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American Mental Health Counselors Association

Positioning clinical mental health counselors to meet the health-care needs of the populations we serve and ensure the success of the profession.

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Our vision is to position clinical mental health counselors to meet the health care needs of those we serve while advancing the profession.


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Bridge Expectations with Clinical Practice | Revised 2023

AMHCA Standards

"AMHCA Standards" is a living document that is updated on a continuing basis by AMHCA's Advancement for Clinical Practice Committee to meet the needs of the public and the profession. In addition to standards of practice, it includes training and supervision standards.

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Address Crucial Concerns | Revised 2020

AMHCA Code of Ethics

 The "AMHCA Code" is an essential component of practicing clinical mental health counseling with professionalism and integrity. While ethical guidance for the practice of clinical mental health counseling is its primary purpose, it is also intended to prompt pondering about ethical thinking and practice. To be an ethical mental health counselor is to practice thinking ethically in an ongoing self-deliberation and in discussions with other mental health professionals.

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Volume 48, Issue 1 | January 2026

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

The quarterly Journal of Mental Health Counseling (JMHC) provides clinical mental health counselors and researchers with practical knowledge and illuminating background from in-depth research on clinical studies and counseling practice. Published since 1978, JMHC articles address all aspects of practice, theory, professionalism, research, and neuroscience related to clinical mental health counseling.

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