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Executive Council Now Accepting Nominations

August 24, 2010 Election

The ACCA is now accepting nominations for the following three positions:
President-Elect (3-year term)
Secretary
Member-at-Large
Members are encouraged to Download the PDF Form below and return it via email with your nominations to:
ACCA Nominations & Elections Chair, Greta A. Davis, Ph.D. at davis_greta@yahoo.com
ACCA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NOMINATION FORM

ACCA President Responds to New Grade Betting Company

August 24, 2010 News

ACCA President Brian Van Brunt Ed. D was quoted in an article on Ultrinsic, a website where students can wager on grades at Rutgers and Princeton Universities.
Dr. Van Brunt stated the following:
“A lot of companies see college students are potentially easy marks for this kind of thing,” Van Brunt said. “It seems to me [...]

Webinar Event: Suicide Attempts & Hospitalization

August 3, 2010 News

Introducing a New Webinar:
Suicide Attempts & Hospitalization:
7 Critical Issues for Higher Ed
Tuesday, September 14th – 2 pm (ET)
Some of the most difficult situations to deal with on today’s college campus are responding to suicide attempts and managing the process of hospitalizing a student for psychiatric reasons.

Does your school have a memorandum of [...]

Community College Times Article

June 28, 2010 News

The following article was published at CommunityCollegeTimes.com:
Counselors see more severity, complexity among student cases
By Matthew Dembicki, Published June 25, 2010
Nearly half of community college counselors participating in an informal survey say that their cases have increased in severity and complexity over the past few years.
Stress, depression, anxiety disorders, academic problems, relationship issues and test anxiety [...]

Video: Professional College Counselors

June 28, 2010 News

Please enjoy the following video, provided by The Texas Counseling Association (TCA) and the Texas College Counseling Association (TCCA), entitled “Professional College Counselors: A Vital Campus Resource”:

2009-2010 Community College Counselors Survey Results

June 24, 2010 News

For the full report, download the survey in PDF Format here!

Thank you to all of those who participated in this survey!
Purpose:
This survey was conducted by the American College Counseling Association’s (ACCA) Community College Task Force (CCTF) for the purpose of gathering benchmark data about common practices for Personal Counseling in our setting.
Method:
The [...]

Texas College Counseling Conference – Call for Programs

April 15, 2010 Conferences

The Texas College Counseling Association would like to invite members of ACCA to our Summer 2010 College Counseling Conference in beautiful Fort Worth Texas. Please consider sharing your experience and expertise with us by submitting a program proposal for the June 11-12, 2010 conference.
Fort Worth is an exciting city and [...]