July 30, 2010
COLORADO COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
The Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) is a state branch of the 50,000 member American Counseling Association (ACA). CCA is an organization of counseling professionals who work in education, health care, residential, private practice, community agencies, government and business/industry settings.  Serving as a dynamic network of professional counselors in the State of Colorado, CCA is devoted to professional development and maintenance of high standards for those involved in the counseling profession.
Through leadership training, continuing education opportunities, and advocacy services to our members, CCA provides counseling professionals opportunities to develop their skills and expand their knowledge base.  CCA is instrumental in setting professional and ethical standards for the counseling profession.  The association is making considerable strides in accreditation, licensure, and national certification.  It also represents the interests of the profession before congress and federal agencies.
 
For additional information about CCA you can review our BYLAWS and our POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
 
Benefits of Membership
 

The Colorado Counseling Association offers great opportunities for professional growth.  

¨                  Annual conference

¨                  Workshops

¨                  Opportunities for CEU credits

¨                  Newsletter

¨                  Affiliation with ACA

¨                  Liability and Personal Insurance Discounts (includes local legal advise services)

¨                  Counselor Locater Service

¨                  Informative website

¨                  Networking

¨                  Advocacy

¨                  Professional representation at local, state, and notional legislative levels

¨                  Membership blog, and forums

¨                  Online job posting

¨                  Opportunities to serve counseling peers and the community

¨                  Opportunities to present and share your expertise

¨                  Updates on professional counseling topics

¨                  Support for your counseling practice

¨                  Professional Web site design and maintenance discounts
 
Mission Statement
 
The Colorado Counseling Association is the Colorado branch of the American Counseling Association. The mission of the Colorado Counseling Association is to enhance quality of life by promoting development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to advocate for human dignity, social justice, and respect for diversity.
 
Current goals adopted by the Colorado Counseling Association emphasize work in public policy, information sharing, membership activation, and leadership development.
 
 
» You may already have memberships in other professional organization and would like to have a membership in CCA as well.
 
Accomplishments & Plans

WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN!
WHAT WE DID IN 2009

• Preformed a much needed face lift for our website
• Established membership discounts for insurance
• Established membership discounts on state of the art, easy to use, complete on-line marketing solutions and professional designed website
• Established membership “counselor locator” listing on website
• Established membership blog
• Conducted CCA Survey
• Published and distributed newsletters electronically 
• Offered traveling workshop (with CEU’s)
• Hosted networking events (regional)
• Conducted leadership training
• Conducted membership drive
• Hosted Colorado Licensed Professional Counseling Association (CLCPA) activities
• Hosted Colorado Career Development Association (CCDA) activities
• Lobbied for Continuing Competency Bill
• Assembled the CCA Sunset Review committee
• Monitored legislation in order to keep Colorado counselors informed
• Contracted with state lobbyist for representation and monitoring of legislation
• Developed and implemented CCA Policies and Procedures manual
• Update CCA Bylaws
• Held an annual CCA strategic planning retreat
• Developed and implemented CCA strategic plan
• Began planning the CCA Annual conference for 2010
• Attended ACA regional leadership conference
• Visited Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to lobby for LPC and LMFT inclusion in     Medicare and Medicaid programs
• Registered CCA in the Colorado Charitable Organization in Colorado
 

 
                                    WHAT WE’LL BE DOING IN 2010

• Establish and Maintain the Financial Foundation of CCA
o Determine a reserve amount to maintain
o Obtain revolving high interest rate CD’s
o Conduct annual review of financial records
o Explore options for maintaining the budget by generally accepted accounting procedures.

• Develop Effective Leaders
o Appoint a Leadership Development Committee
o Present leadership academy/workshop at annual conference
o Sponsor President and President-Elect attend ACA and Western Region Leadership Conferences

• Promote Recognition of the Counseling Profession
o Monitor public relation efforts
o Publicize ideas developed to CCA member and general public
o Promote CCA membership to students
o Provide networking events and workshops for students

• Promote and Expand the Association
o Increase professional membership in CCA
o Utilize conduct membership assessment tool provided by ACA
o Develop strategy for membership retention and renewal
o Conduct annual membership drive.
o Conduct annual survey
o Nominate CCA for awards at the local, state, and national levels
o Explore ways to increase membership benefits
o Increase efforts to support counselors in rural settings and/or geographic areas

• Provide Leadership as an Association in Government Relations
o Monitor legislation which impact the profession of counseling
o Conduct monthly meetings for review of information to be presented at Sunset Coalition meetings
o Keep general membership aware of issues through legislative issues

CCA is here to serve the interest of Colorado’s counselors and the profession as a whole. We have great plans for 2010 and we look forward to seeing you at our events and activities!

As always, THANK YOU for supporting CCA!
Colorado Counseling Association  
1508 Lakeside Drive
Greeley, Colorado 80631

 
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