ACA News

Web Idea Bank - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions for the ACA Public Idea Bank. (http://www.counseling.org/webideabank)

ACA Announces 2008 Ross Trust Scholarship Competition

ACA is pleased to announce the 2008 Ross Trust Scholarship Program, a competition designed to recognize the importance of quality counseling in the schools of our nation and call attention to the meritorious efforts of students preparing for school ...

Ethics Competition for Students Shout Out

On October 15, 2007, ACA Ethics Committee will begin accepting registrations for the 4th Annual Case Study Competition---open to teams of students in counselor education programs.

Spotlight on Hawaii: ACA Conference & Expo is a bonanza of CE credits

Attendees of the 2008 ACA Annual Conference & Exposition, taking place March 26-30 in Honolulu, will have the opportunity to earn as many as 35 hours of continuing education (CE) credits by attending both days of the pre-conference Learning Institutes ...

2008 ACA National Awards Nominations Now Closed

Nominations for ACA National Awards are closed.

Obesity - Growing Problem of Americans

A new report from the Trust for America's Health, passes along some grim numbers and a large measure of criticism for past efforts to deal with the problem.

Fast Fact - Back to School Numbers

The Institute of Education Sciences' research and statistical centers have been engaged in some "back to school" counting and report that nearly 50 million students have or will soon be enrolling in approximately 97,000 public elementary and secondary ...

Grants and Gifts - Community Development Supported by My Hometown Helper

Got a little project that will help your school, organization or agency and impact the community where your reside? General Mills, the Hamburger Helper people, has created the My Hometown Helper program to help neighborhoods nationwide.

CACREP Releases Final Public Draft of 2009 Standards

The last public draft of the proposed 2009 CACREP Standards is now available for review and comment by the counseling community and others.

Register for Hawaii Conference by August 31 for Summer Rate; New Travel Service Announced!

August 31 is the deadline for taking advantage of the low summer rate.

ACA News Update: Passing of Albert Ellis

I wanted you to be aware of the passing of Dr. Albert Ellis. As many of you know, we were fortunate to have Dr. Ellis at the ACA Conference from time to time and his most recent appearance a few years back is something about which people still comment ...

Career Builder - Frequently Asked Questions

Career Builder - Frequently Asked Questions

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.