ALEXANDRIA, VA....About 4,000 professional counselors are meeting this week in Charlotte, NC, to attend the 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Counseling Association. Career counseling, coping with the stress of the economy, counseling military vets and their families, suicide prevention in colleges, depression in the workplace, working with sexual minority clients and their significant others, stress management, and internet and other addictions are among the topics addressed in the 500+ education sessions on the program. Read more...

Thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are now receiving the rehabilitation counseling and mental health services they need thanks to a major new initiative funded by the federal government and launched in October. Read more...

CHARLOTTE, NC... ACA has confirmed Judy Shepard and C. Adolfo Bermeo as the Keynote Speakers at the 2009 ACA Annual Conference & Exposition in Charlotte, NC, March 19-23. Read more...

On behalf of the ACA Ethics Committee, we would like to thank you for your interest in the 5th Annual ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition! For Participating Teams visit: http://www.counseling.org/competition and click on registration to enter your Counseling Education Program’s team; good luck to all teams! Read more...

The latest issue of ACAeNews is out! The current issue, already in members' inboxes, contains news on the Mental Health Parity legislation, a call for volunteers in Texas, information for a Webinar on mental health of returning vets, and new member benefits, including a new Podcast!

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The latest issue of ACA eNews is online! Red Cross and ACA Join Hands Again in Disaster Service Delivery * 600+ ACA Members Respond to Veteran's Counseling Call * HSF and McDonalds Team to Promote College for Hispanic Students * And More... Read more...

The latest issue of ACA eNews is online! What Are They Thinking? The Mindset of the Class of 2012 * Red Cross Expands Disaster Mental Health Team Eligibility * Relevant Research: The Volunteer Explosion * Fast Fact: Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Growing * And More... Read more...

The latest issue of ACA eNews is online! Clock Ticking on Mental Health Parity Legislation * Podcast on Private Practice Establishment Added to ACA Series * Worth Reading: Top 100 Minority Degree Producers Reported * Web Tool: Free Tutoring and Test Prep Web Site * And More... Read more...