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Welcome to the South Carolina Counseling Association website. The SCCA is an educational and charitable organization which has established itself as a leader in serving the diversity of helping professions that exists in South Carolina. This site has been created as a resource for those practitioners.

Our members are dedicated to the well-being of all of our state's citizens, and the SCCA is proud to provide opportunities for the professional development of its members.

Please browse around our site to learn more about the South Carolina Counseling Association, our divisions, our annual conference, and how to become a SCCA member. If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us. We look forward to hearing from you!


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A Message from the President

Change Happens
During the Christmas Holidays, I watched a segment of the Walton’s television show. On this show an elderly Walton, Martha, came down from the mountains to visit the Walton’s family. The younger family members soon tired of Martha’s ‘aged’ advice and meddling ways. Before long Martha recognized that perhaps she had out lived her time for she did not like the changes that had occurred. The show made me think of the many changes that we are confronted with in our own lives and how we respond to the changes. (Read More)

Upcoming Council Meetings

SCCA Transition Meeting
Date: June 8, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Windsor United Methodist Church, 9500 Windsor Lake Blvd., Columbia SC

Have You Heard?

THE 7TH ANNUAL COUNSELING GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE
Taking Care of Business: Helping the Counselor to Help the Client
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WARDLAW COLLEGE
COLUMBIA, SC
8:15AM -4:15PM
CO-SPONSORED BY SCCA
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Interested In A Leadership Position with SCCA?
President, Treasurer or Secretary. Contact Dr. David Scott at DSCOTT2@clemson.edu for more information.

Mental Health Counselors and LPC's
If you are interested in becoming a Tricare provider contact The American Mental Health Counselor Association of South Carolina - www.amhca-sc.org - for further information.

Counseling Today Magazine
The Counseling Today Magazine is seeking articles from counselors who are doing exceptional work and would like to share with others. Please contact Heather Rudow at hrudow@counseling.org

Free SCCA Post Conference Workshop
Red Cross Training Foundations of Disaster Mental Health
Saturday March 2, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Westin Hilton Head Resort and Spa
2 Grasslawn Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.
Registration deadline is February 15, 2013
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SCCA is Celebrating 50 Years of Service
We will have our celebration during our annual conference. Mrs. Ruby Edwards was appointed as the Chairperson of the 50th Celebration Committee. Please send any suggestions or ideas to rgealca@yahoo.com.

49th Annual SCCA Conference
SCCA Annual Conference this year will be in Hilton Head! Tell all fellow counselors that we will be in the "resort capital" of South Carolina. The hotel registration form is available HERE. Click below to view the Conference Registration Form.

Conference Registration (pdf)
Conference Registration (word)

Vendors Wanted
SCCA is looking for vendors for our 2013 Annual Conference. Do you have any suggestions? Please Contact Us and let us know!

2012-13 SCCA Service Project
This year the South Carolina Counseling Association is proud to announce Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) of Hilton Head as its service project recipient of charitable donations for 2013. Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) began in Hilton Head, South Carolina. In 1992, one out of three people who lived on Hilton Head Island had no access to health care. At the same time, a number of retired medical personnel (physicians, nurses, dentists, and other professionals) began expressing an interest in finding a way to continue practicing their profession on a voluntary, part-time basis to help those without access to care. In 1993, the two groups worked together and created the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, a 501 (c)(3) free health clinic utilizing retired health care professionals. Read More.