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SAMHSA Releases Two New Resources for Mental Health Community

1.24.2008
During the first week of January, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released two new resources: one report and one informational source. Read More...

New Research Shows Lower Student-to-Counselor Ratios Result in Fewer Disciplinary Problems

12.7.2007
The Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and the School Counseling Program at the University of Massachusetts has published a research brief entitled: The Student-to-Counselor Ratio: Does ... Read More...

Countering Mental Health Stigma

11.27.2007
SAMHSA’s redesigned Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma Associated with Mental Illness debuted last week with a new library of more than 600 resources including articles, fact shee... Read More...
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On the cutting edge

November 2009

Counselor researchers seek answers to tough questions--and provide the profession with a stronger knowledge base in the process

By Lynne Shallcross

Counselors across the country are heeding the call to conduct research, working not only to increase the knowledge base of the profession but also to improve society as a whole. Following their passions, they search for information that may hold the key to effectively confronting some of society's most vexing problems, from dating violence to school bullying. (Read More...)

From generation to generation

Working effectively with baby boomers, gen xers and millennials means undergoing a multicultural education

By Lynne Shallcross

About two years ago, Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, began offering counseling courses online. Even as this trend has gained traction in colleges and universities across the country, professors, many of whom grew up taking classes in an actual classroom rather than on a laptop, haven’t always welcomed online learning with open arms. But Pamela Monk, an assistant professor of counselor education at Lamar, says it’s time to embrace a new generation of learners. (Read More...)

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Counseling beyond U.S. borders

11.22.2009
Five ACA members offer their unique worldviews on the practice of counseling internationally
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Reader Viewpoint: Counseling and neuroscience: The cutting edge of the coming decade

11.22.2009
Counseling builds new brain networks. Research in neuroscience and cognitive science is highly supportive of our emphasis on listening, empathic understanding and building strengths and wellness. S... Read More...

Counseling profession reaches the big 5-0

11.22.2009

Profession marks major milestone as California becomes the final state to license counselors
By Lynne Shallcross

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President's Message

Protecting the public

Oct. 11, 2009, was a historic day for counseling. That is the date Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill establishing licensure for clinical counselors in California. With this bill, California became the 50th state, in addition to Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, to license counselors.
Executive Director's Message

A vote for the profession's future

When I first started my career at ACA, I was in what was then called "Government Relations." I mainly worked on issues at the federal level and then provided grassroots training for those who wanted to interact with their elected officials.
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