ACA Library
The ACA Online Library is a special benefit to ACA members that offers access to publications developed by ACA to meet the needs of counselors. The online library also provides access to a database of ACA journal articles (Counseling Today and Journal of Counseling and Development) and selected material from the ACA Archive. Library holdings will continue to expand as new material becomes available.
ACA-ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse
Looking for fresh ideas for presenting a course? Need to develop a new course fast? Preparing your first syllabus? Want to share a successful syllabus?
Make your contribution to the community of counselor educators! You and your university will benefit from the professional recognition and exposure.
Get your Gemeinschaftsgefuhl on! As the good Dr. Adler said - and we paraphrase: “The road to mental health is helping others.”
The American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) have partnered to launch the ACA-ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse. This unique resource was developed to help counselor educators enhance the development of their courses in an effective and efficient manner. We are inviting you to assist us by contributing your syllabi to the clearinghouse. Your syllabi will be searchable by author’s name, college/university, syllabus title, key words and category.
Visit the ACA-ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse
JCD Full Text Articles Now Available Free Online to Members!
ACA is pleased to announce the addition of a new member benefit—free online access to the Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD), ACA's quarterly flagship journal. Full text articles that were previously available for a fee, via the MetaPress link, are now available free to members.
The complete online collection of JCD, from 2000 to present, is fully searchable by author, title and keywords to assist you with your research and writing. No more trips to the library! View the new JCD area and SEARCH..
Start your search now for:
- ACA ARCHIVE: Articles dealing with ACA history, policy resolution, and ethical standards.
- ACA DIGEST: A collection of high priority topics in the counseling profession are examined in articles written by counselors for counselors,
- COUNSELING TODAY: Complete issues of Counseling Today from 2006 through current.
- ERIC DIGESTS: Short reports on topics of prime, current interest in counseling and education.
- SPECIAL TOPICS: Current topics are examined in selected articles that focus on new and emerging counselor needs and interests.
- VISTAS Online: Articles that capture the ideas, information, and experiences generated by the annual ACA conferences.
Need assistance with the ACA library collection? Ask the librarian:
If you have questions or need assistance with searching the library, please contact Vikki Cooper at 800-347-6647 x281 or VCooper@counseling.org. Please include your first and last name, email address, phone number and your member ID number.
Citation format:
For your convenience, ACA has placed a suggested APA style reference on many of the articles in the library's online holdings. In the absence of a suggested reference, the following APA reference format is suitable:
[Author, A. A.] [(Year-if available)]. [Title of work]. Retrieved [month day, year] from [web address, i.e. URL]
Here is an example:
Chope, R. C. (2006). Assessing Family Influence in Career Decision Making. Retrieved February 14, 2006 from http://www.counseling.org/Resources/Library/VISTAS/vistas06/vistas06.40.pdf
Other Links
- VISTAS Online - VISTAS is an innovative publication produced by ACA as a means of capturing the ideas, information, and experiences generated by the annual ACA conventions. VISTAS Online contains the full text of all articles published from 2004. This collection is organized by year, but can also be sorted by title, author and subject.