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2025 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 65
BY REPRESENTATIVE SPELL
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Counseling Association and to recognize Wednesday, April 23,
2025, as Louisiana Counseling Association Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, approximately one in four adults in the United States experiences a
diagnosable mental disorder in a given year; and
WHEREAS, significant percentages of America's homeless population, prisoners,
and youth in juvenile justice systems live with a serious mental illness; and
WHEREAS, in order to help meet the demand for more effective mental health
services, the Louisiana Counseling Association (LCA) was chartered in 1968 as a state brand
of the American Counseling Association; and
WHEREAS, the LCA encompasses a broad spectrum of groups in the field of
professional counseling, and, for its members, provides an opportunity to share information
and grow professionally; and
WHEREAS, the LCA is a professional association that represents the many
professional counselors in various work settings, including licensed professional counselors
(LPCs), licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs), school counselors, college
counselors, college educators, substance abuse counselors, career counselors, college
educators, substance abuse counselors, career counselors, multicultural counselors, and
religious counselors; and
WHEREAS, the purposes of the LCA include to organize, administer, and manage
the structure of the organization so that it can more effectively fulfill its mission; to promote
personal and professional development within the counseling profession; to promote
professionalism within the counseling profession; to support public policy and legislation
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which enhances the counseling profession; and to promote the creation of knowledge and
the dissemination of research within the counseling profession; and
WHEREAS, the LCA has six thousand three hundred seventy-six member counselors
across the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, because the men and women of the LCA have made a significant and
positive influence in LCA standing committees throughout the state, the members of the
association merit a special measure of commendation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the members of the Louisiana Counseling
Association for their unwavering commitment to excellence in serving the citizens of
Louisiana and does hereby designate Wednesday, April 23, 2025, as Louisiana Counseling
Association Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the Louisiana Counseling Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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