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    Western Region

    Welcome to the Western Region webpage. The American Counseling Association has four regions. The Western Region represents professional counselors who live and practice in the western part of the US, as well as the Philippines.

    There are 13 states, plus the Philippines, in the Western Region: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, and Wyoming. ACA members who reside in any of these jurisdictions and belong to the ACA automatically belong to the ACA-Western Region.

    2017-2018 Leadership

    Western Region Chair
    Becky Rudd
    rrudd@ewu.edu

    Western Region Chair-Elect
    Jamie Davila
    jljdavila@gmail.com

    Western Region Past Chair
    Elizabeth Forsyth
    elizabeth.forsyth@me.com 

    Governing Council Representative
    Diana Pals
    dianapals@hotmail.com

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    • ACA Weighs In on Wording Restrictions at the Centers for Disease Control

      Dec 20, 2017
      According to recent press reports, officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been told to not use the terms “diversity,” “transgender,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based,” among others, in the upcoming budget request for 2019. This prompted American Counseling Association Chief Executive Officer Richard Yep to write the Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) about the directive.
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