Our Profession Under Fire
Cancelled by Assumption and You’re Next
I was cancelled by assumption recently by the CURALINC EAP. I’ve been a credentialed contractor with them for almost ten years and last October I received an email from them. No phone call, just an email informing me that I was “under review for cancellation” because they think I might treat someone unfairly in the…
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 MoreThe AMHP Brief Regarding BHECs Request for Opinion About SB14
SB14 from the 88th TX Legislative session outlawed transgender medical procedures for children in the State of Texas. (SB12 from the 89th session dealt with social transitioning, relating to parental rights in public education-the part that happens before we get to the surgery stage). Unfortunately SB14 did not make it clear whether or not the…
Read MoreClinical Integrity: A Call to Reinstate Oral Exams
In 2003, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) discontinued the oral examination requirement for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). This decision, followed by the eventual elimination of the Written Clinical Vignette Exam in 2016, was justified as part of an effort to streamline licensure and align California with national testing standards.…
Read MoreOn Our Inclusion in Health Care Provider Definition
I have just finished studying the BHEC Request for Opinion from the TX AG (Request No. 0605-KP) and here is our understanding and thoughts on our inclusion in the “Health Care Provider” definition. We hope they aid you in clarifying yours. The Ask from BHEC’S ED 1. Requesting an opinion as to whether or not…
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