AARC - Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling

05/28/2026

03/09/2026

📢 CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS!

Are you conducting research that bridges the gap between clinical practice and measurable outcomes?

The Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) journal is currently seeking high-quality manuscript submissions for our upcoming issues. As we strive for excellence and accountability in the profession, we invite you to share your scholarship with our global community of practitioners and educators.

Why

✅ Rapid Visibility: Our "Online First" model gets your work published sooner.
✅ Specialized Reach: Connect with a dedicated audience committed to evidence-based practice.
✅ Diverse Scope: We welcome research in mental health, school, addictions, rehabilitation, family, and college counseling settings.

We are accepting submissions in categories including:

🔹 Counseling Outcome Research
🔹 Outcome-Based Program Evaluation
🔹 Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
🔹 Outcome Research Design & Measure Reviews

Help us shape the future of accountability and effectiveness in counseling.

💻 View the Aims & Scope and Submit Here: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/uore20

Know a colleague or doctoral student doing great work in this area? Tag them in the comments below! 👇

03/01/2026

📣 Calling all Scholars and School Counseling Practitioners!

Are you researching innovative ways to measure impact in schools? Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD) wants to hear from you.

We are officially inviting abstracts for our upcoming special issue: Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation in School Counseling.

This is your opportunity to bridge the gap between scholarship and practice. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or a doctoral student with fresh data, we want to see your work!

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to read the full Call for Proposals.

01/31/2026

Time to stop sending your manuscripts into a black hole with no timeline for publication in sight! CORE and MECD are accepting manuscripts 😎

Consider MECD if you are looking to publish on assessments, psychometric properties, and manuscripts on development, validation, or measurement theory in counseling.

Consider CORE if your manuscript bridges the gap between clinical practice and evidence-based outcomes.

Both journals are dedicated to advancing the counseling profession through rigorous research and best practices.

✨social media person’s insider info: check your formatting, mention the assumptions you checked, and review prior work from each journal to make sure you are submitting to the right one. Then, reviewer #2 has nothing on you! ✨

12/31/2025

From all of us behind the scenes at AARC, thank you for another great year. We appreciate your enthusiasm in calling AARC your research home and look forward to a new year with new research!

09/13/2025

Day 2 Poster Presentations 🤩

09/13/2025

Working hard or hardly working? We see a few conference regulars and some new faces! Tag yourself if you’re featured 🤩

09/13/2025

📸 Large thanks to those who helped this years conference and the organization run smoothly! Featuring past, present, and president elect, and our conference coordinators 😎

Help us give them the recognition they deserve!

09/12/2025

Day 1 AARC 2025 poster presentations are under way!

09/12/2025

Thank you for delivering our keynote address this year!