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ACA Crisis Resources

This site lists toll free numbers of nationwide hotlines where someone is available to talk or give a referral to a local agency. Many operate 24 hours a day; seven days a week.

ACT, Inc.
ACT, an independent, not-for-profit organization provides assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of educational planning, career planning, and workforce development.

American Association of Health Plans
This link should be of special interest to counselors in private practice. The American Association of Health Plans is the national trade association representing more than 1,000 health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, point-of-service plans, and other similar health plans that care for more than 140 million Americans. AAHP represents its member plans on a broad array of issues including legislative and regulatory matters in Washington, in the states, before the television, radio, and print media, and conducts comprehensive research on a wide range of quality and policy-related issues. AAHP also has an extensive roster of educational programs, including the Annual Institute and Display Forum, the Executive Leadership Program and Minority Management Training and Outreach Program.

American College Counseling Association
American College Counseling Association (ACCA) - an association of counselors who work in higher education - professors, therapists, researchers, psychologists, administrators, advisors, supervisors, graduate students and paraprofessionals.

American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. The mission of the American Counseling Association is to enhance the quality of life in society LCA is the a state divsion of ACA.

American Mental Health Counselors Association
A Division of the American Counseling Association, AMHCA represents mental health counselors, advocating for client-access to quality services within the health care industry.

American School Counselor Association
The American School Counselor Association is the national organization representing the school counseling profession. ASCA focuses on providing professional development, enhancing school counseling programs and researching effective school counseling practices. With ONE VISION ONE VOICE, ASCA emphasizes its commitment to all school counselors and all students. LSCA is a state division of ASCA

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences
The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences (AATBS) provides license exam preparation and continuing education for mental health professionals. AATBS has served thousands of psychologists, social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists for over 30 years.

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) emphasizes the need for quality education and supervision of counselors in all work settings. Through the accreditation process and professional development activities, ACES strives to continue to improve the education, credentialing and supervision of counselors. Publications on current and relevant research, practices, ethical standards and related problems are available to members. Persons who are engaged in the professional preparation of counselors will find leadership through ACES. The purpose of the Association, in accordance with the purpose of ACA, is to advance counselor education and supervision in order to improve guidance, counseling and student development services in all settings of society. LACES is a state division of ACES.

Association for Counselors & Educators in Government
Association for Counselors and Educators in Government(ACEG) is an Association for Counseling and Education professionals whose work settings are in government or military related agencies. It is a Division of the American Counseling Association (ACA).

Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling
Association for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling is a division of the American Counseling Association with a mission to educate mental health service providers about issues confronting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.

Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
Originally the Association of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, AMCD is a divsion of the American Counseling Association. AMCD strives to improve cultural, ethnic and racial empathy and understanding by programs to advance and sustain personal growth

Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling
The Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC),one of 17 divisions of the American Counseling Association, is an organization of counselors and other human development professionals who are convinced that spiritual, ethical, religious, and other human values are essential to the full development of the person and to the counseling profession.

Chi Sigma Iota
Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society for counselors-in-training, counselor educators, and professional counselors. Its mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the field of counseling.

The Society was established in 1985 through the efforts of leaders in the counseling profession whose desire was to provide recognition for outstanding achievement as well as outstanding service within the counseling profession

EDUCATION ONLINE SEARCH
Education Online Search is a web-based portal of career and college information. We include an ever expanding site with over 200 pages of unbiased information and facts on careers for those seeking basic facts on careers from Automotive Maintenance to Irish Studies. The site offers a collection of career articles and education articles to guide students through many aspects of a search, including career descriptions, financial aid tips, an overview of standardized college tests, a directory of colleges, and more.

International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)
This division of the American Counseling Association was originally the Public Offender Counselor Association. Members of IAAOC advocate the development of effective counseling and rehabilitation programs for people with substance abuse problems, other addictions, and adult and/or juvenile public offenders.

Licensed Professional Counselor Board
The Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act was passed in 1987 to provide for the regulation of the practice of mental health counseling in the state of Louisiana and to provide for the regulation of the use of the title "licensed professional counselor". For additional information, choose this site.

Links to Counseling Resources on the Net
This site is a comprehensive collection of links to a variety of resources which covers all aspects of mental health counseling.

Louisiana Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors
The Louisiana Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors is an organization of counselors in the addictions and/or offender fields, individuals who advocate for the appropriate treatment for such populations, or individuals who work in a related field and/or have an interest in this field (e.g., probation/parole officers, agency counselors and supervisors, correctional counselors, juvenile service workers, treatment specialists, community consultants, students in counseling or a related program, or individuals whose activities in an educational or training capacity contribute significantly to such work). The mission is to be a high quality resource organization which supports prevention, treatment, research, training, and advocacy for the addicted and forensic/criminal justice populations.

Louisiana College Counseling Association
Louisiana College Counseling Association (LCCA) is the division of LCA especially for those in higher education who have a professional identity in counseling and whose purpose if fostering student development. The website offers additional information.

Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Mental Health Counselors Association

Louisiana School Counselor Association
Descriptive information, officers, and related information regarding school counseling in Louisiana. The State division of the American School Counselor Association.

Louisiana State Legislature

Mental Health Association of Caddo-Bossier

National Board for Certified Counselors
The National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and affiliates (NBCC)

Louisiana Volunteers In Action

Drug information
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.