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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 Awarded European Union Funding for New Counselling Training Project

10th September 2025

We are delighted to share that IAC is one of four partners in a newly funded Erasmus+ KA210-VET project: Developing Basic Training Principles in the Counselling Profession. The project has been awarded a total European Union grant of €60,000, running ...

IAC Hosts International Thought Leaders and Launches Historic Initiatives at Annual Conference in Malta

05th August 2025

IAC, in collaboration with the University of Malta and the Malta Association for the Counselling Profession, proudly hosted its 2025 Annual Conference, 11–13 July, in Malta, drawing hundreds of counselling professionals, scholars, and mental health ...

IAC Declaration on Climate-Responsive Counselling Launches in Malta

04th August 2025

The Malta Declaration, developed by IAC in collaboration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), was launched on Friday, 11 July, 2025, at the IAC Annual ...

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