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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
the Counselling Profession

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/AMHCA Event -- 19th May 2021 -- The Counsellor's Role in Addressing Systemic Racism-Related Trauma

06th May 2021

Recent events sparking increased awareness and attention to systemic racism-related trauma have inspired the International Association for Counselling (IAC) and American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) to collaborate on a complimentary four-...

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09th April 2021

Welcome!There are two ways you can contact IAC members and the wider profession through IAC -- through our e-Newsletter or through a Direct Isolated Email. Advertising with us opens access to a wide global readership of counselling students, practitioners...

IAC Webinar Series -- Desiree Carlson - October 2020

21st September 2020

***EVENT Has taken place**** Please see recoding HERE     Access Passcode: XT=Lt%62IAC Webinar Series Presents: Cultural Relativism: Bringing anthropology into our counselling practice to improve our multicultural perspective.Presenter: Desiree ...

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