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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. Cultural Diversity and Required Training First let me make our position on Cultural Diversity and required training very clear, then I’ll move on to our stance on requiring Cultural Diversity CE hours. Cultural Diversity and Required Training 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…
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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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“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. At one of the recent townhalls 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 Americans, particularly students graduating from Social Work programs at HBCUs.“ What I object to is the unsubstantiated and socially driven reasons that were…
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Below are Phillip’s public comments he made before the LMFT Board on 7-19-24. You’ll find the video version of it here and it begins at about the 26:00 mark. Find Kathleen’s written remarks here. 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 have 4 major points to make today. 1) The System is Broken The system of systems we have in place to produce our licensed mental health professionals is badly broken. The system includes the accrediting institutions, WPATH, our legacy professional organizations, Big Pharma and Big Food. It includes our universities and our licensing boards all working together to implement a…
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My name is Kathleen Mills, LPC-S and co-founder of the Association for Mental Health Professionals. I think we ALL know and understand that our profession has been hijacked by the social left. Our universities, accrediting institutions and professional organizations are all adopting that ideology and feeding it to you under the guise of “diversity and equality of outcome” which has nothing to do with a scientific approach to determining Generally Accepted Standards of Care. With Clinicians My deep experience in dealing with other clinicians is telling me that: Therapists are becoming very disillusioned with the decline and direction of this profession. Way more than a handful of licensed counselors have told me they’re considering turning in their license and becoming…
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