The Oklahoma Counseling Institute

04/29/2026

Time to call your representatives!

04/20/2026

Yay Louisiana!!

🚨 Let the Good Times Roll! The Counseling Compact has officially gone live in Louisiana, marking another significant milestone in expanding access to mental health care! Louisiana is the fourth state to grant privileges, joining Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio.

Across the country, 34 additional states and the District of Columbia are actively completing the steps needed to begin issuing and receiving privileges under the Counseling Compact.

Apply here: https://bit.ly/4u2GhBm
Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/3ORgdtN

04/13/2026

Learn about upcoming trainings at OCI!

04/11/2026

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat

In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.

04/10/2026

“The court held that speech does not become unprotected “conduct” just because a state calls it a treatment, practice or therapeutic modality.”

The associations that built these exclusive scope-of-practice laws now hold a narrower legal franchise than they did last month.

04/08/2026

Public comment open until April 24th!

: The ACA Code of Ethics Revision Task Force invites the counseling community to offer public comments on the draft 2026 ACA Code of Ethics. Share your feedback by April 24, 2026.

More info: https://manifold.counseling.org/projects/aca-code-of-ethics

04/08/2026

Check out all of our modalities and earn your CEUs at the SummerSuperSummit.com Whoof!!Whoof!!

04/07/2026

Register now for the SummerSuperSummit.com!

04/06/2026

Discussions about the recent Supreme Court case allowing Conversion Therapy, as well as, upcoming trainings and events!

04/05/2026

A step backward on mental health parity