AMHCA's Resource Site for COVID-19 - Continuously Updated
We are grateful for all that you –- AMHCA members -- and our partners are doing on the ground to support the health, safety, and well-being of people with mental health conditions. The AMHCA team is so proud to be working for you knowing during this crisis, as you are on the frontlines providing critically important treatments and services to vulnerable Americans who suffer from an array of conditions such as depressive, anxiety, panic, PTS, trauma-related, and other mental health disorders. We will continue to update our site with information as soon as we get it. Please also look for a new Coronavirus-edition of our newsletter that is coming out every two weeks with the latest updates.
Joel Miller, AMHCA Executive Director and CEO, presents on Advocacy
AMHCA Executive Director and CEO, Joel Miller, presents on advocacy and what can expect in the upcoming months and years for mental health counselor legislation after the election.
Working with the Trauma Story
December 2, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
With Michelle Crumbly, NCC, LPC
This interactive workshop will focus on the trauma story and working with victims so they can tell their story.
Objectives:
- Differentiate between the attached and detached trauma story
- Become familiar with strategies and methods to navigate moving from the detached story to the attached story
- Learn techniques for working with clients to develop healthy coping skills to deal with trauma.
Current AMHCA Members in All Categories: $10
Non-Members: $20
Supporting Your Clients with Co-Occurring Conditions During COVID-19
December 3, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on all of us, and it presents particular challenges for individuals with co-occurring anxiety and substance use conditions. With the right tools and techniques, you can support your clients that are experiencing increased stress, anxiety and substance use and help them build resilience to face the difficult days ahead.
Join the American Mental Health Counselors Association and the National Council on Thursday, December 3, at 1:00 p.m. ET for a special 75-minute webinar as we present “Strategies to Support Clients with Increased Stress and Substance Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Fredrick Dombrowski, PhD, LMHC, Associate Professor at the University of Bridgeport, and Amelia Roeschlein, DSW, MA, LMFT, consultant for trauma-Informed services at the National Council will lend their expertise and tackle the tough questions surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals living with these co-occurring disorders.
You’ll leave this webinar with newfound insights and solutions, including:
- Greater understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on those living with co-occurring anxiety and substance use disorders.
- Ways to serve your clients during the COVID-19 pandemic using mindfulness and cognitive-based interventions incorporating specific skills and techniques to promote resilience.
- Identification of at least three activities to help those living with co-occurring anxiety and substance use disorders increase calm, lessen anxiety and prevent relapse during COVID-19 and the holidays.
Building Therapeutic Alliance Across Time and Space
December 8, 2020 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
with Anita A. Neuer Colburn, PhD, LPC (VA), LCMHCS (NC), BC-TMH, ACS, NCC
For almost a year, Clinical Mental Health Counselors across the globe have been forced to pivot to the use of technology assisted counseling as a result of COVID-19. In this webinar, Dr. Anita Neuer Colburn will examine the opportunities and threats posed by video-based counseling. Specifically, the challenges to and strategies for building a strong therapeutic working alliance screen-to-screen will be explored. A review of current scholarship addressing perceptions of both counselors and clients will be included. The webinar will conclude with considerations for the future of clinical mental health counseling.
Objectives:
1. Attendees will identify possible advantages and disadvantages to the use of video-based counseling
2. Attendees will consider the difficulties of developing a strong working alliance with clients when counseling using a video conferencing platform
3. Attendees will explore strategies for building relationships with clients when using video-based counseling
Viva Las AMHCA! Early Bird is OPEN!
We are headed to Vegas for AMHCA's Annual Conference Wednesday, June 23 - Friday, June 25, 2021
Early bird is open and we are anticipating our call for proposals to come out in the next month or two. Join colleagues in Vegas next year at the LINQ for empowering sessions and energizing fellowship. This year’s theme is UNITE! Recognize. Reframe. Restore.
The 2021 AMHCA Annual Conference call for posters is still open and we want to hear from you! This year’s theme is UNITE! Recognize. Reframe. Restore. We hope that you will consider submitting a poster to present at this year’s conference. This is an excellent opportunity to get your name out there!
