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Professional Organizations

The counseling profession has various organizations that support professionals and graduate students. Students are encouraged to get involved in professional organizations and learn more about the opportunities they offer. While this is not an exhaustive list, we have linked a variety of organizations.

State Organizations:

  • Ohio Counseling Association (OCA)
  • Ohio School Counseling Association (OSCA)

National Organizations:

  • The American Counseling Association (ACA - 19 Divisions of ACA)
  • The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
  • American School Counselors Association (ASCA)
  • American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
  • Chi Sigma Iota (CSI)

Divisions of ACA:

  • Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)
  • Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC)
  • Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC)
  • Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC)
  • American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
  • Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC)
  • Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
  • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
  • Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)
  • Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
  • Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
  • International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC)
  • International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)
  • International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
  • Military and Government Counseling Association (MGCA)
  • National Career Development Association (NCDA)
  • National Employment Counseling Association (NECA)
  • Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE)

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