Professional organizations offer Counselors opportunities to network with colleagues, share ideas, meet renowned experts, and keep abreast of current best practices within the field. In Counseling, the largest organization is the American Counseling Association.
Professors are often tied more closely to national organizations which sponsor journals in which many of them publish. By contrast, practitioners tend to identify more with state and local associations since each state has its own scope of practice regulations. However, both groups can and do benefit significantly by belonging to organizations at all levels.
