a State Branch of the American Counseling Association

March 18-22, 2010, the American Counseling Association (ACA) will hold its annual conference (www.counseling.org/convention/) and exposition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Over 4000 professional counselors from across the country and around the world will come together to advance their professional development and collaborate with other professionals.

Pennsylvania Counseling Association
P.O. Box 41118
Pittsburgh, PA  15202
 

Welcome to The Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA).  I invite you to take some time to browse our website and to examine what PCA has to offer. We are dedicated to making PCA an organization that supports you as a professional counselor and serves as a resource for graduate students and counselors in training.  PCA also strives to be a source of information for the consumer.

PCA is a state branch of the American Counseling Association (ACA) representing the interests of professional counselors here in the Commonwealth.  PCA is a volunteer organization that is dedicated to the promotion of professional counseling.  There are numerous opportunities for members to take active roles in the leadership and we are always looking for new members. If you have considered becoming a member of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association or if you are currently a PCA member and want to get more involved, let us hear from you.

This is an exciting year for counseling in Pennsylvania. First, I hope you will join us for the 41st annual PCA conference which will be held at the Penn Stater hotel & conference center in State College October 30 – November 1. We are extremely pleased to have a prominent scholar in counseling, Dr. Samuel Gladding of Wake Forest University, to deliver our keynote address. Information about the 2009 conference is posted here on our website. Second, PCA is co-sponsoring the ACA Annual Conference and Exhibition that will be held in Pittsburgh March 18 – 22, 2010. The ACA Conference is the largest gathering of professional counselors in the world and is the premier source for professional development across all counseling specialties and work settings. PCA members will be afforded several benefits with the ACA conference being held here in our state.

·        The PCA conference committee chose 17 presentations to be given by PCA members and sponsored by PCA at the ACA conference. Congratulations to those chosen!

·        PCA members will receive the ACA member rate for the conference, even if they are not ACA members.

·        PCA will assign 10 complimentary registrations for the ACA conference. These registrations will be chosen at the PCA conference in October.

We hope to see you in State College and Pittsburgh.

Holly Branthoover, Ed.D., LPC, NCC

PCA President