Why INASERVIC?

Building a counseling career that lasts involves understanding and adapting to the diverse needs of clients, including their spiritual, ethical, and religious values. As spiritually competent counseling becomes increasingly recognized as vital for client satisfaction, integrating spiritual concerns into therapy can not only improve therapeutic outcomes but also help counselors sustain their careers in meaningful ways.

Mission

ASERVIC is an organization of counselors and human development professionals who believe spiritual, ethical, and religious values are essential to the overall development of the person and are committed to integrating these values into the counseling process.

Vision

The Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) creates an environment that empowers and enables the expression, exploration, development, and research of evolving spiritual, ethical and religious values as they relate to the person, to society, and to the profession of counseling and human development.

INASERVIC Structure

• Shared Mission: INASERVIC and ICA share a commitment to promoting professional development and ethical practice among counselors in Indiana. Both organizations emphasize the importance of spiritual, ethical, and religious values in counseling, as identified by ACA, ensuring that counselors are well-rounded and culturally competent.

• Collaborative Focus on Counselor Education: INASERVIC aligns with ICA in its focus on enhancing counselor education, training, and professional development. Both organizations aim to prepare counselors to address the diverse needs of clients, including spiritual and religious considerations, which are often key components of overall well-being.

• Ethical Standards & Advocacy: INASERVIC works within the framework of ICA's advocacy efforts to ensure that ethical and professional standards are upheld. By promoting the integration of spiritual, ethical, and religious values, INASERVIC enhances ICA’s mission to advocate for the counseling profession and client care across Indiana.

• Joint Conferences and Events: INASERVIC partnership with ICA seeks to organize and host conferences, workshops, and continuing education opportunities. These events focus on topics that merge spirituality and counseling, while addressing the broader needs of Indiana’s counseling community.