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  • We Need Your Medicare Story!

    More than 100 of your colleagues will be hitting Capitol Hill in July to talk to members of Congress about various issues, including the importance of establishing Medicare coverage of counselors. They will need to share stories from each state, illustrating why Medicare should cover licensed professional counselors the same way it covers clinical social workers. More

  • ACA Launches New Weekly Newspaper Column

    The new, informative "Counseling Corner" columns are being created to help educate the public about counseling issues, counselors, and the counseling profession. Read all columns to date, and learn how you can use them to promote counseling. More
  • Counseling Today

    Counseling Today: What does counseling look like globally?

    Counseling Today's June cover story, "Global influence," shares the thoughts of 20 international members of ACA. What is counseling like in other countries around the world? Where is the profession heading in the future? More

  • CUBA: End 2013 With the Trip of a Lifetime

    People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs (Ambassador Programs, Inc.) is currently working with ACA to plan a counseling program in Cuba this December. Details, dates, and trip itinerary coming soon. To reserve a space now call 877.787.2000. More

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  • Sometimes leadership means having to be looked at as the bad guy

    Jun 17, 2013
    Leadership is something that is often expected of clinical professionals whether or not they are supervisors, directors, owners of private practice or newbies who have just entered the field. Newbies become de facto leaders of their clinical groups, or even viewed as leaders of sorts by their individual clients. Others, as they grow in responsibilities find that they are put in charge of leading whether they want to be or not.
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  • TELL IT LIKE IT IS: THE PROBLEM IS THE PROBLEM

    Jun 17, 2013
    I had an interesting chat with a psychiatrist last week. He said that working with diseases of the mind was infinitely more difficult than dealing with those of the body. Why? Because with diseases of the body, say diabetes or high cholesterol, people take action. Their doctors say, ‘You must take insulin or your liver will shut down,’ or ‘It is imperative you take statins to bring your cholesterol levels down or you could have a heart attack.’ But when he makes a diagnosis of say, ‘ADHD,’ and suggests medication, often the patient, ‘feels they are just fine,’ so sees no need to follow his recommendations.
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  • Eating Disorders and Obesity

    Eating Disorders and Obesity

    Laura H. Choate
    Both practical and comprehensive, this long-needed book provides a clear framework for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders and obesity.... Learn More
  • Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling

    Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling, 2nd edition

    Jeffrey T. Guterman
    The most current trends in solution-focused counseling are explored in the latest edition of this updated and expanded text... Learn More
  • Family Violence

    Family Violence

    David M. Lawson
    Counselors-in-training, educators, and practitioners will benefit greatly from this in-depth and thought-provoking look at family violence, its effects, and treatment options... Learn More

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