Advocacy
Kathleen Mills Public Comments-LPC Board Meeting 1-30-26
Kathleen Mills Public Comments Watch the recording of the LPC Meeting here. Public comments are at the beginning of the meeting. I’m Kathleen Mills LPC-Supervisor and co-founder of AMHP. Ken Paxton’s office still has not handed down an opinion yet per BHEC’s request as to whether or not BHEC licensees are to be considered, “health…
Read MorePhillips Public Comments-LPC Board Meeting 1-30-26
Watch the recorded LPC Board Meeting here. Public comments are at the beginning. Phillips Public Comments My name is Phillip Crum, Joe Citizen, and I am a co-founder of AMHP. I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to say today for over a month and I thought given the current lack of 3-alarm issues, I’d…
Read MoreWhy Counselors Should Vote in the Primaries
Going to talk about why counselors should vote in the primaries but before I dive into this topic let me answer the one burning question that I always ask myself before creating content for this organization: What does this have to do with the mental health field? As it turns out, a lot! The people…
Read MoreReclaiming Competency in the Mental Health Profession
Let’s talk about reclaiming competency. Twenty-five years ago all 50 states did away with oral exams required to display competency prior to licensure as a mental health counselor. 60% of examinees failed those oral exams. That’s more a statement about how well their academic institutions prepared them for their career than anything having to do…
Read MoreFervent Prayer Is A Wonderful Thing, But…
Sometimes fervent prayer is all we can do. Most of the time action on our part is the other variable in the equation and it’s often put aside in favor on waiting on God to deliver the desired outcome. Spoiler Alert: He’s good with you having what you want but He’s also waiting on you…
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