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The CARES Act Stimulus Payments - Part I: Eligibility

April 21, 2020 During the week of April 13, 2020, Americans began receiving Economic Impact Payments, better known as “stimulus checks,” most of which were deposited directly into their bank accounts. These stimulus checks are one ...

The CARES Act Stimulus Payments - Part II: How Much Should You Expect and More Information

 HOW MUCH WILL I RECEIVE?Individuals whose AGI does not exceed $75,000 will receive $1,200. Head of household filers whose AGI does not exceed $112,500 will also receive $1,200. Married couples filing joint returns whose AGI does not exceed ...

Join ACA in Celebrating Teal Day (April 10th)

We are right in the midst of Counseling Awareness Month and Teal Day has officially arrived! As an outward symbol of advocacy and hope for counselors and the profession, ACA has designated April 10th as Teal Day: an enthusiastic social initiative ...

COVID-19 UPDATES FOR STATES

We understand that it has been a long couple of weeks as all of us shift gears in our professional and personal lives in order to address the COVID-19 crisis impacting the entire country. ACA’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team remain ...

The CARES Act and You: Part II

On March 27, 2020, the United States House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The bill became law after the president signed it on the same date. The primary focus of this bill is to position ...

Perspective: What Does the CARES Act Mean for You and Your Clients?

Currently, the United States Senate is debating the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act ? S. 3548).

You Can Count on ACA to Be Your Voice in Uncertain Times and Beyond

By: Brian D. Banks, Director Government Affairs & Public Policy As I sit in my home office practicing social/physical distancing, I am contemplating what I would like to share with you. This contemplation is not an avoidance of our current ...

ACA Requests Additional Mental Health Policies Related to COVID-19 in a Sign-On Letter to Congress

Thus far, legislative packages have not addressed needs of mental health and substance use providers, patients, advocates, family members, and communities. The letter includes recommended next steps for Congress and the Administration to address these ...

2020 Election Update

  (Updated August 28, 2020 at 4:36 p.m. (EDT))   1. 2020 Presidential Candidates  Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE). If you know about this former vice president’s personal story, then you won’t be ...

2020 ACA Annual Conference & Expo Cancelled

Released: 12:00 p.m. The ACA Governing Council made the difficult and heartbreaking, but unavoidable, decision to cancel the ACA 2020 Conference & Expo, the pre-conference Learning Institutes, and all other events associated with the conference. ...

ACA Announces the 2020 ACA Fellows

The American Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association Foundation are pleased to announce the 2020 ACA Fellows. This year, thirteen (13) counselors were granted ACA Fellows status, the highest honor awarded by the American ...

UPDATE: ACA Annual Conference and COVID-19

UPDATE: March, 10, 2020, 5:06 p.m. ET The health and safety of our conference attendees, members, partners, exhibitors, and staff remains ACA’s highest priority. We continue to monitor the latest guidance provided by the World Health ...

#BlackHistoryMonth2020: ACA Highlights the Associations? First African-American President, Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley

“I didn’t run because I was a woman. I didn’t run because I was an African American. I did [however] realize then that I was knocking down walls so others could walk through no matter what shape or size they were” -Dr. Thelma ...

ACA Offers Guidance for Counselors Working With Unaccompanied Minors

The American Counseling Association Center for Policy, Practice, and Research is responsible for providing access to, and interpretation of, the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. The following is a Q&A to help counselors working with ...

Congratulations to the 2020 ACA National Award Winners!

The American Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association Foundation are pleased to announce the winners of the annual ACA National Awards for counseling students, counselors in practice and ACA members who have made extraordinary ...

The American Counseling Association 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 American Counseling Association

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

ACA Celebrates School Counselors

The American Counseling Association 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 ...

2020 National Career Development Summit

Recently, the American Counseling Association Government Affairs team attended the annual National Career Development Summit (NCDS) this January.  The NCDS, hosted by the Coalition for Career Development (CCD), was held for the purpose of ...

House of Representatives Passes the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2745)

The House passed its appropriations bundle, which was made up of two legislative packages that included all 12 fiscal year 2020 funding bills. The appropriation packages, products of bipartisan negotiation, now head to the Senate for approval. ...