American Mental Health Counselors Association

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Senator Reid unveiled the Senate's health care reform package. It fails to expand mental health access by making LMHCs eligible as outpatient Medicare mental health providers.

Passage of House Health Care Bill: A Step Closer to LMHC Medicare Reimbursement

On November 7, 2009, the House passed its health care reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This bill includes Medicare reimbursement for LMHCs.

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Present your research and expertise at AMHCA's 2010 Annual Conference, "Creative Therapy, Creating Change," July 15-17, 2010, in Boston.

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After the Diagnosis

Clients facing an unwelcome medical diagnosis look to mental health counselors for help sorting out complicated and scary feelings during a highly stressful time. Gary R. McClain, PhD, LMHC, CEAP, tells how to help newly diagnosed clients prepare for the road ahead and move forward in their lives.

AMHCA Lauds CCCL's Long FIght for Counselor Licensure

AMHCA's Julie A. Clements, JD, talks with the president of the California Coalition for Counselor Licensure about how the CCCL finally won the protracted fight for counselor licensure in California.

COLUMN: The President's Say

AMHCA President Linda Barclay observes that one of our primary tasks as mental health counselors is to foster resiliency in our clients. In a parallel fashion, as an association of mental health counselors, we need resilience to stay the course in advocating for appropriate mental health coverage for mental health counselors in healthcare reform.

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AMHCA's 2010 Annual Conference
CREATIVE THERAPY, CREATING CHANGE
July 15-17, 2010
Boston Waterfront Westin Hotel
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Welcome to AMHCA

AMHCA is a growing community of almost 6,000 mental health counselors. Together, we make a critical impact on the lives of Americans and give a voice to our profession nationwide.

For more than 25 years, AMHCA has served the professional needs of mental health counselors. Some of the benefits of membership help you develop your career as a mental health counselor and save on expenses. Other benefits assist providers in our field by working toward recognition for mental health counselors under Medicare and better treatment of mental health counselors currently recognized by other federal programs and private health care insurance plans.

AMHCA is dedicated to your success and the growth of our field. Help us help you expand your professional knowledge, your network of professional peers, and, ultimately, your service to clients.

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