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Important Announcement from ACA

2.8.2010
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. Read More...

ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition

2.2.2010
The ACA Ethics Committee has announced the winners of this year's competition! Read More...

ACA represents counseling at special NIMH meeting

1.27.2010
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. Read More...

Ask Your Representative, and Senators, to Finish the Job on Health Care Reform!

1.26.2010
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. Read More...

Haiti Earthquake

1.13.2010
ACA expresses our concern for those affected by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. We are monitoring the need for ACA members who are certified Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers and will put out a call for deployment if requested to do so by the Red Cross. Read More...

Department of Education Announces ESSCP, Mental Health Integration Grants

1.12.2010
Below are grant announcements released today by the U.S. Department of Education, for grants under both the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program (ESSCP) and Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems. Read More...

Happy New Year & 2009 Highlights

12.31.2009
President Lynn Linde, the Governing Council, staff, and volunteers of the American Counseling Association (ACA) would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for your membership, support, and the trust you have bestowed upon us, your professional partner, through the challenging year of 2009. Read More...

ACA Helps Welcome New SAMHSA Head

12.14.2009
The American Counseling Association was invited as representatives of the counseling profession to meet and welcome Pamela Hyde, the new Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), on the evening of December 10 in Washington D.C. Read More...