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Our Vision: A World Where Counselling is Available to All

IAC Continuing Education

IAC Continuing Education Presents: 'Transcultural Counselling' A unique opportunity to learn online from world-renowned counselling experts. This 20-hour course is self-paced. Increase your cross-cultural responsiveness. in a flexible and supported learning. Receive a Certificate of Completionand fulfil 20 Continuing Education (CEU) Hours / Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours. Low-pricing to increase global accessibility.  

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World Mapping of
the Counselling Profession

IAC is currently engaged in a major global counselling project entitled the 'World Mapping of the Counselling Profession'. We are compiling data and information about the scale, standards and contexts of counselling activity in each of the world's 196 countries. We have carried out the mapping of the pilot region (Latin-America) in partnership with the American Counseling Association (ACA) -- whose support we gratefully acknowledge. 

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Covid-19

Dear International Counselling Colleagues, We wish to show our solidarity and support to all those working to alleviate suffering as a result of the spread of the coronavirus/covid-19 outbreak worldwide. We hope our colleagues will stay safe. We recommend close monitoring of factual information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and reputable media organisations

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  • IAC - Connecting Counsellors Worldwide

    IAC - Founded in 1966

  • "This is what we were missing all along as we were just scattered all over without a common body to coordinate and regulate our much needed services in our various communities"

    Brilliant B Ncube - Zimbabwe

Latest news

IAC Practitioners Roundtable Explores International Issues, Practice, & Research

30th May 2023

IAC's Counselling Practitioners Roundtable, a forum for international practitioners to come together to discuss practice and research across multicultural contexts, met on May 26 with participants from around the world.After introductions, IAC Counselling ...

IAC Europe – The European Branch of IAC

28th May 2023

IAC Europe is one of six active IAC World Regions. All of the major counselling associations in Europe are engaged with IAC Europe.Our Regional aims are: • Obtaining Legal Recognition for the Profession in the Region (where not in place).• Agreeing ...

A Personal Journey to Create Humans of Gestalt

02nd May 2023

by Heather Anne KeyesAs anyone who has ever been on the business end of a registration or a budget spreadsheet for a conference can attest, it´s not the same as being a participant. So, after about eight solid years of organizing national and international...

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