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Society's preoccupation with dieting, weight and body image increases the need for counselors trained to address eating disorders and associated issues

By Lynne Shallcross

Managing resistant clients - Counselors might need to adjust their own mind-set to successfully overcome resistance in session and usher in client change
Remembering play - Sure, they're great for child and adolescent clients, but play therapy techniques can also enhance counseling work with adult populations - By Stacy Notaras Murphy
An opportunity designed for you - Next month, thousands of professional counselors, counselor educators and graduate students will convene in Pittsburgh for the ACA Annual Conference & Exposition, cosponsored by the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA).
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Due to the severe winter weather we are experiencing in the Washington, DC metro area, ACA will be closed Tuesday, February 8. Shipping of orders received in the past 5 days may be delayed. In addition, due to power outages in the ACA Headquarters building, we are experiencing some disruption in email service. ACA follows the federal government guidelines regarding closure for the area. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
The ACA Ethics Committee has announced the winners of this year's competition!
On January 22, ACA represented the counseling profession at a special National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) small group discussion. Called for by the NIMH Director, Dr. Thomas Insel, the focus of the meeting was on innovative ways for NIMH to disseminate information on mental illness.
Our nation has never been closer to establishing a framework for a health care system to provide near-universal coverage. At the same time, the counseling profession has never been closer to achieving independent reimbursement under Medicare, the nation's single largest health insurance program.

 

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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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David T. Walker
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Michele F. Williams
Tammy Woodring - Malinich
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Erica L. Bryant
Carnetha S. Dunham
Karolin IA Eichler
Ryan B. Feemster
Holly D. French
Christa M. Friddle
Angela M. Glenn
Hailey M. Harris
LaTia D. Kelly
Katherine E. Klammer
James P. Loveless
LaTisha A. Lucear
Sara H. Mckeown
Anna Kathryn Moss
Betty C. Quick
Evan M. Sola
Kimberly E. Truluck
Gillian L. Wilson

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Linda M. DesLauriers
Autumne C. Good
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Jodi K. Robertson
Chelsea L. Sasse
Jaclyn S. Settje

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Lynee M. Durham
Karen W. Gibbs
Lisa D. Henderson
Christopher N. Larsen
Lauren Martin
Laura M. Walker

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Marcelle Abusalbi
Marisol Alfaro
Tracie A. Alfaro
Tammy Arabit
Caryn W. Ayers
Cynthia L. Burns Beuhler
Patricia Cabrera
Katherine E. Carmichael
Catherine M. Collins
Antoinette Cooper
Shahidrah R. Cowgill
Laura A. Elpers
Jacqueline P. Ferdin
Erika Flores
Candace D. Foster
David A. Garcia
Katie Gioia
Christian A. Guajardo Terrazas
Aimee M. Hale
Brandy M. Henderson
Aracely C. Hernandez
Jacqueline D. Hodges
Ronald R. Holder
Rachel S. Hurford
Katie Lylene Klein
Marie Krebs
Leticia Ley
Jolene C. McVean
Jacquelyn L. Minchew
John W. Nord
Paulino Ramos
Ilana C. Rivera
Marissa V. Rodriguez
Marilyn C. Sauceda
Jessica L. Schmitz
Angela Ruth Settle
Pamela Simmons
Sharla Susan Smith
Linda Ann Thielepape
Jillian Thomas-Pettway
Katrisha G. Tomberlin
Jaclyn M. Watkins
Lesley V. White
Mary C. Young

Utah
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Elyse Henderson
Amy Lee
Virginia Shutt

Vernmont
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Karuna C. Rockwell

Virginia
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Cailey A. Binkley
Michael Borash
Melanie Brezovsky
Jordan L. Coiner
Erin E. Colwell
Stephanie G. Cox
Terrell L. Cuffee
Julie Alyson Day
Donna J. Eversole
Trisha R. Hunsaker
Joy Y. Martin
Natosha K. Monroe
Mary Frances K. Parrish
Melinda A. Powell
Tonja D. Roberts
Claire Robinson
Laura D. Rumfeldt
Keisha M. Samuels
Kristin E. Sorenson
Sylvia D. Statton
Regine Talleyrand
Dana C. Trask
Sabrina A. Tyler
Kristin L. Wagner
LaNeen S. White
Kelly A. Young

Washington
Ashley L. Albers
Lyndsey J. Anderson
Joelle M. Czirr
Valerie L. Griffin
Marc Hannon
Thomas J. Hoff
Christina L. Ingram
Emily M. Irwin
Tara M. McCormick
Sam H. Morgan
Melanie E. Morlan
Karen C. Sawyer
Courtney A. Tallman

West Virginia
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Greggrey R. Flood
Linda Gantt

Wisconsin
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Tanya M. Buntrock
Amanda Froeming
Bethany R. Fucci
Carmen E. Garces
Denise A. Harmann
Audra S. Hoffmann
Lindsay A. Kjolsing
Debra R. M. Stahl

Wyoming
Rebecca Jean Ajayi
Michelle Dubovsky
Wendy B. Hall

Armed Forces: Asia, Europe, Pacific
Susanna J.R. Pawling

Canada
Robin G.G. Copestake

Japan
Christopher P. White

Hong Kong
Kan Diana Kwok

Puerto Rico
Norma I. Garcia

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