Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA)

Mission:
As a State Branch of the American Counseling Association, the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) promotes and supports the competent, ethical, and culturally inclusive practice of professional counseling in Pennsylvania and protects and advocates for all counselors and the clients we serve.

PCA strives:
• To achieve recognition of Pennsylvania professional counselors as providers of mental healthcare in all human service systems and practice settings.
• To achieve access to quality mental health services for Pennsylvanians across cultures at all stages of the life span.
• To educate Pennsylvanians about the skills and qualifications of professional counselors.
• To provide professional development experiences for all professional counselors in Pennsylvania.
• To be a resource for state and local government officials and all community leaders who address the mental health needs of their constituents.
• To recruit and train a diverse membership, which includes all professional counselors in Pennsylvania, and to involve each of them in carrying out our mission and realizing our vision.
• To recruit as members Pennsylvania graduate students of professional counseling, to involve each of them in carrying out our mission and in realizing our vision, to mentor each of them through the transition from graduate student to professional, and to develop each of them as future leaders of our profession.

Vision:
The vision of the PCA is to represent all professional counselors of the Commonwealth in the continued development of professional identity through advocacy, legislative action, and servant leadership.