Counseling Resources
Acronym Organization or Terminology Links
AA Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
AAAA Association of Area Agencies on Aging http://www.n4a.org/
AAAPP American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology http://w3fp.arizona.edu/aaapp/
AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org/
AABT Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy http://www.aabt.org/
AAC Association for Assessment in Counseling http://aac.ncat.edu/
AAC Association of American Colleges http://www.aacu-edu.org/
AACD American Association for Counseling and Development (now ACA) http://www.counseling.org/
AACJC American Association of Community and Junior Colleges http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers http://www.aacrao.org/
AACTE American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education http://www.aacte.org/
AADA Association for Adult Development and Aging (Division of AACD) http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/
AAGC American Academy of Grief Counselors http://www.aihcp.org/aagc.htm
AAHA American Association of Homes for the Aging http://www2.aahsa.org/
AAHCPA American Academy of Health Care Providers in Addictive Disorders http://www.americanacademy.org/
AAJC American Association of Junior Colleges http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
AAMA American Association of Medical Assistants http://www.aama-ntl.org/
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.aamc.org/
AAMD American Association of Mental Deficiencies (now AAMR) http://www.aamr.org/
AAMFT American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/
AAMR American Association of Mental Retardation http://www.aamr.org/
AAN American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/
AANS American Academy of Neurological Surgery http://www.aans.org/
AAO American Association of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/
AAOG American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org/
AAP American Academy of Psychotherapists http://www.aapweb.com/
AAP Association for Advancement of Psychology http://www.aapnet.org/
AAP Association of American Publishers http://www.publishers.org/
AAPC American Association of Pastoral Counselors http://www.aapc.org/
AAPM American Academy of Pain Management http://www.aapainmanage.org/
AAPMR American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/
AAPPO American Association of Preferred Providers Organizations http://aappo.org/
AAPS Association of American Physicians and Surgeons http://www.aapsonline.org/
AARP American Association of Retired Persons http://www.aarp.org/
AASA American Association of School Administrators http://www.aasa.org
AASCB American Association of State Counseling Boards http://www.aascb.org
AASCU American Association of State Colleges and Universities http://www.aascu.org
AASECT American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists http://www.aasect.org
AASPB American Association of State Psychology Boards http://www.asppb.org
AATA American Art Therapy Association http://www.arttherapy.org
AATA-EPAB American Art Therapy Assoc - Educational Program Approval Board http://www.arttherapy.org
AAUP American Association of University Professors http://www.aaup.org
AAUW American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org
ABPP American Board of Professional Psychology http://www.abpp.org
ABVE American Board of Vocational Experts http://www.abve.net
ACA American Counseling Association http://www.counseling.org
ACA American Chiropractic Association http://www.amerchiro.org
ACAC Association of College Admissions Counselors http://www.nacac.com
ACCA American Christian Counseling Association http://www.aacc.net
ACCA American College Counselors Association http://www.collegecounseling.org
ACE American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu
ACEG Association for Counselors and Educators in Government (formerly MECA) http://www.dantes.doded.mil/
ACES Association for Counselor Education and Supervision http://www.acesonline.net
ACHS Association of College Honor Societies http://www.achsnatl.org
ACL Association for Community Living http://www.theassn.org
ACLD Association for Children with Learning Disabilities http://www.ldanatl.org
ACLS American Council of Learned Societies http://www.acls.org
ACLU American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org
ACME Association of Couples in Marriage Enrichment http://bettermarriages.org
ACOA Adult Child(ren) of Alcoholics http://www.adultchildren.org
ACP American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org
ACPA American College Personnel Association http://www.myacpa.org
ACPE Association for Clinical Pastoral Education http://www.acpe.edu
ACS American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org
ACSH American Council on Science and Health http://www.acsh.org
ACSW Academy of Certified Social Workers http://www.naswdc.org
ADA American Dental Association http://www.ada.org
ADA American Dermatological Association http://www.amer-derm-assn.org
ADA American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org
ADA American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org
ADAMHA Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration http://www.samhsa.gov
ADC Aid to Dependent Children http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.add.org
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder http://www.chadd.org
ADRDA Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association http://www.alz.org
ADTA American Dance Therapy Association http://www.adta.org
ADTR Academy of Dance Therapist Registered http://www.adta.org
AERA American Educational Research Association http://www.aera.net
AF Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org
AFB American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent children http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
AFT American Federation of Teachers http://www.aft.org
AFTA American Family Therapy Academy http://www.afta.org
AGPA American Group Psychotherapy Association http://www.groupsinc.org
AGS American Guidance Services http://www.agsnet.com
AHA American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org
AHA American Hospital Association http://www.aha.org
AHA American Humanist Association http://www.americanhumanist.org
AHE Association for Higher Education http://www.aahe.org
AHEAD Association for Humanistic Education and Development http://www.counseling.org
AHP Association for Humanistic Psychology http://www.ahpweb.org
