Strategic Directions

Advocacy

• Strengthen the voice of professional counselors
• Support standards that promote high quality and competent professional counselors, supervisors, and educators across all settings
• Advance policies that expand, protect, and provide access to qualified professional counselors regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, immigration status, or marital/partner status

Community

• Offer chapters resources to advocate and build relationships with community leaders
• Provide support to new professionals and members to help them build professional skills and identity
• Establish outreach and response systems to support TCA members and their communities during regional disasters
• Use social media, networking events, and communication tools to promote engagement with TCA

Education

• Provide topical and timely learning opportunities for professional counselors
• Increase collaboration and engagement with counselor education programs, regulatory bodies, and related professional organizations
• Maintain a strong organizational reputation for providing high-quality professional development, education, and awareness of counseling

Equity, Inclusion, & Engagement

• Promote professional development programs on working with diverse populations
• Tailor publications and professional development events to a more diverse group of professional counselors
• Create opportunities for respectful and productive dialogues and collaborations
  
• Create opportunities for professional counselors to share resources and experiences on diversity and inclusion in counseling 

Responsive Leadership and Robust Organizational Structure

• Provide training and resources that improve and enhance leadership skills to support the effective engagement, and success of volunteer leaders across TCA
• Develop a system of encouragement and accountability to create a culture of successful leadership
• Allocate resources to retain a well-qualified, effective, and efficient staff to support operations
• Facilitate and provide resources to support volunteer leadership
• Create opportunities for member engagement in TCA