American Counseling Association

 

The American Counseling Association hosts several conferences and continuing education workshops throughout the year for professional counselors and mental health professionals of all types. All conference programs and workshops listed below are eligible for DCA and Psychologist continuing education credits. 

                             

ONLINE LEARNING

The Online Learning platform offers on-demand  programs to support the professional development needs of professional counselors across a variety of work settings. Courses start at free for members. The online course catalog contains a variety of program topics and new courses are always being added ensuring that programming is up-to-date and informative.

 

WORKSHOPS

All theDivisions and Chapters offer a variety of workshops during our annual conference interims. Use the Workshop webpage to learn more about individual continuing education opportunities that are taking place around the state. If you are a Chapter or Division interested in having your workshop listed on the website


 

                                                         

The Professional Growth Conference is DCA largest annual conference, held each November. The complete four-day event draws well over 1,500 attendees and is designed for professional counselors working in a variety of settings including private practice, primary and higher education, criminal justice, community mental health centers, hospitals, nursing homes and managed care facilities, among others. The conference generally features 100 sessions including full-day Learning Institutes, Conference workshops, and two General Session keynotes - for the complete six-day event. Conference topics range from mental health, school and college counseling, counselor education and supervision, addiction and offender counseling, community and clinical counseling, marital, couple and family counseling, career development and employment counseling, to diversity, multicultural and social justice issues in counseling.        

 

COLLEGE COUNSELOR CONFERENCE

The annual School Counselor Conference is a three-day professional development event held in early September. The event offers comprehensive programming, full-day Learning Institutes, and draws more than 1,000 attendees. Intended for school counselors across the education spectrum, the conference is an extraordinary opportunity to learn innovative and proven techniques for effective school counseling practices as well as explore new trends and issues related to student growth and development.

 

COLLEGE COUNSELING

The annual College Counseling Conference is a three-day event designed specifically to address the unique interests and continuing education needs of professional college and career counselors including those working in college counseling centers, community colleges, private practice, or rehabilitation settings as well as counselor educators and student service personnel. The conference is generally held in early September. 


 


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