Common Aims, Objectives, Standards, Purpose
and
Mission Statement
The common aims and objectives of ACA are as follows:
- To monitor, maintain, set
and improve professional standards in counsellor education and
practice;
- To provide an industry-based
association for persons engaged in counsellor education and practice;
- To be a self-regulatory body
to provide for registration of counsellors in Australia;
- Liaise with Government for
the benefit of members and the public;
- To provide a single unified
voice for the counselling industry;
- To provide a consistent Code
of Conduct and set of Practitioner Standards;
- To promote the professional
development and growth of practising counsellors;
- To provide a National Complaints
Tribunal;
- To assess, review and recognise
counsellor education courses;
- To maintain a register of
qualified practicing counsellors;
- To identify to consumers,
counsellors that meet nationally-approved standards of practice;
- To help the public at large
to become more aware of the counselling profession and the availability
of reputable counsellors;
- To raise awareness of Australian
counsellors Internationally;
- To provide a vehicle to promote
research in the counselling profession;
- To help create employment
for counsellors; and
- To provide a quality control
mechanism for the public that also enables the consumer to access
a formal complaints procedure.
Standards:
The Code of Conduct and Training Standards documents reflect the
association’s standards. These can be found on the ACA web
site or a hard copy can be requested from the association.
Purpose:
To provide:
- a
formal registration process that can be audited and made available
for public scrutiny,
- a
professional association that represents high standards,
- benefits
and services for its members, and
- through
the provision of professional services raise public confidence
and trust in the counselling profession.
Mission Statement:
To be recognised by the profession, public and government as the peak
association for practicing counsellors in Australia.
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