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ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Cinematherapy

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Bronwyn Robertson recently spoke with Everyday Health about cinematherapy and the healing power of movies.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Vicarious Trauma

ACA?s chief professional officer, Dr. David Kaplan, recently discussed the impact of terrorism on society's collective mental health in an interview with the Huffington Post.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Offers Condolences to Those Affected by Orlando Tragedy

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) wishes to convey our deepest sympathies to those who have been harmed in the Orlando shooting this weekend, friends and family who have lost someone, and the community affected by this tragedy.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½2017 Conference & Expo Will Be Held in San Francisco

After withdrawing from Nashville due to the passage of Tennessee HB1840/SB1556, which is a discriminatory law that clearly targets the LGBTQ community, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) has decided to relocate its 2017 Conference & Expo to San ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Anxiety and CBT

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Brandon Ballantyne spoke with The Mighty about the benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Mental Health Tips for Graduating College Students

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Perry Francis recently spoke with The Mighty about leaving the "protective bubble" of college.

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Will Not Hold Its Annual Conference & Expo in Tennessee

In light of the passage of SB1556/HB1840, the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ (ACA) will relocate its 2017 Conference & Expo, originally scheduled for Nashville, TN.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Insights for Adult Children of Mentally Ill Parents

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Christine Moll spoke with SheKnows.com about self-care for adult children of mentally ill parents.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Digital Storytelling as a Counseling Technique for Immigrant Children

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members Cheryl Sawyer and Alejandra Aguilar spoke with Mental Health Weekly about their use of digital storytelling as a counseling technique for immigrant children experiencing trauma.

Message from ÀÖ²©´«Ã½CEO Richard Yep Regarding Tennessee HB 1840

With Governor Bill Haslam?s signature this week, Tennessee became the latest state to sign into law discriminatory ?religious freedom? legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. Tennessee?s HB 1840/SB 1556 permits counselors to deny services and refer ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½in the News: Toolkit Helps Boys & Girls Club Address Kids' Real-Life Issues

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Communications Director Amber McLaughlin recently spoke with the MinnPost about ACA's partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America in celebration of Counseling Awareness Month.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½in the News: Understanding Communal Grief After the Death of a Music Superstar

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan contributed to an article for cnn.com about the impact of Prince's death, and how we mourn singers in a different way than other celebrities.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Partners With AT&T to Communicate Benefits of New Affordable Internet Service Program

AT&T has launched a new program to address the issue that many consumers without Internet service say stranded them on the wrong side of the digital divide: price.

U.S. Secretary of Education Calls School Counselors Heroes

In an interview with ACAeNews for School Counselors, new Secretary of Education John B. King had some positive things to say about school counselors and the role of counseling in K-12 education.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: 25 Reasons to Have a Counselor in Your Life

In celebration of Counseling Awareness Month, The Mighty published a list of ?25 Reasons to Have a Counselor in Your Life,? featuring ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member quotes.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Partners With Boys & Girls Clubs of America for Counseling Awareness Month

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) serves more than 4 million youth members through 4,100 facilities across the nation and on U.S. military installations worldwide.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Urges Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to Veto Hate Bill 1840

Tennessee legislators voted to pass House Bill 1840, also known as Hate Bill 1840, which will permit professional counselors to deny services and refer clients based on the counselor's ?strongly held personal beliefs.?

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Supports Bill to Ban "Conversion Therapy" on Minors in New Hampshire

HB 1661 would prohibit all licensed mental health providers, including licensed professional counselors, from providing so-called "conversion therapy" to anyone under eighteen years of age.

Ireland Conference Scheduled for May 5-6, 2016

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½will partner with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) for a very special two-day conference at the Talbot Hotel near Dublin. 6.25 CEs available.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Finding Resilience and Hope In Appalachia

Recently, ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Carol Smith discussed mental health in the Mountain State with West Virginia Public Broadcasting.