"AACC is committed to
assisting Christian counselors and
the entire ‘community of care,’
licensed professionals, pastors, and
caring church members with little or
no formal training. It is our
intention to equip clinical,
pastoral, and lay care-givers with
Biblical truth and psycho-social
insights that ministers to hurting
persons and helps them move to
personal wholeness, interpersonal
competence, mental stability, and
spiritual maturity. "
Counselor Education Student Organizations
Counseling students are encouraged to advance their professional development beyond their academic preparation by joining and participating in professional counseling organizations, many of which are listed below.
| Chi Sigma Iota - Zeta Chapter |
| "Our mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling." |
| American Counseling Association |
| "The mission of the American Counseling Association is to enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity." |
| Alabama Counseling Association |
| "To enhance human development throughout the life span and to promote public confidence and trust in the counseling profession." |
| American Association of Christian Counselors |
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| Student Rehabilitation Association (SRA) |
| The Mission of the UAB Student Rehabilitation Association is to promote student identity with the rehabilitation profession by facilitating interaction around information and issues in the field. |