The Goals of WCA
The professional organization was created to further counseling by:
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Promoting and providing educational programs for counselors.
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Updating counselors on new information and developments in the field.
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Creating a network of support among peers.
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Serving as a link among members, the national counseling association, its divisions, and other human service organizations.
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Promoting governmental relations and legislation to benefit counselors and consumers of counseling.
- Encouraging research, credentialing, ethics, and related standards in counseling.
WCA currently consists of the following divisions:
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The Washington School Counselors Association (WSCA)
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Mental health
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The Washington Career Development Association (WCDA)
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The Washington State Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (WSACES)
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The Washington Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (WASERVIC)
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The Washington Association for Multi-Cultural Counseling and Development (WAMCD)
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The Washington Association for Addictions and Offender Counselors (WAAOC)
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Washington Counselors for Social Justice (WCSJ)
Other divisions may be chartered as sufficient interest develops. All non-organizational memberships include one division of choice.