RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

WEB SITE ADDRESSES	OTHER CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.nbcc.org	NATIONAL National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): An independent, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to maintain a certification system and a registry of counselors who have met the standards of the profession.
http://www.crcertification.com	Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC): An independent not-for-profit organization which sets the standard for quality rehabilitation counseling services in the U.S. and Canada.
http://www.aascb.org	American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB): An alliance of governmental agencies responsible for the licensure and certification of counselors throughout the United States. AASCB collects, interprets, and disseminates information on legal and regulatory matters, and works to further cooperation among individuals and associations involved in providing counseling services to the public. Furthermore, AASCB publishes materials for training programs and member boards.
http://www.bbs.ca.gov	STATE Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS): Licenses Marriage and Family Therapists in California.
	PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.counseling.org	NATIONAL American Counseling Association (ACA): The world’s largest professional membership association dedicated exclusively to the advancement of the counseling profession. It offers professional development through conferences and publications and advocacy through government relations.
http://www.ncda.org	National Career Development Association (NCDA): A division of ACA. It’s 5,000 members provide career services in various settings with diverse populations. It offers professional development through national and state conferences and publications.
http://www.amhca.org	American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA: The national organization representing licensed mental health counselors and state chapters with consistent standards of education, training, licensing, practice, advocacy and ethics.
http://www.cacd.org	STATE California Association for Counseling and Development (CACD): A professional association which provides professional identity and leadership through a program of professional development, advocacy and a presence in the legislature.
http://www.cacd.org	CACD Education Foundation: A non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose purpose is to advance the interests of the counseling and development profession through scholarships, grants, research, counseling programs and services, collaboration efforts on registration and advocacy.
http://www.ccda-careerdev.org	California Career Development Association (CCDA): A division of CACD and the State chapter of NCDA whose membership is inclusive of all career development service providers working in a wide array of settings.
http://www.ccea-online.org	California Career Education Association (CCEA): An advocate for the continued development of career education throughout the state of California.
	California Mental Health Counselors Association (CAMHCA): A new chapter of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, organized to provide advocacy for Professional Counselors, Masters level and above, working in mental health, social services and/or private practice. E-mail: camhca@attbi.com
http://www.caccl.org	California Coalition for Counselor Licensure: A coalition of 12 professional counseling associations with the goal of establishing and maintaining qualifications, ethics and practice standards for Professional Counselors and by initiating State regulation of Professional Counselors through licensure, to assure adherence to such standards.