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2020 Election UpdateMar 20, 2020|5 min read
(Updated August 28, 2020 at 4:36 p.m. (EDT)) 1. 2020 Presidential Candidates Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE). If you know about this former vice president’s personal story, then you won’t be ...
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2020 ACA Annual Conference & Expo CancelledMar 13, 2020|2 min readReleased: 12:00 p.m. The ACA Governing Council made the difficult and heartbreaking, but unavoidable, decision to cancel the ACA 2020 Conference & Expo, the pre-conference Learning Institutes, and all other events associated with the conference. ...
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ACA Announces the 2020 ACA FellowsMar 3, 2020|1 min read
The American Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association Foundation are pleased to announce the 2020 ACA Fellows. This year, thirteen (13) counselors were granted ACA Fellows status, the highest honor awarded by the American ...
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AI & U: Taking Your Chatbot on a Dinner Date
Published February 16, 2026 on NBC News New York
AI developers are creating opportunities to explore relationships with chatbots and to use AI technology to search for human companionship. However, results from a new survey of over 700 ACA counselors show concern about developing unhealthy dependencies on chatbots. Watch the Video
AI & U: How Artificial Intelligence is Leading to Anxiety in the Workforce
Published February 13, 2026 on NBC News New York
There’s growing concern about the ability of AI to displace humans in the workforce. ACA’s AI Work Group co-chair, Russell Fulmer, talks with NBC News about what counselors are hearing from their clients. Watch the Video
AI & U: Could ‘Grief Bots’ Be a Source of Comfort, or a Mental Health Risk?
Published February 11, 2026 on NBC News New York
Emerging AI technology is making it possible to create AI versions of deceased loved ones. But in a new survey of ACA counselors, 89% says that these new grief bots interrupt the grieving process. Watch the Video
Tech developers say AI chatbots can battle loneliness and depression. Experts are skeptical.
Published February 9, 2026 on NBC News
More the 700 ACA counselors participated in an NBC News survey about the use and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on mental health. Olivia Uwamahoro, co-chair of ACA’s AI Work Group, explained why counselors are skeptical of the future of AI on mental health and wellness. Read Full Article
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