View in-depth reports and background information on legislative issues and advocacy in general.

Additional Resources and Reports

Advocacy

• Effective Advocacy with Members of Congress (2011)
• The Effectiveness of and Need for Professional Counseling Services (2011)
• Statistics on Mental Health Professions (2011)
• Who are LPC's? (2011)

College Counseling

• National Survey of Counseling Center Directors 2010 (IACS) -- (includes college student-to-counselor ratio)
• National Survey of Counseling Center Directors 2009 (IACS) -- (includes college student-to-counselor ratio)

Funding Opportunities

• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program for LPCs
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FY11 Funding Opportunities

Licensure

• Certification/Licensure Requirements for School Counselors
• Licensure Requirements for Professional Counselors
• National Review of State Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program Licensing Requirements and Certification Standards for Substance Abuse Counselors and Prevention Professionals (SAMHSA) (2005)

Links

• CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor)
• National Center for PTSD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
• Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Findings (SAMHSA, 2010)
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010-11 Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Counselors

Parity

• Mental Health Parity FAQs (3/2010)

TRICARE

• Provision of Mental Health Counseling Services under TRICARE IOM Report

Veterans Affairs (VA)

• Participation of LPCs in the VA Health Care System FAQs

Members-only Reports

• Federal Policies Affecting Counselors: How Can They Be Changed? (ACA Conference Education Session) (2011)
• Federal Information Resources for Professional Counselors (2011)
• Communicating With Congress: Lessons From Recent Research (Conference Call Audio File) (November 2008)
• Communicating with Congress: Why do it? And how? (PowerPoint) (2008)
• Mental Health Professional Supervised Experience Requirements for State Licensure (2007)