American Counseling Association
American Counseling Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit organization based in the United States .
The ACA is dedicated to developing and promoting the consultancy profession and those who practice it.
ACA was founded in 1952. The organization is based in Alexandria in the US state of Virginia . ACA is the world's largest organization that exclusively represents professional counselors . The current president is Gerard Lawson.
Areas
- Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education (AACE)
- Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)
- Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)
- American College Counseling Association
- Association for Counselors and Educators in Government (ACEG)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
- Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling (AGLBIC)
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
- American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)
- Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
- Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development (C-AHEAD)
- Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
- International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)
- International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- National Employment Counseling Association (NECA)