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American Counseling Association
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The mission of the American Counseling Association is to enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.

http://www.counseling.org/

American School Counselor Association

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 20,000 professional school counselors around the globe.

http://www.schoolcounselor.org

Association for Specialists in Group Work

The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) was founded to promote quality in group work training, practice, and research both nationally and internationally. A division of the American Counseling Association (ACA), ASGW numbers among its members over 900 group workers and group work educators.

http://www.asgw.org

Association for Play Therapy

The Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national professional society based in the United States .

Its mission is to promote the value of play, play therapy, and credentialed play therapists.

To satisfy this mission, APT will advance the psychosocial development and mental health of all people by sponsoring and supporting those programs, services, and related activities that promote the:

• Public understanding and appreciation of play and play therapy;

• Effective practice of play therapy through research, education and training, and support;

• Recognition, incorporation, and preservation of diversity in play and play therapy;

• Development and maintenance of a strong professional organization that satisfies this mission.

http://www.a4pt.org

National Association for Multicultural Education

NAME's membership encompasses the spectrum of professional educators and specialists, including early childhood, classroom and higher education faculty, administrators, psychologists, social workers, counselors, curriculum specialists, librarians, scholars, and researchers.

http://www.nameorg.org/