MEMHCA is Maine's only organization exclusively for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors [LCPCs]. MEMHCA is a branch of the American Mental Health Counselors Association [AMHCA], supporting LCPCs with education, advocacy, leadership and collaboration. Counselors believe that most mental health problems are related to a person's developmental stage in life and therefore are transitory in nature.
Counselors value prevention of mental health problems and early intervention when possible. Counselors strive to empower clients to live independently and help them avoid becoming reliant on counseling services. Promoting the professionalism of clinical mental health counselors in the State of Maine through the application of professional standards of practice of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA);.
Providing ongoing professional development, training, and educational activities for clinical mental health counselors;. Serving as a resource of ideas and information relevant to clinical mental health counselors;.
Counselors value prevention of mental health problems and early intervention when possible. Counselors strive to empower clients to live independently and help them avoid becoming reliant on counseling services. Promoting the professionalism of clinical mental health counselors in the State of Maine through the application of professional standards of practice of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA);.
Providing ongoing professional development, training, and educational activities for clinical mental health counselors;. Serving as a resource of ideas and information relevant to clinical mental health counselors;.
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A Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) is the Maine license given to a (unique) specially trained group of mental health professionals who have completed comprehensive trainings, examinations, and have meet all academic and regulatory requirements of the State of Maine Board of Counseling Professionals.
We are not psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers.
We are mental health counselors, with our own distinct education and training.
Counselor education is aimed at one thing: To assist the emerging professional to become an outstanding psychotherapist.
We are not psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers.
We are mental health counselors, with our own distinct education and training.
Counselor education is aimed at one thing: To assist the emerging professional to become an outstanding psychotherapist.
My name is Bethany Leavitt and I am currently serving as the legislative chair for MEMHCA.
I am reaching out to you now during this critical transition period where we face both danger and tremendous opportunity.
Today I would like to ask two things; how can we better serve you?
And, and what are you doing to help promote the profession?
Note that advocacy for our profession is also about increasing accessibility of services to populations in need of service.
Please read the brief points ahead.
I am reaching out to you now during this critical transition period where we face both danger and tremendous opportunity.
Today I would like to ask two things; how can we better serve you?
And, and what are you doing to help promote the profession?
Note that advocacy for our profession is also about increasing accessibility of services to populations in need of service.
Please read the brief points ahead.
MEMHCA has been offering an ever-expanding number of benefits to its members for many years.
MEMHCA hosts a conference each year.
We often feature a prominent speaker from the mental health field or invite professionals from Maine to present on relevant and exciting topics that are meaningful for LCPCs.
The American Mental Health Counselors Association [AMHCA] is our parent organization.
AMHCA is the the go-to organization for licensed clinical mental health counselors for advocacy, education, leadership, and collaboration.
MEMHCA hosts a conference each year.
We often feature a prominent speaker from the mental health field or invite professionals from Maine to present on relevant and exciting topics that are meaningful for LCPCs.
The American Mental Health Counselors Association [AMHCA] is our parent organization.
AMHCA is the the go-to organization for licensed clinical mental health counselors for advocacy, education, leadership, and collaboration.
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