Continuing Education

Mastering Your Craft: The Role of Continuing Education in Professional Development

Access a wide range of online courses designed to help mental health professionals earn continuing education credits. Stay informed while enhancing your knowledge and skills with tailored courses for mental health professionals.

Part 1: Saving the Native Son: Promoting the Mental Health of Black Men

Unpacking Trauma: Understanding the Mental Health of Black Men

The first part of the Saving the Native Son: Promoting the Mental Health of Black Men live webinar series provides a foundational understanding of the unique historical and contemporary traumas Black men face, including the psychological impact of systemic racism, poverty, and cultural stigmatization. Explore the root causes of mental health disparities in Black men and how these contribute to issues like chronic stress, anxiety and mistrust of mental health services.

Session 2: Evidence-Based Treatment for Youth Affected by School Shootings

The second session in the �ֲ��ýCertificate in Counseling Interventions and Evidence Based Treatment for Special Issues with Children and Youth series addresses the urgent and multifaceted mental health challenges children and youth face in the aftermath of school shootings.

Law and Ethics: Professional Boundaries

Based on Chapter 10 from “The Counselor and the Law: A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice, 8th ed.” (2019), participants will learn and understand the three groups boundary incursions can be classified into, how to recognize when dual relationships are appropriate and how counselors should navigate dual relationships.

Ways to Receive Continuing Education Credit

Professional Development Center

Earn continuing education credit by taking advantage of ACA's online professional development programming. Here you can access innovative educational content created for the counseling profession. Learn in a variety of formats such as video-based courses, education sessions, and webinars; as well as text-based book chapters and journal articles.

�ֲ��ýConference & Expo

When you attend our flagship educational and professional development event, you'll have the opportunity to receive Continuing Education (CE) credit hours. Also as an attendee, you'll explore new strategies for self-care, advocate for the counseling care of tomorrow, and access the latest tools and resources to support your clients. Attend our conference and enjoy networking.

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Explore �ֲ��ýCourses

On-Demand Webinars

In this May 2024 webinar, we guide you through the process of developing a comprehensive business plan & vision that aligns with your unique practice goals & values.

Innovate and Adapt: Responding to Findings from the �ֲ��ý2024 Counseling Workforce Survey

In this town hall-style webinar, we explored the results of the �ֲ��ý2024 Counseling Workforce Survey & discussed how we can use this data to move the profession forward. 

Live Webinar - What counselors should know about DSM-5-TR

In this March 2024 recorded webinar to familiarize yourself with salient changes in the DSM-5-TR., we walked you through the diagnostic changes and additions most likely to impact the work of counselors.

In this March 2024 webinar, we shared & discussed useful & practical guides for encouraging counselors to reflect on how well they are taking care of themselves in all aspects of living.