ASGW stands with other ACA divisions in Affirming Choice. We unconditionally affirm that, as mental health professionals, we believe in the empowerment of women and that all human beings have rights to privacy and personal decision-making about their own bodies.
We are devastated by the recent senseless murders of grocery shoppers in Buffalo, NY, churchgoers in Orange County, CA and now schoolchildren and teachers in Uvalde, TX. We are grieving for their lives violently cut short and heartbroken for their shocked families.
Statement from ACA Divisions to affirm support for LGBTQIA populations in light of discriminatory initiatives and legislation nationwide, referencing the long history of ACA’s stance against discrimination as antithetical to the profession of counseling.
Nebraska Becomes Tenth State to Sign Interstate Counseling Compact into Law The American Counseling Association and licensed professional counselors nationwide are celebrating the signing of Nebraska Legislative Bill 752 in support of the Counseling Compact, which will authorize counselors to practice across state lines once enacted. www.counseling.org
The Association for Specialists in Group Work is hosting a free member event at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on April 7, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. We welcome your attendance at this meaningful gathering of ASGW members during the ACA conference in Atlanta.
The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA), is inviting submissions for our next special issue of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work (JSGW) featuring “Group Work Innovations in a Transforming World.”
