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. Through the individual practice guidelines, AMHCA provides strategies and approaches that CMHCs can implement to better position their practices to advertise and promote their experience and expertise as “primary mental care providers” and mental health promotion and wellness, and assist employers, unions, insurers and payers in implementing mental illness prevention programs
The Advancement of Clinical Practice Committee of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and producing the clinical practice briefs, which give a brief orientation to clinical mental health counselors about topics relevant to current practice. Existing AMHCA practice briefs include neuroscience, quality and performance measures, early mental health screening, workforce issues and how to become a Medicaid provider
AMHCA past president Tom Ferro, LCPC, offers valuable guidance from decisions on getting started to developing a niche, from using the power of word of mouth to selecting a billing service, and from giving presentations to taking care of yourself. #PrivatePractice
NineWaystoBuildYourPractice_FORMAT.pdf
Last year, I wrote about very different tips for marketing your counseling practice. Now, I present you with several important changes to effective marketing for your business: Should I dedicate time and effort to getting and maintaining a website?
AMHCA has just released a newly revised Standards of Practice for Clinical Mental Health Counselors
**Previously Recorded on 2/12/2021 - Not a Live Event** Navigating the World of Private Practice Learners working in other areas of mental health will understand how to launch into or grow their current private practice. Objectives: 1) Learners will understand the pros and cons of taking insurance and how to initiate credentialing on insurance panels 2) Learners will understand helpful ways to market themselves and their practice 3) Learners will understand if solo or group practice is best for them and how to know when it's time to expand About the Presenter, Sarah Coates: Sarah Coates is the founder & President of One-Eighty Counseling P.A. She founded the group practice in 2007 and has facilitated the company's growth to become one of the largest Mental Health private practices in Southeastern NC
Currently the published version is the 2018 version that included the aging and older adults and child and adolescent sections. #StandardsofPractice #Standards
Standards2018.pdf
Currently the published version is the 2017 version that included the aging and older adults and child and adolescent sections. #StandardsofPractice
Standards2017.pdf
Evidence-Based Relationship Practice: Enhancing Counselor Competence by John Sommers-Flanagan Volume 37, Issue 02 - April 2015 By John Sommers-Flanagan Defining mental health counselor competence is difficult
While growth can be exciting, a successful small, solo counseling private practice is also a wonderful thing