ACA and The American Red Cross
Interested in Becoming a Certified Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer?
As a Red Cross partner, ACA provides training to become a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteer. ACA members have been deployed through the Red Cross to such incidents as Hurricane Katrina, Virginia Tech, & Northern Illinois University. Each year free training is available to ACA members at the ACA Annual Conference. Upon course completion, attendees will receive continuing education credit and become eligible to be deployed by the Red Cross both locally and nationally. Interested members must meet the following criteria:
- Licensed for independent practice by a state licensure board. (counselors in a two-tier state must be licensed at the higher, independent practice level) or a school counselor who has successfully completed a graduate degree and holds a current state license or state certification in school counseling. For more information check the following links:
- Valid practicing license (or school counseling certificate) at the time of training.
- Current ACA member in good standing
Our next training will be offered at the ACA 2011 Conference & Exposition in San Francisco, on March 22, 2012. Registration material will be available in October 2011.
All attendees must pre-register; no onsite registrations can be accepted. Space is limited so be sure to register early.
You can also contact your local Red Cross chapter to get certification. Find your local chapter at http://www.redcross.org/en/where
Questions? Contact Debbie Beales at dbeales@counseling.org or 800-347-6647 x306.