ACCA President Monica Osburn, PhD
The ACCA is developing in leaps and bounds. 2012-2013 will be an exciting year indeed! This year will mark our organization moving to an annual conference with its kick off in Orlando, Florida on October 3rd!
It is hard to discuss vision and goals without taking a moment to reflect on past accomplishments and how it shapes our future as an organization. A milestone this year for the ACCA has been approval from the membership to support an executive director. This association has blossomed with the addition of our community college counselors and opening the doors to be inclusive of all clinical disciplines represented in a college counseling centers. With this infusion of new membership, we have recognized the need to purposefully address our organizational change and embrace our breadth of service. An executive director position will allow us to continue the growth of the membership while also assuring member services are increased.
This brings me to another phenomenal accomplishment of the ACCA in the realm of professional development. We have consistently provided a variety of educational opportunities in the form of webinars, Orientation to College Counseling series and our own annual conference as well as a multitude of resources on our website. These are the types of initiatives that benefit our membership and we will continue into the future.
Finally, a major highlight is the completion of our community college survey and partnership with the Gallagher survey. ACCA has prided itself on being research driven assuring we are on the cutting edge of best practice. These two surveys have not only given our organization national attention, but also allowed us to make decisions based on the needs of clinicians doing the work.
The success of college counseling is often times built on knowledge and relationships, having the skills to help our clients while developing the nurturing relationship to allow that to happen. As your incoming ACCA president, I plan to use that same philosophy for the organization. It is our commitment to you to provide the educational opportunities you want while building bridges of connection for us all to grow and thrive. The ACCA values your strengths and differences. Together we are the premier association for college counseling.
Monica Osburn
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