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Helping Career Coaching and Counseling Clients Make Positive Change through Faith Integration
Helping Career Coaching and Counseling Clients Make Positive Change through Faith Integration by Dina Jones & Erica Wright This article first appeared in January 2018 as an AACC CounselED article. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Faith integration is an important part […]
By DJONES, 5 years ago
AACC BLOG
Christian HealthCare Ministries
What is Christian Healthcare Ministries? Health cost sharing is a way to satisfy your healthcare costs and help others while upholding your Christian beliefs and sticking to your budget. Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) is a group of hundreds of thousands of Christians across the United States and around the world who share each other’s burdens […]
By DJONES, 5 years ago
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Spring 2019 President’s Update
Dear AACC Member: It is hard to believe spring is almost upon us. From our AACC headquarters in the beautiful mountains of Virginia, we are grateful for the visual reminders of hope and growth that the season will bring. Our small, but dedicated, team has been extremely busy preparing for our 2019 event schedule. There […]
By DJONES, 5 years ago
AACC BLOG
Life—It’s Value, Virtue, and Vulnerability
Life—It’s Value, Virtue, and Vulnerability Dr. Jared Pingleton Human life is profound, precious, and priceless. Life itself is miraculous, marvelous, and mysterious. Consequently, humans are infinitely valuable yet inherently vulnerable. Humans were designed and created as the crowning achievement of all creation to proclaim the glory and grandeur of the Almighty as well as to […]
By AACC, 5 years ago
AACC BLOG
The Dialogue Between Psychology and Theology
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.” Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV) If the Spirit can produce all the above, why do not we rely on the spirit instead of counseling to have joy, peace, self-control, etc.? The Bible does not […]
By AACC, 5 years ago
CHRISTIAN LIVING
The Perfect Gift of Grace
Juliet Cáceres, Psy.D., CEDS I love to search for the perfect gift. It does not need to be expensive. It simply gives me joy to find something that is uniquely fitting for someone. I get so excited to give the gift just to see their expression of surprise and delight. I often hope I’ll […]
By AACC, 5 years ago
ANXIETY
A Stronger Grip
Juliet Cáceres, Psy.D. Director of Spiritual Services, Timberline Knolls On a walk through a forest preserve, I came across a steep set of stairs. As I carefully descended the stairs, I overheard a man say, “let go of the handrail, just hold on to my hand.” I looked over and saw a beautiful Latino […]
By AACC, 6 years ago
NEW AACC ARTICLES
It’s Not What You Think
Lisa Sleezer, M.A. Have you ever jumped to conclusions? Have you ever made an in-the-moment decision, only to look back and realize your decision was based on worry? Many of us jump to conclusions about situations in our lives and make decisions quickly without pausing to fully ‘unwrap’ the logical, emotional, and spiritual roots of […]
By AACC, 6 years ago
NEW AACC ARTICLES
Embracing the Pain
Steve Wright, MA, LCPC, RDDP Betty (not her name) is a 25-year old who has been through too much in her life. An uncle raped her when she was 12, and her mom didn’t believe her when she told her. Betty’s life took a very dark turn after that. She stopped believing she was […]
By AACC, 6 years ago
NEW AACC ARTICLES
The Common Thread Found In Primary and Secondary Abuse and Its Consequences
Annette Oltmans All forms of abuse involve bullying. Bullying is the common thread found in both Primary and Secondary Abuse and their consequences, which include endemic and culturally biased responses. Bullying, as a stereotype, is usually seen as schoolyard misbehavior – such as physical confrontation taking place mostly between boys, from toddlers to teens, or […]