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Our Vision: A World Where Counselling is Available to All

IAC Continuing Education

IAC Continuing Education Presents: 'Transcultural Counselling' A unique opportunity to learn online from world-renowned counselling experts. This 20-hour course is self-paced. Increase your cross-cultural responsiveness. in a flexible and supported learning. Receive a Certificate of Completionand fulfil 20 Continuing Education (CEU) Hours / Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours. Low-pricing to increase global accessibility.  

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World Mapping of
Counselling

IAC is currently engaged in a major global counselling project entitled the 'World Mapping of the Counselling Profession'. We are compiling data and information about the scale, standards and contexts of counselling activity in each of the world's 196 countries. We have carried out the mapping of the pilot region (Latin-America) in partnership with the American Counseling Association (ACA) -- whose support we gratefully acknowledge. 

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Covid-19

Dear International Counselling Colleagues, We wish to show our solidarity and support to all those working to alleviate suffering as a result of the spread of the coronavirus/covid-19 outbreak worldwide. We hope our colleagues will stay safe. We recommend close monitoring of factual information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and reputable media organisations

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  • IAC - Connecting Counsellors Worldwide

    IAC - Founded in 1966

  • "This is what we were missing all along as we were just scattered all over without a common body to coordinate and regulate our much needed services in our various communities"

    Brilliant B Ncube - Zimbabwe

Latest news

IAC at the 2026 American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference

14th April 2026

Photo (L–R): Dr. Nate Perron, IAC Executive Council Member; Dr. Elsa Soto-Leggett, ACA President; Dr. Victoria Kress, ACA President-Elect; Mr. Naoise Kelly, IAC CEO  The International Association for Counselling (IAC) was delighted to be represented at...

Collaborating in the Face of Global Impact: The International Climate Responsive Counselling Survey

23rd February 2026

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study conducted in partnership by IAC, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and the Open University (OU)....

Spotlight on a New Group Member from Myanmar

12th November 2025

Counselling Corner - Changing the mental health landscape in MyanmarIn Myanmar, a country in SE Asia with about 54 million population, mental health has long been a landscape of silence.Talking about feelings was considered shameful.Counselling did not ...

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