In This Issue
Special Focus: How to Keep Yourself — and Your Practice — Thriving
Feature Articles
Creating Ethical Self-Care in a Crisis - Rebecca Rucker, LPC-S, LMFT
Are We Okay? Switching to Telehealth: The Impact on Our Practices —and on Our Feelings About Our Work - By Doug Shirley, EdD, MDiv, LMHC, and Shaquille Sinclair
Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Avoid Occupational Hazards That Can Diminish Well-Being - By Laurel Shaler, PhD, MSW, MATS, NCC, LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LISW-CP; Holly Johnson, PhD, LCMHCS, NCC; and Jeffrey Boatner, PhD, LPC, LMFT, NCC
Departments
Guest Column: Our Work Has Advanced Goals and Achieved Key Milestones - By Deirdra Sanders–Burnett, PhD, LMHC, QS, 47th AMHCA President, 2023–2024
Inside AMHCA
Free Webinar on filing Medicare claims
AMHCA election results: New President-Elect; Re-Elected North Atlantic Region Director; New Southern Region Director
AMHCA is the first mental health association to incorporate AI (artificial intelligence) into its Code of Ethics
In Memoriam: A former consulting editor of The Advocate Magazine, Dr. Lori Russell–Chapin, passed away earlier this year.
Plus
2024 AMHCA Annual Conference: conference attendees gather to learn and connect. See a sample of photos and tributes.
The President’s Perspective: Embracing Strategic, Practical Goals to Build on the Work of Past Leaders to Reach New Heights - By Yoon Suh Moh, PhD, LPC, CRC, NCC, BC-TMH, BCN, 48th AMHCA President, 2024–2025
From the Interim CEO/ED: Promoting Self-Care for the Public—And LCMHCs - By Beverly Smith, PhD, LPC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS, NCSC, CFT, HS-BCP, BCC, MAC, BC-TMH, CCTP, BCPCC: AMHCA President, 2021–2022, and Interim CEO/ED