AHS American Hearing Society http://www.american-hearing.org
AHSA Association of Human Services for the Aging http://www2.aahsa.org
ALA American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
AMA American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org
AMBHCA American Managed Behavioral Health Care Association http://www.ambha.org
AMCD Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development http://www.bgsu.edu
AMECD Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development    http://aac.ncat.edu
AMHCA American Mental Health Counselors Association http://www.amhca.org
AMI Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org
AMP Applied Measurement Professionals http://www.goamp.com
ANA American Neurological Association http://www.aneuroa.org
ANA American Nurses Association http://nursingworld.org
ANAD Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders http://www.anad.org
ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/
AOA Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov
AOA American Orthopsychiatric Association http://www.amerortho.org
AOA American Osteopathic Association http://www.aoa-net.org
AOS American Ophthalmological Society http://www.aosonline.org
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org
APA American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org
APA American Psychoanalytic Association http://users.rcn.com/brill/apa.html
APA American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
APASD American Psychological Association Science Directorate http://www.apa.org
APGA American Personnel and Guidance Association (now ACA) http://www.counseling.org
APT Association for Psychological Type http://www.aptinternational.org
APTA American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org
ARC American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org
ARC Association for Retarded Citizens http://www.thearc.org
ARCA American Rehabilitation Counselors Association http://www.counseling.org/arca
ARCS AIDS Related Community Services, Inc http://www.arcs.org
ASAE American Society of Association Executives http://www.asaenet.org/
ASCA American School Counselor Association http://www.schoolcounselor.org
ASCD Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org
ASCU Association of State Colleges and Universities http://www.aascu.org
ASERVIC Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Value Issues in Counseling http://www.aservic.org
ASGP&P American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama http://www.asgpp.org
ASGW Association for Specialists in Group Work http://www.asgw.org
ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org
ASPA American Society for Public Administration http://www.aspanet.org
ASTD American Society for Training & Development http://www.astd.org
ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery http://www.asvabprogram.com
ATCB Art Therapy Credentials Board http://www.atcb.org
ATP Association of Test Publishers http://www.testpublishers.org
AVA American Vocational Association http://www.aavim.com
BCW Bureau of Child Welfare http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb
BFS Bureau of Family Services (US Department of Health & Human Services) http://www.os.dhhs.gov
BIMM Buros Institute of Mental Measurements http://www.unl.edu/buros
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Department of Labor) http://www.bls.gov
BSA Biofeedback Society of America http://www.neurofunction.com
CA Cocaine Anonymous http://www.ca.org
CAA Community Action Agency http://www.communityactionpartnership.com
CAADA Counselors Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse http://www.naadac.org
CACREP Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs http://www.cacrep.org
CAMPP Council of Applied Masters' Programs in Psychology http://www.camppsite.org
CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities http://www.carf.org
CAS Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Serviced http://www.cas.edu
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate http://www.nationalcasa.org
CBO Community Based Organization http://www.dol.gov
CBP California Board of Psychology http://www.psychboard.ca.gov
CCMC Commission for Case Manager Certification http://www.ccmcertification.org
CCE Cornell Cooperative Extension http://www.cce.cornell.edu
CCE Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc.  (Affiliate of NBCC) http://www.cce-global.org
CCL Center for Creative Leadership http://www.ccl.org
CDA Child Development Association http://www.nacd.org
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
CDMSC Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission http://www.cdms.org
CEC Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org
CEU Continuing Education Unit http://www.ccacc.ca/ceu.htm
CEWE Council on Social Work Education http://www.cswe.org
CFF Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org
CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Programs for Uniformed Services http://www.calnhs.org/homehealth
CHCF Counseling and Human Development Foundation http://www.counseling.org
CIA Coalition of Institutionalized Aged http://www.ciadny.org
CIRS Career Information Review Service (a unit of NCDA) http://ncda.org/about/poles.html
CLEAR Council on Licensure Enforcement and Regulation http://www.clearhq.org
CLMHD Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc. http://www.clmhd.org
CMHS Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
COFCCA Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies http://www.cofcca.org
COPS Committee on Professional Standards http://www.courts.state.ny.us
CORE Council on Rehabilitation Education (Rehabilitation Counseling) http://www.core-rehab.org
CPP Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. http://www.cpp.com
CPSE Committee on Pre-school Special Education   http://www.littlevillage.org
CPSTI CPS Training Institute, Cornell University http://www.explosivechild.com
CPTA Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment of American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
CRCC Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification http://www.crccertification.com
CRE Council on Rehabilitation Education http://www.core-rehab.org
CSI Chi Sigma Iota http://www.csi-net.org
CSWE Council on Social Work Education http://www.cswe.org
CVMH Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health http://www.cvmha.org
CWLA Child Welfare League of America http://www.cwla.org
DAV Disabled American Veterans http://www.dav.org
