I clearly remember when my excitement for the first day of school developed. It was our yearly trips to the store for back to school supplies, the new book bag, the excitement of seeing all of your school friends, and even the stress of trying to read four summer reading books in two weeks that [...]

My home isn’t much different than many American homes in the morning. As I pour my morning cup of coffee and get myself ready for the day, in the background is a cable news show. It has been years since I had a newspaper delivered to my door. In today’s virtual world I get my [...]

The ACA Weblog has been up for several weeks and we the bloggers seem to offer a nice balance and contrast to each other. But I am wondering, what do you want to read about? What is important to you and what would draw you here on a regular basis?
Do you check in on [...]

How many of your clients email, text message or call your cell phone to make, change or cancel an appointment? Do your clients call your cell when they are experiencing an emotional crisis? The ACA Code of Ethics says that we should use encryption when emailing clients with the exception of housekeeping issues [...]

So a few weeks ago I focused my blog on tips for increasing the likelihood of having your conference proposals accepted. This week I wanted to add a few more tips to the mix and offer some food for thought.
First let’s review:
1. Proof read, proof read, proof read. You are being graded!
2. Follow the directions.
3. Choose your topic [...]

By “job”, I refer to anything you do to produce income. If you work in state or federally funded agency you have probably seen massive budget cuts. I assume that goes for university, college and school settings. Oh, and non-profits? I guess they may have had some budget cuts too. I would [...]

I am sitting on the porch of my DC condo trying to figure out what to write for this week’s blog. I have started at least three different drafts, one on the Dr. Gates story, one on the amazing kids I am currently working with, and one on the stress of being a graduate student. [...]