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ACA, along with six of our divisions, produce journals that showcase the research, theories, practice norms and emerging topics across the spectrum of counseling. We encourage readers to engage with content by signing up for content alerts on each journal’s home page.
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Counseling Awareness Month Honors Professionals Who Foster Mental Health and Wellness
Apr 1, 2024|3 min read
The American Counseling Association celebrates the field’s role in debunking mental illness stigma and providing care.
ACA Awards Recognize Achievement and Excellence in Professional Counseling
Mar 27, 2024|3 min read
Each year, the American Counseling Association recognizes excellence in research, career and humanitarian achievement among counseling professionals and students. This year’s awards will be presented at ACA’s 2024 Conference & Expo in New Orleans.
College Students Appear Resistant to Using 988 Crisis Phone Line
Feb 22, 2024|3 min read
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched across the U.S. nearly 2 years ago. But college students appear disinclined to use it, according to new research published in the Journal of Addiction & Offender Counseling
AI Can Support — But Not Replace — Human Counselors, According to New Recommendations
Jan 25, 2024|4 min read
Alexandria, Va. (January 25, 2024) — Artificial intelligence (AI)
shows promise as a valuable support tool ... But the American
Counseling Association (ACA) ... warns that consumers should not use AI as a
substitute for a human counselor.
Many Appalachian Teens Feel Lack of Control over College Access, Study Suggests
Sep 28, 2023|3 min read
Alexandria, Va. (September 27, 2023) — High school students in poor, rural Appalachian areas face several obstacles in attaining a college education. One of those impediments may be their own sense of powerlessness over their academic futures, ...
Counselors Share What It's Like to Lose a Client to Suicide
Sep 12, 2023|4 min read
Alexandria, Va. (September 12, 2023) — Mental health and school counselors need far more support than they typically receive for one of the field’s most traumatic occupational hazards: a client’s suicide, according to reports in the ...
First Responders Are People, Too: Study Shows How Dehumanization Leads to Burnout
Sep 5, 2023|4 min read
Alexandria, Va. — From medical professionals who were on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic to firefighters rescuing victims of the Maui wildfires, first responders are often hailed as heroes. But many of them experience the public’s ...
Why Schools Close Black Boys Out of Gifted and Talented Programs
Aug 29, 2023|3 min read
Biased tests and educators’ racial attitudes hinder academic opportunities
Alexandria, Va. — Flaws in testing and racial bias among teachers and school counselors are some of the reasons many Black boys are denied advanced learning ...
Black Men Reap Mental Health Benefits from ?Otherfathering?
Aug 9, 2023|3 min read
Black men serve a variety of parental roles in their communities ? from teaching to coaching to mentoring youth. A new study reveals how this work, called otherfathering, influences the men?s mental health.
Solutions to the Challenges Faced by Black Males the Focus of Forthcoming Journal Issue
Jul 25, 2023|4 min read
As the United States marks National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, counseling and education scholars are calling for improved educational, career and mental health support for Black men and boys.
In a special forthcoming issue of the Journal ...
Demand for Counseling Services Remained Steady During Pandemic Despite Telehealth Delivery, Study Shows
Jul 12, 2023|3 min read
People seeking mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic were not deterred by the widespread shift to telehealth services, according to research findings published in the Journal of Counseling & ...
Mental health counselors train to help communities, not just individuals
Jun 13, 2023|4 min read
Pilot programs for counseling students allow focus on civic engagement and social justice
Alexandria, Va. (June 13, 2022) — Many people envision mental health counselors as professionals who sit in an office helping clients work through trauma ...
Counselors need better training to help BIPOC clients, educators say
Jun 13, 2023|3 min read
Alexandria, Va. (June 13, 2022) — Empathy is the cornerstone of the care that therapists provide their clients. But people of color often find white counselors misunderstand them based on biases and assumptions, according to a new journal ...
Racial justice in counselor training the focus of journal special issue
Jun 8, 2023|3 min read
June 8, 2023 (Alexandria, Virginia)—Many people of color live in areas devoid of mental health services. Those fortunate enough to find a therapist may receive treatments that fit poorly with their cultural values or complicate their racial ...
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