Dr. Carol Smith, ACA member, professor of counseling at Marshall University, and past president of the West Virginia Counseling Association, recently spoke to The Daily Caller about challenges counselors see on the front lines of addiction treatment.
New Mexico becomes the first state this year to pass bipartisan legislation that bans conversion therapy on minors.
ACA hosted a briefing for Capitol Hill staff on the opioid crisis and how counselors can be involved in the response. The event is available on video.
The White House and Congress must decide whether to proactively weaken the Affordable Care Act or whether to prop it up because deadlines are looming on a court case, a spending bill, and for insurance companies to remain in the program.
Dr. David Kaplan, ACA chief professional officer, wrote an article for Thrive Global explaining the perils of workaholism and ways to address it.
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, ACA hosted a two-hour Congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center. The briefing explored the effects of opioid use disorder and the unique roles Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) play in helping ...
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.? ? Viktor Frankl
The House bill to repeal and replace Obamacare could not attract enough votes to pass. Its future viability, and the mental health benefits it provides, are up to the insurance companies and the Administration.
ACA member Dr. Dana Kasper recently shared helpful tips with Huffington Post Canada.
"Tell your Congressional members that it would be unacceptable to pass any healthcare legislation that would not require insurance companies to cover mental health services!"
A House Committee considering the bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act discusses the requirement for mental health care coverage going forward. It will be up to the States to decide.
The Supreme Court returned a case involving transgender students and school bathrooms back to the Fourth Circuit Court after the new Administration withdrew guidance on the subject provided by the Obama Administration. The guidance from the new ...
The House bill ends subsidies for low income people to buy insurance in the ACA market, and cuts Medicaid funding. It replaces those with tax credits for low and some middle income people that seem unlikely to be as generous on average. Many members ...
The subcommittee that funds mental health programs heard testimony on a range of issues as it prepares to write the spending bill for next year.
Social Security recipients who required a designated payee due to mental impairment were being added to the national background check system.
The proposed bill would have eliminated the licensure process for a number of professions including counseling, instead requiring anyone who wanted to be considered a counselor to simply register with the State Department of Public Health.
Youngsters at the St. Aloysius Orphanage in Cincinnati, Ohio, now have access to a play therapy room, thanks to funds from the American Counseling Association Foundation's (ACAF) Growing Happy and Confident Kids (GHCK) program grant.
ACA staffers recently formed an assembly line in a conference room to pack 40 duffel bags with an array of items designed to offer comfort to children entering foster care.
David Kaplan, ACA past president and chief professional officer, recently shared tips for parents with Thrive Global.
Each year, the American Counseling Association recognizes and celebrates the achievements of counseling professionals who have distinguished themselves professionally, as well as through service to others.