[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: From Jim Rough at the CSWMFT Board

[Dr. Mona Robinson]

Mona Robinson, PhD, LPCC-S, LSW, CRC 
Associate Professor 
Rehabilitation Counseling Program Coordinator
Counselor Education
Ohio University 
Patton College of Education
Department of Counseling and Higher Education
203 McCracken Hall 
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740) 593-4461 phone (740) 593-0477 fax 
robinsoh at ohio.edu 





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Sent: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 1:47 pm
Subject: Fwd: From Jim Rough at the CSWMFT Board







Ohio CSWMFT Board:  News from the NBCC National Licensing Board Conference











                    
        
            
                
                    
                    
 
                                        
NBCC National Licensing Board Conference 
                    
Report for Ohio Counselors
                                        
Our board chair, Mary Venrick, and I recently attended the NBCC conference.  There are a number of key parts, which I wish to share with our licensees and students.
                    
·       The NBCC exams hope to have applicants apply online by June 2014.  With board approval applicant can go online to apply with a credit card!  Details will come as they are developed for use.
                    
 
                    
·         The DSM-5 will be a part of the NCMHCE exam starting with exams given on or after April 1, 2014.
                    
o   Changes in nomenclature and symptom profiles
                    
o   Inclusion and Expansion of V-codes as part of dimensionality of clinical presentation (ICD-9-CM V-codes and, from the forthcoming ICD-10-CM, Z-codes)T
                    
o   New simulations that incorporate the dimensional approach to diagnosis, treatment planning and interventions
                    
o   No more axes (I-V)
                    
o   The job analysis (every 5-6 years) to determine use of DSM-5
                                        
·         CACREP and CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education) have signed an affiliation agreement.  CORE programs may achieve a dually accredited degree with CACREP as a clinical rehabilitation degree that is an equal of the clinical mental health degree per CORE & CACREP executive directors.
                    
 
                    
·         Counselor National Legislative Efforts
                    
o   Department of Veterans Affairs – law now allows hiring of professional counselors in VA clinical jobs.  Slow to hire counselors, but look for opportunities on VA website.
                    
o   Medicare – Counselors added to Medicare passed in the House & Senate in separate years of different Congresses. One of the major sponsors is moving up into leadership…better chance of passing.
                    
o   Tricare Certified Mental Health Counselor (TCMHC), if you want to be a provider start working on it now unless you have a CACREP accredited degree and have passed the NCMHCE.
                    
§  Window for grandparenting provisions closes 12/31/2014 – requires a CACREP degree and NCE passed or non-CACREP and NCMHCE passed.
                    
§  Go to NBCC website here: http://www.nbcc.org/TRICARE/ 
                    
                    o   DOD/Military Health System DOD directed to develop a plan to hire more counselors.                    
o   NBCC received a SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program to award $20,000 per year to 24 minority counseling students. Go to NBCC website search for SAMHSA
                    
o   Indian Health Service (IHS) – loan repayments are available. Got to NBCC website search for HIS
                    
o   NBCC – through Fair Access Coalition on Testing (FACT) is fighting for counselors rights to administer and interpret assessment tests for which they are appropriately trained.
                    
 
                    
·         Online Counseling Resources
                    
o   See NBCC ethical code
                    
o   FDA beginning to regulate Apps as medical equipment. Here is a website that lists many of the more than 300 software company programs for online – this site rates their HIPAA compliance.  Check it out: http://www.telementalhealthcomparisons.com/consumer?orderby=name  if it looks weird try Firefox.
                    
o   Research on Online Therapy show - No Difference between face-to-face & online therapy
                    
Please feel free to share this information with other licensees who may not have seen or received this email.
                    
 
                    
                                         
  
                     
                
                
                    

                                        
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