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American Counseling Association Foundation Awards Five Grants

Published on: Apr 14, 2021

The American Counseling Association Foundation provides grants twice a year to ACA members who are licensed professional counselors, counselor educators, or graduate students.
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ACA Responds to the Recent Voter Suppression Law in Georgia and Upcoming Bills in Other States

Published on: Apr 01, 2021

ACA stands with the many voters, voting rights organizations and lawyers, who have condemned legislation that imposes unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote.
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Maryland State Legislators Pass Counseling Compact Bill

Published on: Mar 30, 2021

Grassroots efforts by local professional counselors are lauded for the success. The Counseling Compact, which allows counseling practice across state lines, is in effect when ten states enact the legislation. Maryland is the second state to pass this legislation; Georgia was the first.
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Anne Marie "Nancy" Wheeler and Burt Bertram

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Samuel T. Gladding and Kevin G. Alderson

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Coping Skills for a Stressful World: A Workbook for Counselors and Clients

Michelle Muratori and Robert Haynes

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Introduction to Crisis and Trauma Counseling

edited by Thelma Duffey and Shane Haberstroh

This introductory text integrates evidence-based models and best practices with relational-cultural theory, which is responsive to the many forms of traumatic stress and tragedies that clients experience. Learn More
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Gerald Corey

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Thomas A. Field and Michelle R. Ghoston

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