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Monday, January 6, 2025   (1 Comment - view/add)
2025 Counselor Renewal is Now OPEN Online »
  Counselor Renewal Update   Attention Illinois Counselors: ICA has received confirmation from IDF...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
TAKE ACTION TO URGE PASSAGE OF HB4475 TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE! »
TAKE ACTION TO URGE PASSAGE OF HB4475 TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE!   Please CALL YOUR STATE SENAT...
Tuesday, December 3, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hearing on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies & the CURE Act »
Update Courtesy of The Illinois Psychedelic Society The Illinois Psychedelic Society...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Did You Know about the FREE Maternal Mental Health Hotline? »
Did You Know? Pregnant and post-partum individuals can call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA and be connected with free and...
Thursday, November 7, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
FREE Politicized Healing Training »
  Join us on November 15 to learn about the Chicago Torture Justice Center’s politicized healing model!...

School Counselor News
Tuesday, January 12, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Changes in the School Code for 2024-2025 »
HB 2170 Numerous changes in the school code on garduation requirements. Passed Both Houses 1/11/21 Beginning 2024-25...
Monday, July 27, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Executive Order 2020-47 Illinois School Reopening Issued 07-24-2020 »
07-24-2020 Entire Executive Order can be accessed using this Link. The following is an excerpt from the Executive...
Friday, July 3, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Back to School 2020-21 School Year ISBE Booklet »
  2020-21 ISBE Back to School Handbook
Thursday, June 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
ASCA Ratios for 2018-2019 »
  School Counselor Ratios of Students to School Counselors for the nation: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asc...

COVID-19
Monday, July 27, 2020
Executive Order 2020-48 Telehealth Extension »
  Executive Order Number 48 REISSUES MOST EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Extending a majority of the provisions throu...
Monday, July 27, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Executive Order 2020-47 Illinois School Reopening Issued 07-24-2020 »
07-24-2020 Entire Executive Order can be accessed using this Link. The following is an excerpt from the Executive...
Thursday, July 16, 2020
07-15-20 Status of current IDFPR ruling on "In Person" CEs for Counselor Renewals »
  IDFPR Rules on In Person CEs and Live Webinars ICA has confirmed with IDFPR administrative staff that webina...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Guidelines for 2020 School Reopenings »
  Gov. Pritzker Announces Guidelines for Illinois Education Institutions to Safely Return to In-Person Instruction...
Monday, June 22, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Gov. Pritzker Signs Remote Learning Legislation to Protect Students and Educators »
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 18, 2020 CONTACT GovernorsOffice@illinois.gov Gov. P...