DDS Disability Determination Services (Federal Gov't) http://www.ssa.gov
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services (US Govt. Agency) http://www.hhs.gov
DOL Department of Labor  http://www.dol.gov
DVAA Delaware Valley Arts Alliance http://www.artsalliancesite.org
EAP Employee Assistance Program http://www.eap-sap.com
ERIC Educational Resource and Information Center http://www.eric.ed.gov
ESI    East Side Institute for Short Term Psychotherapy http://www.eastsideinstitute.org
ETS Educational Testing Service http://www.ets.org
FARB Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards http://www.farb.org
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov 
FMSF False Memory Syndrome Foundation http://www.fmsfonline.org
GCDF Global Career Development Facilitator http://www.cdf-global.org
GMHC Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. http://www.gmhc.org
HCBS Home and Community Based Services http://www.hcbs.org
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip
HCFA Health Care For All http://www.hcfa.org
HEAP Home Energy Assistance Program http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
HFHI Habitat for Humanity International http://www.habitat.org
HHS Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov
HSE Health Services Education (American Red Cross) http://www.redcross.org
HUD US Office of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov
IAAOC International Association for Addictions and Offender Counselors http://www.iaaoc.org
IAC International Association for Counseling http://www.iac-irtac.org
IACS International Association of Counseling Services http://iacsinc.org/uccstand.htm
IAMFC International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors http://www.iamfc.com
IAEVG International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance http://www.iaevg.org/IAEVG
IBT International Brotherhood of Teamsters http://www.teamster.org
ICAA International Council on Alcohol and Addiction icaa@pingnet.ch (e-mail address)
ICD International Classification of Diseases http://www.cdc.gov
ICRC International Counselor Reciprocity Consortium http://www.icrcaoda.org
ICRC International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium http://www.icrcaoda.org
IRB Institutional Review Board http://www.fda.gov
IRTAC International Round Table for the Advancement of Counseling (now IAC) http://www.educ.sfu.ca/iac/
JCD Journal of Counseling and Development http://www.counseling.org
JCP Journal of Counseling Psychology http://www.apa.org/journals/cou/
JCTS Joint Committee on Test Standards http://www.apa.org/science/jctpweb.html
LAB Legal Aid Bureau http://www.mdlab.org
LAS Legal Aid Society http://www.atlantalegalaid.org
LDC Leadership Development Conference http://www.savannahpresbytery.org
MECA Military Educators and Counselors Association http://www.dantes.doded.mil
MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory http://www.pearsonassessments.com
MOW Meals on Wheels http://www.mowaa.org
NA Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org
NAACP National Association for Advancement of Colored People http://www.naacp.org
NAADAC National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors http://naadac.org
NAATP National Association for Addiction Treatment Providers http://www.naatp.org/careers/index.php
NACCMHC National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors http://www.nacac.com
NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org
NAMP Northamerican Association of Masters in Psychology http://www.enamp.org
NAPSO National Alliance of Pupil Services Organization http://www.nasponline.org
NASP National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org
NASW National Association of Social Workers http://www.naswdc.org
NBCC National Board for Certified Counselors http://www.nbcc.org
NBCCH National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists http://www.natboard.com
NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards http://www.nbpts.org
NCATA National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations http://www.nccata.org
NCCA National Commission on Certifying Agencies http://www.noca.org/ncca/ncca.htm
NCDA National Career Development Association http://www.ncda.org
NCHCA National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (now NCCA) http://www.ncca.ie/j/index.htm
NECA National Employment Counselors Association cbutlerlpc@yahoo.com (e-mail address)
NFSCSW National Federation of Societies of Clinical Social Work http://www.cswf.org
NIAAA National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov
NMHA National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org
NOCA National Organization for Competency Assurance http://www.noca.org
NORML National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws http://www.norml.org
NOW National Organization for Women http://www.now.org
NRCA National Rehabilitation Counseling Association http://http://nrca-net.org
OA Overeaters Anonymous http://www.oa.org/index.htm
OMB Office of Management and Budget www.whitehouse.gov/omb
PA Public Assistance http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/welfare
PACT Program for Assertive Community Treatment      http://www.nami.org
PAIMI Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness http://www.dcpanda.org/paimi.html
PASS Plans for Achieving Self-Support http://www.ssa.gov
PHA US Public Housing Authority http://www.hud.gov
RACC Research & Assessment Corporation for Counseling, Inc. (Affiliate of NBCC) http://www.nbcc.org/cert/why.htm
RISE Rape Intervention Services and Education (Planned Parenthood) http://www.pprsr.org/rapecrisis
SA Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx
SDOH State Department of Health http://www.communityhealth.state.ga.us
SETRC Special Education Teacher's Resource Center http://www.theteachersguide.com
SHRM Society for Human Resources Management http://www.shrm.org
SIOP Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology http://www.siop.org
SLAP Supervised Living Apartment Program http://www.parentsfoundation.com
SSA Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov
SSI Supplemental Security Income http://www.ssa.gov
UCP United Cerebral Palsy Association http://www.ucp.org
USPHS United States Public Health Service http://www.hhs.gov
UW United Way http://national.unitedway.org
WHO World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en
WSI Water Safety Instructor (American Red Cross)  http://www.redcross.org
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