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Professional Liability Insurance ACA members are offered a full line of professional liability insur-ance products through the Healthcare Providers Service Organiza-tion (HPSO). From complimentary professional liability insurance for Master’s students, a 50% discount for new professionals and a 10% discount for all other members, you can rest assured that HPSO offers the most competitive insurance programs possible. You will even have access to risk management resources, including an attorney who can provide advice and consultation when faced with legal issues. Call HPSO at 866-896-4793 for more information.

Health Insurance ProgramsACA provides assistance with medical, dental, life, disability, and long-term care insurance through special plans. Call 800-347-6647 x284 for more information.

Ethics Consultations Get the support you need when you need it. Consultations are available five days a week with a 72-hour inquiry response time. Free to members.

Career ResourcesTake advantage of free resume critiques, mock interviews, job listings, search strategies and much more. Interested in private practice? You can also schedule a private practice consult to explore options and get the answers you need.

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Savings on CEs ACA membership quickly pays for itself, as you earn one FREE CE credit each month (members are notified of opportunities via email). That’s a $240 value.

News, Information, & Inspiration Whether it’s Counseling Today magazine, a quarterly electronic counseling research journal, (print copies available for a fee), or bimonthly editions of ACA eNews (special focus editions also available), you will have everything you need at your fingertips.

Counseling.org The ACA website offers unlimited edu-cation opportunities, including webinars covering timely, relevant issues; podcasts; Practice Briefs (research-based approach-es submitted by other counselors); the ACA-ACES Syllabus Clearinghouse and ACA-ACC Activities Clearinghouse; search-able collections of full-text Journal of Counseling & Development and Counseling Today articles; ACA Digest articles; and the VISTAS Collection, which captures content from ACA Conferences. Reference and research assistance is also available at counseling.org through the online Library.

adVocacYFrom fighting for critical legislation on Capitol Hill to promoting the value of professional counselors and counseling to the public, ACA is leading the charge to ensure that you receive the respect and support you deserve. As a member, you will receive legislation alerts for issues that directly affect you and those you serve, as well as program support at the national and state levels through our free ACA Government Relations listserv.

Learn to contact your local representatives, plan a lobby visit, get press coverage of issues in your area, and more.

Professional Credibility Displaying an ACA membership certificate in your office or workspace, or the ACA member logo on your website and busi-ness cards, assures those you serve that you are a leader in the counseling profession, adhering firmly to the ACA Code of Ethics and practicing in your chosen field as an educated, informed, and dedicated individual.

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ACA Conference & Expo No other meeting brings together a more diverse cross section of the counseling profession, representing every counseling specialty from every corner of the globe. Unparalleled education sessions and events provide countless opportunities to engage with your peers, cultivate relationships, and contribute to your professional community. And special functions such as the First-Timer’s Breakfast or the ACA Talent Show make it easy for new members to engage and feel comfortable. With destinations including Honolulu, San Francisco, and New Orleans, the ACA Conference & Expo is an opportunity to advance your career in a stimulating environment, surrounded by other counseling professionals.

ACA Divisions & Branches Take your membership to the next level. Divisions and Branches represent the best opportunity to stay connected with colleagues working in your specific interest and practice areas, or gain access to other counselors in your own neighborhood.

ACA Connect This online networking tool for members only allows you the opportunity to find friends and colleagues with similar inter-ests, contribute practical tips and ideas, ask questions and get answers in real time, share powerful education resources, see who is attending events, watch brief instructional videos, and so much more. Also, you will be able to start a blog, search for someone you met at Confer-ence, or browse interest-based forums to build your skill set in a private, secure, and convenient online environment.

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Creative Interventions and Activities Clearinghouse

A Team Building Project in a Doctoral Professional

Orientation Class

Thelma Duffey and Shane Haberstroh

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Purpose:

To provide a learning experience where students entering administration and counselor education create a growth

promoting professional culture.

Materials Needed:

Paper and pens

Procedures:

Students receive the following instructions:

You are a Director of a community agency or Program Director in a Counselor Education Program. Your charge is to

educate your team on positive culture-building practices. Create a model that delineates (a) common challenges to a

team and (b) possible solutions for overcoming these challenges. Please describe how (c) your unique strengths could

facilitate this process and reflect on how your (d) areas for growth could be particularly challenging. Finally, please list

three obstacles within a work climate that could be particularly frustrating and (e) illustrate how you would proactive-

ly navigate the process in each case. Take into account your understanding of personality factors, cultural context and

other related issues that could impact the work climate.

Process Questions and Follow-Up:

Group process and feedback: Personality inventories can be used to deepen awareness.

Practice Setting:

Counselor Education

Substance Use and Addictive DisordersGerald A. Juhnke and Kathryn L. Henderson

Description of Substance Use and Addictive DisordersDefinition• TheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse(NIDA)definesaddictionas“…achronic,relapsingbrain diseasethatischaracterizedbycompulsivedrugseekinganduse,despiteharmfulconsequences.”Resource:NIDAdrugaddictiondefinitionandoverview:http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/media-guide/science-drug-abuse-addiction.

