The group was founded in 1952 • Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) (2004) •
American College Counseling Association (ACCA) (1991) • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) (1940) • Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) (1931) • Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) (1972) • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) (1958) • Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) (1974) • Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) (1973) • Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) (1999) • International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC) (2021) • International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) (1972) • International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) (1989) • Military and Government Counseling Association (MGCA) (1984) • National Career Development Association (NCDA) (1913) • National Employment Counseling Association (NECA) (1966) • Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE) (1975) • Affiliate: Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness (ACSSW) (in or before 2018) The ACA also has multi-state regional bodies, and branches for various US states and territories. There is also a "Europe" branch.
Publications ACA publishes books, journals and other educational materials on counseling topics including
Journal of Counseling & Development.{{cite web The organization's flagship magazine,
Counseling Today,{{cite web
2017 conference In 2016, ACA moved its 2017 San Francisco Conference & Expo from Nashville, Tennessee to San Francisco, California after Tennessee's legislature passed a bill, HB 1840/SB 1556, targeting members of the LGBTQ community and others. The bill allowed counselors in Tennessee to turn clients away based on "strongly held principles". The ACA stated that the legislation "denies services to those most in need, targets the counseling profession, and violates the ACA's code of ethics".{{Cite web ==References==