Welcome Students
Your work as a professional counselor will be vital to helping millions of individuals well into the 21st century. ACA provides you with the solid footing and resources you can rely on as you prepare for your career as a professional counselor. Our member benefits for students are designed to assist you with your personal and professional growth. Network, learn and serve all in one place.
The ACA Conference & Expo provides an array of networking and educational offerings. Volunteer at the conference and save 50% on registration fees, as well as network with your peers from around the country at the Graduate Student and New Professional Center. There you will meet distinguished counselor educators, scholars, and authors. Click on the above link for more information about the 2013 Graduate Student Volunteer Program.
Congratulations 2011 Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients!
’ACA Is Where You Belong’ – Discover ACA Student Membership
As you Chart Your Course to becoming a counseling professional, you will touch thousands of lives every day. You will help people with personal, social, educational and career concerns. You will help them make decisions, solve problems, and adjust to change. Membership in ACA can help you do it all. At every stage of your career—student to seasoned professional—ACA will help you be your very best!
Join Now or complete the simple printable application (PDF) or by contacting the ACA Membership Department for more information. Discover what more than 50,000 other professional counselors already know – ACA is the best investment you can make. ACA has assembled the following PowerPoint presentation, "Discover ACA Student Membership" and "Talking Points" to further educate you on your ACA Student Membership.
Liability (malpractice) Insurance Now Included in Membership for ACA Master’s Level Students
The ACA Student membership now includes liability insurance to ACA student members enrolled and engaged in a master’s degree counseling curriculum at a post secondary institution. Coverage is solely while performing counseling services (e.g. practicum and internship) related to such curriculum. For additional answers to questions you may have regarding the program, click here.
ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition
The ACA Ethics Competition is now open. Check the competition’s Welcome page for details.
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ACA Public Policy Resources – access information on state student-to-counselor ratios, school counseling research, loan forgiveness, counselor certification/licensure requirements, mental health professions statistics, mental health/school counseling funding opportunities, how to communicate with legislators, FERPA, and more!
CACREP
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs maintains an online directory of accredited master’s and doctoral programs in the United States and Canada.