How Will You Cope If You Lose Your Job?
Counseling Corner - 5.12.2008
It isn't news that our nation's economy currently has many problems, problems that are resulting in rising unemployment rates in most parts of the nation.
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ACAeNews Volume X, Issue No. 9 (May 6, 2008)
Press - 5.7.2008
The latest issue of ACA eNews is online! In this issue: Fast Fact: Parents Set Lofty Goals for Children * Worth Reading: Over-Scheduling of Children and Youth Debunked * ACA Publishes Useful New Resource for Empowering Girls and Women * Relevant Research: Conference Board Study on Obesity * Grants, Grants, Grants: CVS Grants Target Children and Youth With Disabilities * And More...
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House Passes Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations
Legislative News - 5.7.2008
In an effort to decrease entitlement spending, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued regulations that would curtail many Medicaid services and further shift costs to the states.
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ACA Pushing Hard for LPC Coverage
News - 5.6.2008
A lack of time and available money late last year prevented Congress from passing any substantial reforms to many of Medicare's antiquated policies, including the identification of licensed professional counselors as service providers. ACA and AMHCA have been pushing hard this year to make sure that Medicare's mental health benefit includes coverage of licensed professional counselors.
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Fast Fact: Parents Set Lofty Goals for Children
News - 5.6.2008
A new report from the National Center for Educational Statistics finds contemporary parents setting high educational attainment goals for their children. According to the report, about 9 in 10 students (91%) in grades 6 through 12 have parents who expect them to continue their education beyond high school.
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ACA Members Sound Off on Title: Licensed Professional Counselor Wins
News - 5.6.2008
Earlier this year, a "Sound Off" poll in ACAeNews for Mental Health, Private Practice and Community Agency Counselors asked members to voice their opinion on consolidating licensure titles into one standard occupational title that would promote portability and reduce public confusion.
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Surviving The Teen Party Season
Counseling Corner - 5.5.2008
It's the season of the year when parental gray hairs increase as parents worry about their teen-aged children's party activities.
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Medicare Coverage of Counselors Uncertain
Legislative News - 5.5.2008
Last December Congress left for the year having passed a few nominal reforms to the Medicare program. One of those reforms postponed a 10% cut in physician reimbursement for six months. However, a lack of time and available money prevented the Congress from passing any substantial reforms to many of Medicare’s antiquated policies.
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