Purposes

The purposes of the Dallas Metro Counseling Association are consistent with those of the Texas Counseling Association and enhance individual human development by:

• Seeking to advance the scientific discipline of guidance, counseling and personnel work
• Conducting and fostering programs of education in the field of guidance, counseling and personnel work
• Promoting sound guidance, counseling and personnel practices in the interest of society and the individual
• Stimulating, promoting and conducting programs of scientific research and of education in the field of guidance, counseling and personnel work
• Publishing scientific, educational and professional literature
• Advancing high standards by conducting scientific, educational and professional meetings and conferences
• Informing and educating the general public about the human development profession
• Establishing contacts with various organizations for scientific and educational pursuits, and
• Examining conditions which create barriers to individual development and working to remove them

 

Mission Statement

Dallas Metro Counseling Association (DMCA) and the Texas Counseling Association (TCA), a diverse community of counseling professionals, educate about and advocate for the understanding and delivery of effective counseling.