Announcements

AMCD Service Day Request for Proposals The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) is currently accepting presentation proposals for our AMCD Service Day being held on April 16, 2020, at St. John Church Oceanside, CA. The theme of the AMCD Service Day is Bridging the Gap between Mental Health, Read more…

ALGBTIC, AMCD, CSJ, and ASERVIC Joint Statement in Response to the Proposed Erasure of Transgender Identity by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department On October 21, 2018, the New York Times reported that the United States Department of Health and Human Services is considering the creation of a legal Read more…

AMCD Statement on Dr. Thomas A. Parham November 13, 2018 On behalf of the AMCD Executive Council would like to extend our congratulations to AMCDs 17th President Dr. Thomas A. Parham on his appointment as President to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Dr. Parham assumed this position on July Read more…

AMCD Statement Regarding the Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, PA October 27, 2018 The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), a division of the American Counseling Association, send our condolences and sympathies to our family and friends at Tree of Life Synagogue, the Squirrel Hill and Read more…

Statement of Solidarity As our presidential year begins in 2018, we wanted to share with you a collective commitment to multiculturalism, diversity, advocacy, and social justice.  Beginning about 19 months ago, we began having conversations about how our divisions can join forces and collaborate to serve our members and promote Read more…

AMCD Recognizes Minority Mental Health Month July was designated as Minority Mental Health Month in 2008 to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the United States (US).  In May of that year, the US House of Representatives announced July as Bebe Read more…