Nearly 30 years ago, the American Counseling Association formed a foundation that was originally funded from the proceeds of the sale of the association’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C. During the past three decades, many changes have occurred in the profession, the association and society at large. To keep pace
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“You’re young — it will happen eventually.” “Miscarriages aren’t uncommon. Don’t worry.” “It wasn’t really a baby yet.” “Maybe you should consider adopting.” Even when spoken sincerely, these “words of wisdom” are not necessarily the most appropriate or comforting to a couple who has experienced an early pregnancy loss. According
Many of the questions received in American Counseling Association Career Services are from our graduate students. As we head back to school, here are some of the most frequent questions from new and prospective graduate students. Q: I am considering a career change to counseling. Do you know what the
Early in her professional career, Carol Klose Smith worked at a victim support center, often counseling women who had been abused or raped. From there, she took what, at least on the surface, appeared to be a distinct turn in her career path, becoming a college counselor at a private
Last month, I had the good fortune to be in San Francisco with my son, who is a huge baseball fan. We had tickets to see the San Francisco Giants and were there when Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run to set a new Major League Baseball record.
It has been six years since our country was attacked on Sept. 11. The paramilitary operation conducted by elements of the al-Qaeda organization killed more Americans than the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Like Pearl Harbor, an event that propelled our nation into the Second World War, the attacks of
Although the complex problem of racism is often minimized in the minds of many persons, particularly among many White persons in our contemporary society, periodic and blatant manifestations of this problem remind us that this pervasive social pathology continues to exist in our nation. The recent racist and sexist comments
On July 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that would bring some of the biggest changes to student aid policy in a generation. The College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 would provide the single largest increase in college aid since the GI Bill. The new legislation would
We have received several questions related to billing insurance companies recently, including the following two inquiries. Q: I have left a social service agency to start a private practice. I have been accepted by a few insurance and managed care companies as a provider. But, with all the recent changes
This August marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, among other areas, is still struggling to rebuild, both physically and emotionally. In her ongoing efforts to help the region recover, Carol Buchanan Jones, a member of the Mississippi Counseling Association, a state branch of the