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Published on: Dec 24, 2007
Counseling Today Feature -- The beginning of a new year provides counselors with the perfect opportunity to partner with clients in setting, achieving meaningful goals
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Published on: Dec 22, 2007
The latest issue of ACA eNews is online! In this issue: US Department of Education Announces School Counseling Program Grants * Reliable Resource - Childhood Obesity Video Game Investigates Problem * Grants, Grants, Grants - $$$ from RWJF and Disney/YSA * Fast Fact - January 1st Marks the Beginning of the New FAFSA Season * Honor Your Culturally Competent Counseling Colleagues * And More...
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Published on: Dec 08, 2007
Janet Wall, ACA representative to the Joint Committee on Testing Practices (JCTP), reports that a recent action taken by that group will result in dissolution of the committee effective December 31, 2007.
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Published on: Dec 02, 2007
ACA 2007 Election Candidate Information
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Published on: Nov 26, 2007
ACA recently participated in a simulated terrorism response exercise developed by the Department of Homeland Security and the Red Cross. The TOPOFF 4 ("TOP OFFicials") exercise simulated a "dirty bomb" going off in Mesa, Arizona, Portland, Oregon and on Guam.
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Published on: Nov 21, 2007
This 20-page Annual Report describes major accomplishments of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 for both the American Counseling Association and the ACA Foundation.
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Published on: Nov 09, 2007
The clock is ticking with respect to the nomination/application process for the ACA Ross Trust Scholarship Program. In early 2008, 15 ACA student members (ten Masters level and 3 doctoral level) will become the fourth group of Ross Trust Scholarship recipients.
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Published on: Oct 25, 2007
The American Red Cross has asked ACA to place a call for all available American Red Cross Certified Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers to respond to the California Wildfires.
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Published on: Oct 22, 2007
Congress currently is dealing with several important issues impacting the counseling profession. To help you better understand these issues and how to take action, ACA’s public policy office is hosting a 45 minute telephone conference call on Thursday, November 1st at 2:00 p.m. eastern time.
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Published on: Oct 15, 2007
The case study competition serves as an opportunity to engage graduate students (masters and doctoral level) in critically analyzing a potential ethical case and creating an appropriate ethical decision making plan to respond to the ethical situation.
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Published on: Oct 06, 2007
Frequently Asked Questions for the ACA Public Idea Bank. (http://www.counseling.org/webideabank)
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Published on: Oct 02, 2007
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 counseling careers. The nomination/application process will begin on October 4, 2007.
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Published on: Oct 02, 2007
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.
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Published on: Oct 01, 2007
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 and all three days of the main part of the conference.
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Published on: Sep 17, 2007
Nominations for ACA National Awards are closed.
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Published on: Aug 30, 2007
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.
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Published on: Aug 30, 2007
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 schools for the fall term.
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Published on: Aug 20, 2007
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.
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Published on: Aug 06, 2007
The last public draft of the proposed 2009 CACREP Standards is now available for review and comment by the counseling community and others.
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Published on: Aug 06, 2007
August 31 is the deadline for taking advantage of the low summer rate.
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Published on: Jul 25, 2007
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 in regard to his colorful remarks.
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Published on: Jul 20, 2007
Career Builder - Frequently Asked Questions
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Published on: Jul 13, 2007
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 expand federal assistance to students, make college loans more affordable, and reduce the federal deficit.
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Published on: Jul 12, 2007
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.
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Published on: Jul 05, 2007
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.
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Published on: Jul 05, 2007
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.
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Published on: Jul 04, 2007
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 indication of their view of the importance of mental health services.
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Published on: Jul 01, 2007
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.
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Published on: Jul 01, 2007
ACA Governing Council – 2007-2008
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Published on: Jun 08, 2007
Find answers, inspiration and techniques grounded in reality ... and mathematics ... at this keynote presentation by a world renowned relationships expert. Dr. Gottman.
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Published on: Jun 08, 2007
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, and we will recognize your efforts.
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Published on: Jun 08, 2007
Bradford Keeney, Ph.D. has been recognized as an elder shaman and spiritual teacher in cultures throughout the world.
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Published on: Apr 27, 2007
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.
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Published on: Apr 17, 2007
It is with a great deal of sadness that ACA announces the passing of retired ACA employee John Rucker on Friday, April 13, 2007.
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Published on: Apr 16, 2007
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.
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Published on: Apr 13, 2007
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.
View the letter.
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Published on: Apr 09, 2007
The Nevada State Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor has completed their hearing on our licensure bill (S 543).
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Published on: Apr 03, 2007
For your convenience, we have included the video version of the ACA Convention speech of Linda Ellerbee.
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Published on: Apr 01, 2007
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.
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Published on: Mar 29, 2007
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.
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Published on: Mar 28, 2007
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.
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Published on: Mar 13, 2007
Young people today face innumerable challenges, possibly more than any generation before them. The world in which our kids grow and develop has been made fragile by threats both near and far.
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Published on: Mar 01, 2007
The complete set of results for the most recent association, division, and regional elections. Specific information for each respective division and region was provided to the designated official of those entities via phone calls and e-mail of that information last week.
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Published on: Feb 26, 2007
2008 Conference Education Sessions | Dates: March 28-30, 2008
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Published on: Feb 22, 2007
The American Counseling Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Colleen Logan has been elected to serve as ACA's 57th president.
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Published on: Feb 20, 2007
The countdown has begun! Our bags are packed...and so are our books (and films!) for the ACA Convention Bookstore. We want to make sure that you know about several events going on in the ACA Bookstore and in the COBO Exhibit Hall.
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Published on: Feb 20, 2007
Topics for the 2007 American Counseling Association Foundation's Graduate Student Essay Contest have just been announced by ACAF Chair Jane Goodman.
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Published on: Feb 20, 2007
Be sure to attend one of the most popular events at the ACA Convention-the ACA Author Book Signings! Participants will have the opportunity to converse with some of the most influential and distinguished counselors in the field while they sign their latest publications.
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Published on: Feb 12, 2007
2007 ACA Convention Exhibitor Descriptions
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Published on: Feb 01, 2007
Subscribe to the COUNSGRADS and/or Diversegrad-L listservs.
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Published on: Jan 30, 2007
Please be advised that we will be working on the first component to an upgrade of our phone system after 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16th.
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Published on: Jan 30, 2007
Each year, members of the American Counseling Association have the opportunity to participate in the work of the association by voting in the annual election of officers.
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