• Inclusion of counselors in Medicare
• Improved counselor integration and employment by the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Increased counselor inclusion and recognition by the Department of Defense
• The creation of a federal occupational series for counselors
• Increased funding for the Minority Fellowship Program and other federal workforce programs
• Counselor recognition by the Indian Health Service

Additionally, NBCC is a sustaining member of the Fair Access Coalition on Testing, a national organization that works to ensure that the public has access to psychological and other testing instruments.