Prevalence• Themostrecentavailableestimatessuggest“22.5millionAmericansaged12orolderwerecurrent

(pastmonth)illicitdrugusers”(e.g.,marijuana,cocaine,etc.)andapproximately58.3millionAmeri-cansage12orolderparticipatedinbingedrinking(SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministration[SAMHSA],2012a).

Resource:SAMHSA2011NationalSurveyonDrugUseFindings:http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/2k11Results/NSDUHresults2011.pdf

IDentIfIcAtIon/ASSeSSment StrAtegIeS

Resource:NationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholism(NIAAA)listofsubstanceuseassessmentinstruments:

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AssessingAlcohol/quickref.htm

Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (SASSI-3)TheSubstanceAbuseSubtleScreeningInventory-3(SASSI-3)wasdesignedto“...identifyindividualswithahighprobabilityofhavingasubstancedependencedisorder,evenifthoseindividualsdonotacknowledgesubstancemisuseorsymptomsassociatedwithit.”(Miller,Roberts,Brooks,&Lazowski,1997,p.2).TheSASSIwasthemostfrequentlyusedaddictionsassessmentinstrumentbyMasterAd-dictionCounselors(MACs)andtheaddictionsinstrumentthatMACsbelievedshouldbemosttaughtincounselingprograms(Juhnke,Vacc,Curtis,Coll,&Paredes,2003).TheSASSI-3has10scales.Thesescalesreportclientidentifiedsubstanceabusesymptoms,potentialdefensiveness,randomansweringpatterns,relativeriskforlegalproblemsresultingfromtheirsubstanceuse(e.g.,DrivingUndertheInfluence),unrecognizedproblematicbehaviorsthatarelikelysubstanceuserelated,andopenacknowl-edgementofalcoholandotherdruguse(Balkin&Juhnke,2013).TheSASSI-3canbeadministeredbycounselorswhohaveamaster’sdegreeincounselingandhavebeentrainedandsupervisedintheinstru-ment’suse.TheSASSI-3isforclients18yearsandolderwith3.2orhighergradereadinglevel.Adminis-trationandscoringtimeisapproximately15minutes.

Resources:NIAAASASSI-3description,userqualifications,andorderinginformation:http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AssessingAlcohol/InstrumentPDFs/66_SASSI.pdfhttp://www.sassi.com/products/SASSI3/shopS3-pp.shtml

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ACA Divisions are a great way to add value to your membership. Divisions give you access to information, research, and a network of professionals practicing in your specialty.

Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) AARC promotes the effective use of assessment in the counseling profession. Formerly AACE

Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA) Focuses on adult development and aging issues as well as addressing counseling concerns throughout the lifespan.

Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) Children and adolescents in a multitude of settings.

Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) Brings together counselors, counselor educators, creative arts therapists and counselors in training to explore unique and diverse approaches to counseling.

American College Counseling Association (ACCA) Is to foster student development in colleges, universities, and community colleges.

Association for Counselors and Educators in Government (ACEG) Originally the Military Educators and Counselors Association, ACEG addresses the unique needs of clients and families in local, state, and federal government or in military-related agencies.

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Originally the National Association of Guidance and Counselor Trainers, ACES stresses quality education and supervision for counselors in all settings.

Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) Provides a forum for the exchange of information about humanistically-oriented counseling practices and promotes the growing body of knowledge about humanistic principles applied to human development and potential.

Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC) ALGBTIC educates counselors on the unique needs of client identity development, and helps counselors develop a non-threatening counseling environment.

Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Originally the Association of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, AMCD strives to improve cultural, ethnic and racial empathy and understanding.

American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Represents mental health counselors, advocating for client-access to quality services within the health care industry.

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) Brings together rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who serve people with disabilities throughout their life span.

American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Advocates for school counseling professionals who work to improve the personal, educational, and career development of students. ASCA members also work with parents, educators, and community members to provide a positive learning environment.

Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) Originally the National Catholic Guidance Conference, ASERVIC promotes spiritual, ethical, religious, and other human values within the discipline of counseling.

Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) Provides professional leadership and research in the field of group work, as well as establishes standards for professional training.

Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) A community of counselors, counselor educators, graduate students, and school and community leaders who seek equity and an end to oppression and injustice affecting clients, students, counselors, families, communities, schools, workplaces, governments, and other social and institutional systems.

International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) Originally the Public Offender Counselor Association, IAAOC advocates for the development of effective counseling and rehabilitation programs for people with substance abuse problems, other addictions, and adult and/or juvenile public offenders.

International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) IAMFC members help develop healthy family systems through prevention, education, and therapy.

National Career Development Association (NCDA) Originally the National Vocational Guidance Association, NCDA promotes career development for all people across the life span through public information, member services, conferences, and publications.

National Employment Counseling Association (NECA) Originally the National Employ-ment Counselors Association, NECA is committed to offering professional leadership to people who counsel in employment and/or career development settings.

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