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Prizes will also be awarded for runner up and honorable mention. Awards will be officially presented at the <a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNzAxNjM3JnA9MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZsaT0yMjAwNDI0Mg/index.html" target="_blank">ACA 2015 Conference & Expo</a> (Orlando: March 12-15).</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>This year, students must submit an essay on the following: <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ACA recently approved a significant revision to its </span></em>Code of Ethics<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. State your belief as to the fundamental purpose of ethical standards in the counseling profession and how they can be more effectively communicated to the membership and the profession.</span></em><br><br>Review the new <a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNzAxNjM3JnA9MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZsaT0yMjAwNDI0Mw/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2014 </span></strong><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ACA Code of Ethics</span></b></em></a>, get your creative juices flowing, and participate in one of these competitions:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Graduate Student Essay Competition</span></i></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Supported by Gerald and Marianne Corey and Allen and Mary Bradford Ivey (open to all ACA members enrolled in counseling-related graduate studies at an accredited college or university).</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Future School Counselors Essay Competition</span></i></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Supported by the Roland and Dorothy Ross Trust (open to all ACA members enrolled in counseling-related studies at an accredited college or university leading to a career as a professional school counselor at the elementary, middle, or high school level). Only future school counselors who intend to function in preK-12 educational settings are eligible.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The online application, full competition rules and additional information can be found <a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zNzAxNjM3JnA9MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZsaT0yMjAwNDI0NA/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>here</span></strong></a>. The deadline for essay submissions is <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>December 12, 2014</span></strong>.<br><br>Direct questions about the 2015 competitions to <a href="mailto:essaycontests@counseling.org" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>essaycontests@counseling.org</span></strong></a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:20.25pt'><td colspan=4 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/horizontal_rule.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>5999 Stevenson Ave. Alexandria, VA 22304<br>800-347-6647 | 800-473-2329 (fax)</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>©2014, American Counseling Association,<br>All Rights Reserved.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr height=0><td width=8 style='border:none'></td><td width=52 style='border:none'></td><td width=805 style='border:none'></td><td width=42 style='border:none'></td><td width=5 style='border:none'></td><td width=3 style='border:none'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:5.0in'><tr><td style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>If you would prefer not to receive emails from us, go <a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/ACAA/default.asp?action=u&email=bhatc@ohio.edu&mi=3701637"><b>here</b></a>.<br>Please send any comments about this email to <a href="mailto:acamemberservices@counseling.org"><b>acamemberservices@counseling.org</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://pod3.informz.net/z/cmVkOC5hc3A_dT03NzIwNjQwMjcmbWk9MzcwMTYzNyZsPTE/index.html"><b><img border=0 width=200 height=38 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://pod3.informz.net/Admin31/images/2011-poweredby-informz.gif" alt="Informz for iMIS"></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cmVkNi5hc3A_bWk9MzcwMTYzNyZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZiPTMzMTU/image.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>