If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Woodson, AMHCA’s Director of Events, at rwoodson@amhca.org or 703-548-6002 x108.
The Journal of Mental Health Counseling: October 2020
with guest editors Angele Moss-Baker and Dr. Beverly Smith
Member Reflections: CMHCs can help Black clients through pain and suffering -by Napoleon Harrington
Counseling Tips: Improving cultural competence for behavioral health professionals
Promoting Sanity in Insane Times -by Dr. Courtland Lee
Facilitating Difficult Conversations About Power, Race, and Privilege -by Dr. Fredrick B. Dombrowski
Microaggressions as a Mental Health Concern. What is our role? -by Dr. Elisa Niles
Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and Police Burnout in the Aftermath of George Floyd's Death -by Dr. Norman Hoffman, Ekom Essien and Aaron Norton
Inside AMHCA
Congress Passes Historic Mental Health Counseling Medicare Legislation
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Owning Our Voice, Sharing Our Voice
Mental Health Disorders Are Soaring Dramatically This Year: AMHCA Releases New "Beyond a Perfect Storm Report Documenting the Trend
Licensure Portability-A Path Forward
Attend a Monthly Neuroscience Webinar
Plus
From the President's Perspective: We're Energized, Empowered, Unified!
From AMHCA's Executive Director/CEO: Making America Mentally Healthy
The Advocate Magazine: Special Focus on Diversity & Justice
with guest editors Angele Moss-Baker and Dr. Beverly Smith
Member Reflections: CMHCs can help Black clients through pain and suffering -by Napoleon Harrington
Counseling Tips: Improving cultural competence for behavioral health professionals
Promoting Sanity in Insane Times -by Dr. Courtland Lee
Facilitating Difficult Conversations About Power, Race, and Privilege -by Dr. Fredrick B. Dombrowski
Microaggressions as a Mental Health Concern. What is our role? -by Dr. Elisa Niles
Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and Police Burnout in the Aftermath of George Floyd's Death -by Dr. Norman Hoffman, Ekom Essien and Aaron Norton
Inside AMHCA
Congress Passes Historic Mental Health Counseling Medicare Legislation
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Owning Our Voice, Sharing Our Voice
Mental Health Disorders Are Soaring Dramatically This Year: AMHCA Releases New "Beyond a Perfect Storm Report Documenting the Trend
Licensure Portability-A Path Forward
Attend a Monthly Neuroscience Webinar
Plus
From the President's Perspective: We're Energized, Empowered, Unified!
From AMHCA's Executive Director/CEO: Making America Mentally Healthy
AMHCA released a report on the number of Americans reporting mental health distress over the last few months.
AMHCA released a major report yesterday on the number of Americans reporting mental health distress over the last few months. Please see our new study – Beyond the Perfect Storm – How Racism, Covid-19, and Economic Meltdown Imperil Our Mental Health – and our press release on the study.
Based on the AMHCA report, nearly 41 percent of adults nationally are reporting that they are suffering from a mental health disorder -- or about 103 million adults in the U.S.
2020 AMHCA Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The 'AMHCA Standards' bridge professional expectations with clinical practice. "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. Download the revised 2020 edition for free at AMHCA.org.
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. Download the revised 2020 edition and see our other great ethics resources for free at AMHCA.org.
AMHCA Practice Guidelines
AMHCA Practice Guidelines provide technical assistance, identify best practices and highlight lessons learned on successful positioning strategies for practitioners on a range of areas related to the delivery and financing of mental health services in the era of health care reform and implications on clinical practice.
Declaring with Pride the Fundamental Values Held by Clinical Mental Health Counselors
The Declaration serves as a concise public statement of professional standards, values, and ideals. It is a voluntary pronouncement. If you desire, you are encouraged to display The Declaration in your office. It may also be used at graduations or for other appropriate occasions.
Chapter Leaders: List your chapter event on AMHCA.org!
Widen your audience to the entire AMHCA membership! Register your event with AMHCA and have it listed on our calendar.
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