Woke Issues
Phillips Public Comments-BHEC Council Meeting 2-17-26
Phillips Public Comments I’m Phillip Crum, Joe Citizen, cofounder of AMHP. I want to begin by praising the BHEC staff and the 4 Boards for the work you’ve done. Six years ago this agency and its boards couldn’t sharpen a pencil in less than 6-9 months. Mr Spinks and his polished crew have it running…
Read MoreThe Mental Health Profession is a Mess
People not qualified or built to be in the mental health profession are being let into grad school with little to no testing for aptitude. The on-going faculty screening that used to occur for suitability for the profession (and suggestions as to other more suitable career paths) is all but gone. This has everything to…
Read MoreCancelled 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…
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