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Phillip Crum, AMHP Co-Founder, TX Citizen. After the last two board meetings I think I’ve figured out why this room is almost empty every time you meet, and I think I know why you go through volunteer public members like salt through a goose. Cultivating Public Comment Most of these people who speak up, in-person or via zoom, put a lot of thought into what they want to say to you. They’re scared to death just to speak in public and they get treated like cattle just to make sure you have plenty of time to spend discussing non-binding political opinion messages to the legislature that only represent the beliefs of the board members. Really?? Why should anyone want to…
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My name is Kathleen Mills, Co-Founder of AHMP. Our country and our liberties are in real trouble. We have some existential problems as a nation and our counseling profession is in the direct line of fire. The legacy professional organizations, accrediting bodies, insurance companies and academia want to run this profession and they’re in the process of destroying it in their takeover. They’ve abandoned the evidence-based approach for a subjective ideology as their standard, and if you subscribe to any organization that promotes woke ideologies or tyranny in any form, then you’re funding the problem. From The Council I want this Council to do its part in returning the entire counselor supply chain to an evidence-based model. Texas is moving…
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I’m Kathleen Mills LPC-S and co-founder of AMHP. Infil Through Ethics Codes In a Sept 1 article by Melisa Quinn of CBS News she states that SC Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she supports an enforceable “ethics code” for the Supreme Court amid calls from Democrats for stricter rules. In other words, the far-left would like some type of officially recognized control mechanism that they do not currently possess, to influence Supreme Court rulings. Charlie Kirk, of Turning Point USA had this response. Quote “Let’s be clear about what this is. The left (is quite aware of what it’s asking for). “Ethics codes” have already been the mechanism for the woke takeover of professional associations. Rather than actually win debates,…
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I’m Phillip Crum, Texas citizen and co-founder of AMHP. I wanted to know more about the origins of the 3Hr cultural diversity requirement so I did a little digging and here’s what I found. What is the SHCC? 1. The Statewide Health Coordinating Council is a group of people who’s purpose, near as I can tell, is to act as a kind of an information liaison between the legislative and executive groups including BHEC. One of their tasks is to produce the “Texas State Health Plan” which is required by the TX Health & Safety Code Sec. 104. That document makes non-binding recommendations to various boards and councils which may choose to adopt their recommendations or may not. This includes…
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The following is Kip Rodgers’ LPC Board Townhall Comments from 8-13-24. “My name is Anne Rodgers Watson, aka Kip. I am an LPC-S and Certified High Performance Coach. I founded a sports psychology firm in Frisco, TX and have been in this field for 23 years. I have worked with Olympians and professional athletes, but my favorite athletes are the high school kids aiming for a college scholarship. Where Are We Headed? Our professional environment has significantly changed over these 23 years, and I believe headed in a horrific and evil direction. Last week I posted a notice about The Association for Mental Health Professionals upcoming conference. In two forums where I posted this flyer, I was vilified. My character and…
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First let me make our position on Cultural Diversity very clear, then I’ll move on to our stance on requiring Cultural Diversity CE hours. Our Position on Cultural Diversity At AMHP we totally support the traditional professional approach to understanding and taking into account a client’s specific racial and cultural considerations. We need to be sensitive to the specific issues of the individual on all points. This does not mean, however, that we should be required to affirm a mental illness as normal nor do we consider delusional conditions or sexual preferences to be legitimate cultural categories. Our Stance on Required Cultural Diversity CE Hours AMHP is firmly against the requirement of renewal CE hours for Cultural Diversity for the…
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“My name is Phillip Crum and I am here in my dual capacities as Joe Citizen and co-founder of the Association for Mental Health Professionals. I want to make a single point that’s been bothering me since the MFT Townhall and get it on record. Townhall Comments Psych Board 8-6-24 At that townhall a legitimate request was made to examine one of the licensing fees as being potentially exorbitant. That’s fair enough, and just to make sure there are no misunderstandings about my upcoming thoughts here is the exact text that was submitted: “African Americans are disproportionately over-represented in the criminal justice system, as a result of institutional racism. Because of this disproportionality, the $150 cost disproportionately burdens African…
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Was catching up on reading some reader comments this weekend on one of the online platforms I frequent. One short video of two lost teenage girls who were expressing their political views produced some viewer comments that got my attention, and my input. The first one had to do with the need for mental health care in America and the second was a comment on the state of today’s youth and America’s future. I thought I’d share them with you for what it’s worth. Comment #1 “The mental illness in this country is overflowing the river banks and flooding the streets.” My Reply: Wait until America finds out that 20-30% of the currently licensed mental health counselors are on board…
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