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Members: Your Free CE Credit for June is Here

In April, ACA introduced the new member benefit of 1 free CE credit per month through our Online Learning programs. We are now happy to offer you our June CE offering. It will be available June 1 through June 30.

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Welcome Students

Your work as a professional counselor will be key 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.

Divisions and Regions

'ACA Is Where You Belong' - Discover ACA Student Membership

In an effort to assist you with your student presentations, ACA has assembled the following PowerPoint presentation, "Discover ACA Student Membership". In addition to the PowerPoint presentation, we have developed "Talking Points" to assist you in your presentation. Read more...

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 Ethics Student Roundup!

The ACA Ethics Committee will soon begin accepting registrations for the 5th Annual Ethics Case Study Competition-open to master's and doctoral level students in Counselor Education Programs. Read More...

2008 Ethics Case Study Competition

Winners Announced - Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of North Texas claim first prizes

The case study competition serves as an opportunity to engage graduate students (masters and doctoral level) in critically analyzing a potential ethical case and creating an appropriate ethical decision making plan to respond to the ethical situation. Read more about the competition...

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A listserv is a mailing list of people who share a common interest. When someone posts a message to a listserv, all of the individuals subscribed to that list will receive the message via e-mail. Subscribers can either respond to the individual or the whole list. The traffic for each listserv varies but if you feel the amount of messages is overwhelming, unsubscribing is just as easy as subscribing. Read 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.