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New VA Initiative Creates Pipeline to Hire Mental Health Counselors

If you are a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, VA needs you!

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Aging with Grace

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½president-elect Catherine Roland discusses ?Aging with G. R. A. C. E.? in her monthly Psychology Today article.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Joins Campaign to Change Direction

The Campaign to Change Direction is a collection of concerned citizens, nonprofit leaders, and leaders from the private sector who have come together to create a new story in America about mental health, mental illness, and wellness.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Affirms Commitment to Nondiscrimination, Expresses Disappointment in the NC Legislature?s Decision to Coopt Counselor Licensing Bill

Last week, ÀÖ²©´«Ã½received notification that a bill pertaining to the licensing of counselors in North Carolina, Senate Bill 279, had been scheduled for an immediate vote in the House after passing out of a joint conference committee the day before.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Talking to Children About Domestic Violence

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Allison Crowe shared tips with DomesticShelters.org on talking to children about domestic violence.

Resources for Oregon Counselors

The following links may be helpful in the wake of the Umpqua Community College shootings.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Launches 2016 Graduate Student Essay Competitions

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½graduate student members are invited to enter the annual essay competitions, sponsored by the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Foundation (ACAF).

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Bad Mood = Grumpy Spouse

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan recently spoke to Grandparents.com about strategies for dealing with a grumpy spouse.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: How to Make the Most of Counseling

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members recently contributed to an article titled, "16 Ways to Make the Most of Counseling ? From Counselors Themselves" on The Mighty.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Addiction on College Campuses

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Dr. Kevin Doyle recently served as an expert in Learn Psychology's Guidebook to Addiction on College Campuses.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Attends 2015 United Nations Conference

As an official United Nations Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), ÀÖ²©´«Ã½recently participated in the 2015 annual UN Department of Public Information/ Non-Governmental Organizations Conference.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½in the News: Transitioning

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Caroline Gibbs spoke with the Indy Star about her experience as a gender therapist.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Releases FAQs for Licensure Policies

The ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Governing Council passed three important policies focusing on counselor licensure at their July, 2015 meeting.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½in the News: Mental Health in the Workplace

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Tony Spann discussed mental health in the workplace on WJLA News at 4 in Washington, D.C., following the tragic shooting in Virginia last month.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Social Media and Healing Memories

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President Thelma Duffey wrote about unexpected side effects of social media and "friend" requests in her most recent Psychology Today blog.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½in the News: Gender-Neutral Parenting

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Melissa Luke spoke with US News & World Report about gender-neutral parenting styles following Target?s decision to remove gender labels in the toy department.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Now Accepting Committee Nominations

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President-Elect Catherine Roland is seeking nominations for ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ committee appointments. She will be appointing professional members for each committee who will serve three-year terms, as well as a student representative ...

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Issues Call for 2016 National Awards Nominations

Know someone who deserves special recognition for his or her commitment to the counseling profession? Nominate an Outstanding Counseling Professional for the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½2016 National Awards!

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Media Spotlight: Ashley Madison Hack

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member Ryan Thomas Neace spoke with EmpowHER about rebuilding marriages after the Ashley Madison hack.

ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Announces Keynote Speakers for 2016 Conference & Expo

Dr. Jeremy Richman and Silken Laumann have been selected as keynote speakers for the ACA-CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo in Montreal (March 31 - April 3).