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Professional Associations
All students are encouraged to become active members of National and State Counseling Associations. Professional associations offer valuable resources for professional development and professional advocacy.
National:
- American Counseling Association (ACA): www.counseling.org
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA): www.schoolcounselor.org
- National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates (NBCC): www.nbcc.org
Other ACA Divisions:
- Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC): www.aarc-counseling.org
- Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC): https://www.creativecounselor.org/
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES): http://www.acesonline.net
- Association for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC): https://www.counseling.org
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD): https://multiculturalcounselingdevelopment.org
- Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC): http://www.aservic.org
- Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW): http://www.asgw.org
- Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development (C-AHEAD)
- Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ): http://www.counselorsforsocialjustice.net
- International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC): http://www.iamfconline.org
- The National Career Development Association (NCDA): http://ncda.org/
State:
- Massachusetts School Counselors Association (MSCA): www.masca.org
- Western Massachusetts Counseling Association (WMCA)
- Franklin-Hampshire Guidance Association (FHGA) https://masca.wildapricot.org/Affiliates