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    The Signs of A Bad Therapist

    By: Marie Miguel 15 days ago

    Photo by Parker Whitson on Unsplash Do you see the signs that you're a bad therapist ? Everybody that goes into the mental health field wants to help people, but sometimes, not everyone is a skilled therapist. So, are you what's considered a bad therapist, and how do you know? What's a bad therapist? A lousy therapist is somebody who doesn't genuinely care about their ...

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    Plan for things to not go as planned—A willingness to learn and improve beats perfection

    By: Anthony Centore one month ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    The first year of opening your private practice isn’t easy. There is a steep-learning curve, and tasks aplenty to get done (especially if you’re putting your efforts into opening a group practice). Additionally, there’s usually fear involved. Why? Because you’re invested both emotionally and financially. You’re all in. And even if you’ve watched others succeed, you can’t be sure that the process ...

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    Only 9 Volunteer Positions Remaining! Now open to Clinical ...

    By: Rebecca Gibson , 22 days ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    AMHCA is still looking for several volunteers for our annual conference this June 24-28 in the Washington, DC suburb of Herndon, VA. If you are interested, ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Donald Gilbert , 4 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Thank you Aaron for that explanation. Very well written. I hope that will help clear up some of the confusion. Donald Gilbert MS, PhD, LMHC, ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Aaron Norton , 6 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    I love the questions you both pose, Kim and Eric.  A thought that I have found helpful conceptually is to separate two related concepts: licensure titles ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Eric Beeson , yesterday
    Posted in: Open Forum

    I think Kim brings up a good point that I have been reflecting on a bit lately myself. Are all counselors clinical counselors? A related question might ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Kim Rehak , yesterday
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Dear all: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am reading through as many of these messages as I can. I appreciate hearing the ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Deanne Hosek , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    ​I believe it's NBCC that now offers a "military" credential--however, when I looked into it--it still did not take into account your military background/experience--only ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Deanne Hosek , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    ​Ditto everything Anne said!!! ------------------------------ Deanne Hosek LMHC, NCC RHSHC Cresco IA 563-547-2022 x51487 ---------------------------- ...

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    RE: ACA/AMHCA/NBCC/CACRAP

    By: Eric Beeson , 2 days ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Hi folks,  Just wanted to chime in and say how much I appreciate the dialogue.  What becomes apparent to me is that I have some tremendous colleagues ...

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