<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><title>Impact of Mid-Term Elections on Professional Counseling</title><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#BF1212;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none none;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#BF1212;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none none;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F9F9F9" background="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/background_texture.png" lang=EN-US link="#BF1212" vlink="#BF1212"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., L.P.C, L.S.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Counselor Education, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Faculty Advisor, The Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Department of Counseling and Higher Education,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Patton College of Education, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Office: McCracken Hall, 374<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: 740-593-4425; Fax: 740-593-0477; Email: <a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu"><u><span style='color:blue'>bhatc@ohio.edu</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Website: <a href="http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Media: <a href="http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292"><u><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> American Counseling Association [mailto:acamemberservices@counseling.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 10, 2014 10:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine<br><b>Subject:</b> Impact of Mid-Term Elections on Professional Counseling<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=5 style='background:#80C247;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Having trouble viewing this email? </span><span style='color:white'><a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODIxMzUxJnA9MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZsaT0yMjk1ODE1Mw/index.html"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>View it in your browser</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td colspan=5 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=39 rowspan=6 valign=top style='width:23.25pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td colspan=3 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/aca_logo.png" alt="ACA Logo"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=39 valign=top style='width:23.25pt;border:none;border-bottom:none black 1.0pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:20.25pt'><td colspan=5 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/horizontal_rule.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>How will the results of the mid-term elections impact you?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:20.25pt'><td colspan=5 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/horizontal_rule.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=175 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:105.0pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=130 height=195 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/CounselorsEmpowerLogojpg.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top style='width:30.0pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=550 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:330.0pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The 2014 mid-term elections saw the Republican Party surge triumphantly back into electoral politics as the Grand Old Party strengthened its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, retook control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in eight years and won a number of gubernatorial races, which included some states that President Obama easily carried in 2012.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Now that these races are behind us and these new officials get ready to be sworn in, some basic questions arise. What do those victories mean for the counseling profession? What is the possible impact of a Republican controlled Congress? What will the relationship be between the President and Congressional Leaders? And what do the results mean in gubernatorial contests that were held?<br><br>Find the answers to these important questions in ACA's <a href="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODIxMzUxJnA9MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZsaT0yMjk1ODA5Mg/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2014 Mid-Term Elections Recap</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><td width=550 valign=top style='width:330.0pt;background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:20.25pt'><td colspan=5 valign=top style='background:white;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://acaa.informz.net/ACAA/data/images/matrix_images/horizontal_rule.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.25pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=5 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></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=3821351"><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_dT03NzIwNjQwMjcmbWk9MzgyMTM1MSZsPTE/index.html"><b><img border=0 width=200 height=38 id="_x0000_i1030" 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_i1031" src="http://ACAA.informz.net/z/cmVkNi5hc3A_bWk9MzgyMTM1MSZ1PTc3MjA2NDAyNyZiPTMzMTU/image.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>