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NECA was founded to offer professional leadership to people who counsel in an employment service or career development setting or to those employed in related areas of counselor education, research, administration or supervision. Our members come from a diversity work settings including private practice, business and industry, community agencies, colleges, universities, federal, state and local government...............NECA BY-LAWS

THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

• Encourages the professional development of those counseling in an employment or career development setting.
• Promotes the use of job information tools and techniques to better serve the client.
• Contributes to the advancement of the field through research.
• Examines legislation and issues influencing employment counseling, career choices and job opportunities.

Benefits of joining National Employment Counseling Association

• Promotional Literature
• NECA Newsletter

  • Advertise in the NECA Newsletter
  • Guidelines
  • Contract Form
• Journal of Employment Counseling
• Quality Membership Certificate
• Approved Provider of Continuing Education Units
• NECA Member's Home Pages / State Branch Information & Communications Page
• Annual 2 Day Professional Development Workshop
• Standards for Employment Counseling Competencies and Legislative Advocacy

• Professional (voting): Open to individuals who have a master's degree in counseling or a closely related field from a college or university that was accredited when the degree was awarded.
• Regular (voting): Open to individuals whose interests and activities are consistent with those of NECA, but who are not qualified for Professional Membership.
• New Professional (voting): Status is applicable only to individuals who have graduated from school during the past 12 months. Status is good for one year.
• Student (voting): Open to individuals currently enrolled half-time or more in a graduate education program or an approved Certified Career Development Facilitator Program.
• Retired (voting): Open to individuals who are retired from employment and have been NECA members for at least the past five years.
• NECA Only Membership: Open to anyone interested in supporting the interests of the National Employment Counseling Association without becoming a member of the American Counseling Association. Those individuals will be charged a one time processing fee of $10.00 by the American Counseling Association in addition to the NECA Membership fee.
  

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  How To Join

  We contract with the American Counseling Association (ACA) for all management services, which includes processing of membership applications. The link below will take you to the appropriate ACA webpage.

  Any Individual interested in supporting the effort of helping people enter, understand and progress within the world of work is invited to join NECA. For people who are already members of ACA, the Professional or Regular Membership is $50.00 a year. Student or Retired Membership is $24.00 a year. If you are not an ACA member, add $10.00 for membership processing. You can also join NECA & ACA at the same membership website link.

Please contact Robert Chope if you are willing to participate in one of NECA's committees, or if you have other membership related questions.

We are sure you will enjoy the following benefits from this member-driven association-- just to name a few.

• Journal of Employment Counseling: Learn about new methods and program designs from your peers. (Quarterly)
• Monthly Electronic Newsletter: Late breaking news in employment counseling, workshops and training, and related fields.
• Annual Workshop: In March 2009, it will be in Charlotte, NC. Join us and network with some of the most successful Employment Counselors on the Planet.
• Informative Website: Check it out---links to useful websites, Association information, latest trends in workforce development.
• Establish Employment Counseling Competencies: National skill standards you can download off our website. Now being used in One Stop and STW programs, counseling education programs, staff job descriptions, & TANF programs.
• Continuing Education Units: Obtain CEU hours at the NECA Annual Workshop and other Institutes during the year for use with your NCC, NCCC, LPC and other licenses.
• Career Management Training: Training program offerings in Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF), True Colors Certification, Smart Options--Multiple Intelligence, Distance Counseling Credential (DCC), and others.
• Peer-to-Peer Network: Whether a counselor educator, career counselor in private practice, or case manager in job training or TANF or One Stop Career Center, you will make new friends while receiving professional development from your peers.
• Legislative Advocacy: Work with Congress, federal departments and ACA's Public Policy and Legislative Staff on pending legislation to support inclusion of employment counseling service delivery systems. We will assist members on state and local workforce development policy development upon request.
• Employment Counseling Updates: Check out the website!
• Global Presence: Member of the International Association of Employment and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG); NECA members serve as consultants in other countries ranging from Poland to Pakistan to Australia
• Professional Associations Network: NECA works with other associations relating to our work. Examples include: National Association of Workforce Professionals (NAWDP), the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), the National Career Development Association (NCDA), and others
• Review & Designate Programs for Best Practices Certification: Market your program with the "NECA Seal of Approval"
• Field Experts Review for Employment Law Compliance: At no cost, your program will be reviewed by peers.
• Membership Drives: Sponsor 5 new members by Dec 31 and receive a free Annual Workshop Registration!