Judy Maris was halfway through her counseling internship and foundering. In her early 50s, she had decided to make a drastic career change and entered Montana State University’s mental health counseling program. Now, with the finish line in sight, self-doubt was threatening to overtake her. “I was finding myself knocked
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This is the 10th and final interview in a series of columns that have focused on new aspects of the revised ACA Code of Ethics. The previous nine updates, as well as the entire text of the ACA Code of Ethics and additional resources, are available on the ACA website
Q: I have had difficulty collecting third-party payments from a certain insurance company. My claims either get denied or I have to bill multiple times for the same sessions. I have tried dealing directly with the insurance company with little or no success. Do I have to hire an attorney?
Having finally finished the rigorous training it takes to become a counselor, the last thing you may want to think about is attaining even more education or the possible benefits of tacking on another set of letters after your last name. But after taking some time to recharge, you might
Counseling Today asked several American Counseling Association leaders what advice they would share with new professionals and graduate students. Here’s what they had to say. Jane Goodman ACA Foundation chair; professor emerita of counseling at Oakland University As a new counselor starting out, what was the hardest lesson you
Veteran journalist, children’s advocate, breast cancer survivor and award-winning television producer Linda Ellerbee has been named as one of two keynote speakers for the American Counseling Association Convention in Detroit, March 21-25, 2007. “She has a powerful message to convey about courage, hope and honesty,” says ACA Marketing Coordinator Debra
Looking for a position in the counseling profession just got a lot easier. The American Counseling Association Career Center recently launched a revamped website and a partnership with CareerBuilder.com. The ACA Job Center webpage, a supplement to the online Career Center, will help counselors find nationally advertised positions with the
Selma Yznaga was born and raised in Brownsville, a city situated on the southernmost tip of Texas and separated from Matamoros, Mexico, only by the Rio Grande. She left Brownsville to get a college education and “stayed away, like many of us did when we found out there was another
How is a professional counselor like an entrepreneur? This may sound like the first line of a bad joke, but in actuality, it is a question that I have thought about for quite some time. When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the two professions.
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. Part two will appear in the May 2006 issue of Counseling Today. You, my friend, are a true musician. Without an instrument in hand, you make music without even realizing it. For we are all, by our very nature, drummers.