed unanimous passage of the legislation by both the Louisiana Senate and House, an ...

2007-08 School Counseling Program Grant Recipients Named

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program (ESSCP) grant recipients for the 2007-2008 school year.

Governing Council Background Statements

ACA Governing Council ? 2007-2008

ACA Announces Dr. John Gottman as one of the Keynote Speakers for Hawaii

Find answers, inspiration and techniques grounded in reality ... and mathematics ... at this keynote presentation by a world renowned relationships expert. Dr. Gottman.

Are You Ready to ROAR?

ACA has kicked off its new membership campaign Reach Out and Recruit (ROAR) and we're waiting for you to sign up! Show your pride in the profession of counseling and in ACA by sharing the experience with your colleagues who are not yet ACA members, ...

ACA Announces Dr. Bradford Keeney as one of the Keynote Speakers for Hawaii

Bradford Keeney, Ph.D. has been recognized as an elder shaman and spiritual teacher in cultures throughout the world.

The U.S. Departments Of Education, HHS, And Justice Are Currently Seeking Qualified Peer Reviewers

The U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice are currently seeking qualified peer reviewers to read and evaluate grant applications that will be submitted under the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative grant competition.

ACA Announces the Passing of John Rucker

It is with a great deal of sadness that ACA announces the passing of retired ACA employee John Rucker on Friday, April 13, 2007.

ACA Foundation?s third annual Growing Happy and Confident Kids reception.

The American Counseling Association Foundation will host the third annual Growing Happy and Confident Kids (GHCK) reception on May 23, 2007 at the University of the District of Columbia's Firebird Inn from 6 to 8PM.

ACA Responds to Don Imus' Comments

ACA President Wakefield has sent a letter to the President of CBS Radio. A copy has also been sent to the President of NBC, the parent company of MSNBC.

Nevada Licensure Hearings

The Nevada State Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor has completed their hearing on our licensure bill (S 543).

Linda Ellerbee Convention Keynote Speech

For your convenience, we have included the video version of the ACA Convention speech of Linda Ellerbee.

Message from the ACA Foundation Chair

In the dedication of his 1973 book, In One Era and Out the Other, Sam Levinson wrote to his new granddaughter, ?We leave you a tradition with a future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete.

Thank You Detroit, Michigan - Aloha Honolulu, Hawaii

More than 3,000 counseling professionals participated in the 2007 ACA Annual Convention & Exposition in Detroit, which ended March 25. Thanks go out to the many Michigan counselors who helped to make the event a rewarding professional experience.

ACA on Rachel Ray!

ACA will be mentioned on the Rachel Ray Show on Monday, April 2; the association is sponsoring counseling provided by one of our members for a guest on the show.