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    • Apps for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution

      Published on: Jan 15, 2013
      To capitalize on clients’ interest in goal setting at the start of the new year (and throughout) here is a small list of apps that may be useful.
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    • Soldier Suicides Top Combat Deaths in 2012

      Published on: Jan 15, 2013
      As reported by NBC News, the number of soldiers who died from suicide (at least 177) was higher than the number of soldiers who died in combat (176) over the past year.
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    • Lady Gaga Embraces Counseling

      Published on: Jan 15, 2013
      As reported by Rolling Stone magazine, Lady Gaga has employed mental health professionals to offer free counseling services to teens who attend her Born This Way Ball tour.
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    • How to Trash Negative Thoughts

      Published on: Jan 15, 2013
      A recent study published in Psychological Science described an easy technique to rid oneself of negative thoughts: write them down and throw them away.
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    • School Counselors: Be Recognized in Counseling Today!

      Published on: Jan 04, 2013
      Tell us your story, or about a school counselor you know, who has had a positive impact on the community. Several advocacy stories will be selected and written about in Counseling Today, others will be posted online. Submission deadline is September 15th.
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    • Call for Nominations for Committee Appointments

      Published on: Sep 25, 2012
      ACA President-Elect Cirecie West-Olatunji is seeking nominations for American Counseling Association committee appointments.
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    • ACA gains another champion in its fight against the VA

      Published on: Sep 17, 2012
      ACA is happy to announce that through the legislative advocacy of our North Carolina members, we have another federal lawmaker stepping up to the plate for counselors!
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    • ACA Extends Appreciation to Representative Michael Michaud

      Published on: Sep 12, 2012
      ACA would like to thank Congressman Michaud for standing with us in our fight to establish more mental health clinician positions for licensed professional counselors within the VA health care system.
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    • Red Cross Update for DMH Volunteers

      Published on: Sep 04, 2012
      Latest update from American Red Cross on disaster mental health assistance re Hurricane Isaac: All ARC certified disaster mental health volunteers who are able to respond to Hurricane Isaac are asked to contact their local Red Cross chapter immediately.
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    • Congressman Pushes VA on Hiring Counselors

      Published on: Aug 15, 2012
      ACA is happy to announce that it has gained a champion in our effort to establish more mental health clinician positions for licensed professional counselors within the VA health care system.
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