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The trustees of the American Counseling Association Foundation recently honored Angie Reese Hawkins, Ervin Bernard Reid and ACAF Past Chair Clemmie Solomon with 2006 Bridgebuilder Awards. The three were selected for their support and service to ACAF’s signature project Growing Happy and Confident Kids. The special initiative utilizes literature as

Crystal, crank, Tina, ice, glass — it’s all methamphetamine and, increasingly, it’s everywhere. Last month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a report stating that admissions to treatment for methamphetamine abuse have increased significantly across the nation, moving from West to East. States in the Midwest and

When Kelly Duncan was chosen by People to People Ambassador Programs to lead a school counseling delegation to China in partnership with the American Counseling Association, she knew she would encounter a vastly different culture and worldview. Still, said Duncan, executive director of the South Dakota Counseling Association, a branch

When it comes to building a thriving referral base, there are two words every private practitioner’s marketing plan should include: niche and networking. Niche marketing is the opposite of mass marketing in that counselors target a specific segment of the population. Deliberately narrowing the client field sounds counterproductive, but successful

Editor’s note: Both audio and video downloads of the keynote addresses delivered at the ACA/CCA Convention are available on the ACA website at www.counseling.org. If counselors occasionally feel that their work goes unnoticed or underappreciated by the world at large, those in attendance at the American Counseling Association/Canadian Counselling Association

Last month at the American Counseling Association/Canadian Counselling Association Convention in Montréal, the American Association of State Counseling Boards announced important information regarding its licensure reciprocity plan and the credential registry. Because licensure requirements vary from state to state, licensure portability has been an ongoing concern for licensed professional counselors

“Identity” was the buzzword that emerged from the most recent counseling summit, held April 1 during the American Counseling Association/Canadian Counselling Association Convention in Montréal. Following on the heels of the initial summit, which took place Jan. 11 at the American Association of State Counseling Boards Annual Conference in Phoenix,

Since last fall, one of counseling’s living legends, Albert Ellis, has been engaged in a fervent battle with the board members of the Albert Ellis Institute, the not-for-profit organization he founded more than 50 years ago. During the past three months, the dispute has escalated into a mud-slinging campaign complete

Editor’s note: The names of soldiers and Marines in this article have been changed to protect their privacy. John Moore was flying home recently from California to Chicago. Next to him sat a 22-year-old Marine traveling to visit his family before being deployed to the Iraqi town of Ramadi. When