The mission of The Behavior Counselor, the official newsletter of the ACABC, is to keep members of the ACABC up-to-date on what is happening within the Association. It is also meant to provide articles relevant to the professional practice of companion animal behavior counseling. Articles are informative and provide useful information that can be applied to everyday interactions with people and their pets. The newsletter also serves as a place where we can get to know the other members of the Association, through the members speak and featured members section, where we can be kept up-to-date on relevant legislation in the companion animal industry, and get tips on how to improve our pet-related businesses. The newsletter can only serve all these important functions with the help of the ACABC members. We want it to serve as a valuable resource and tool, and we want to allow other members to benefit from your unique experiences. Please participate!

The Behavior Counselor Committee Positions Open:

Editors needed to work with the Editor-in-Chief in providing content for each of the newsletter categories. Feel free to specify if you have a preference for which section you would like to work on, or if you would just like to help in general.

Skills required:

1. Strong editing, proofreading, and copyediting skills
2. Excellent writing skills
3. Ability to meet deadlines
4. Strong research skills to help in fact-checking information in submitted articles

Researcher/Permissions Editors needed to work with Editor-in_chief in order to find relevant articles in scientific journals and to request permission for reprinting such articles in the newsletter.

Skills required:

1. Excellent research skills
2. Excellent follow-up
3. Strong organizational skills (we must keep copies of all usage contracts and track which articles run in which issues, etc.)

If interested please fill out the form below, listing relevant experience that qualifies you for this position or attach a resume.You may also use this form to contact Joanne Randolph about any other comments or ideas you may have about the many aspects of this committee.