News Archive for 2022

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Delaware Senate Bill 257 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of North Carolina House Bill 791 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

Dr. Frazier will begin serving as the American Counseling Association’s 71st president on July 1, 2022, after serving as ACA President-Elect for the last year.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of New Hampshire Senate Bill 397 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the latest signings in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

While mental health conditions are common across the globe, the U.S. is the only country where mass shootings are disturbingly commonplace. The American Counseling Association joined 59 orgs to express our deep concerns about false & harmful attempts to link mental illness and gun violence.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Tennessee State Bill 1027 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Nebraska Legislative Bill 752 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Florida House Bill 1521 and Kentucky House Bill 65 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Maine House Paper 1427 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Utah State Bill 237 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of West Virginia State Bill 213 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Mississippi House Bill 1056 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Alabama Senate Bill 99 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted.

ACA applauds the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision's statement and its focus on the role professional counselors, counselor educators and supervisors play in being “aware and active in influencing the evolving social, cultural, and political landscape that counters our professional commitment to anti-oppression and anti-racism and harms the communities counselors seek to serve.”

The American Counseling Association commends the Biden Administration for raising awareness of and making commitments to remedy the challenges to mental health access and equity through policies and resources.

The American Counseling Association stands in solidarity with the Texas Counseling Association in opposition to any attempt to redefine “child abuse” to include gender-affirming care, as referenced in the Texas Attorney General’s non-binding opinion and Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s letter directing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate such accusations.

As advocates of the emotional needs of all people, along with our commitment to social justice, ACA stands with people and organizations of conscience around the world in condemning the ongoing, unprovoked Russian incursion into Ukraine.

Dr. Edil Torres Rivera, professor and Director of the Latinx Studies at Wichita State University, Kansas, has been elected to serve as the American Counseling Association (ACA) President-elect beginning July 1, 2022. Dr. Rivera will begin serving as the American Counseling Association’s 72nd president on July 1, 2023.

The American Counseling Association Foundation is seeking proposals from ACA members for grants of up to $500.

Koya Partners | Diversified Search Group, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained by the American Counseling Association to lead the search for its next Chief Executive Officer.