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The Passage of Counselor Legislation in the 1991 Arkansas State Legislature
Author(s) -
Roberts Walter,
Schmid Richard,
Blaine Barbara
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01742.x
Subject(s) - legislature , legislation , general assembly , political science , state (computer science) , association (psychology) , professional association , house of representatives , public administration , psychology , public relations , law , psychotherapist , algorithm , computer science
In the summer of 1990, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Associationfor Counseling, Guidance, and Development (now the Arkansas Counseling Association) committed to proposing a legislative package to the 1991 Arkansas General Assembly that included bills to grant privileged communication to school counselors; a third‐party payment bill for licensed professional counselors; and a resolution calling for the reduction of noncounseling‐related duties for school counselors. This article details the legislative efforts of the Arkansas Association for Counseling, Guidance, and Development in the 1991 Arkansas General Assembly and provides insight for other American Association for Counseling and Development (now the American Counseling Association) state affiliates in planning and implementing a successful legislative program.