[Counselor_Educ] AMHCA, ACES and NBCC Jointly Endorse Plan for Licensure Portability

[Bowen, Nikol]

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Press Release

For Immediate Release: August 2, 2015
Contact: Whitney Meyerhoeffer
800-326-2642
wmeyerhoeffer at amhca.org
www.amhca.org

AMHCA, ACES and NBCC Jointly Endorse Plan for Licensure Portability

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) have jointly endorsed a plan for counselor licensure portability. This plan from leading counselor organizations establishes a regulatory platform allowing licensed counselors to move between and practice in multiple states.

The AMHCA-ACES-NBCC portability plan<http://bit.ly/1N82pj6> is built on sound principles of quality assurance and national standards. The plan will promote acceptance of a license from another state when the individual holds a degree from a clinically focused counselor preparation program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), holds certification as a National Certified Counselor, or meets standards adopted by the state board of counseling.

Dr. Keith Mobley, president of AMHCA, states: "The AMHCA leadership commends the efforts of NBCC and ACES for collaborating on this agreement, as it demonstrates strides toward professional unification and portability of licensure. It has been the long-standing goal of AMHCA to seek consistently high standards among credentials for clinical mental health counselors so that our profession may benefit by achieving status equivalent to other practitioners in federally funded programs and gain license portability among states."

The sentiments are echoed by ACES President Dr. Tarrell Portman, who says: "the counseling profession has too long suffered from inconsistency in education and training standards. These varying requirements have hampered the growth of the profession and the ability of counselors to move across state lines. ACES is excited to be part of this strategic partnership to establish a national education and training standard for licensure portability."

"This portability plan is a tremendous step forward for the counseling profession," says NBCC's Board Chair, Dr. Kylie Dotson-Blake. "The adoption of a CACREP degree or the NCC will give licensure boards the quality control they need to recognize out-of-state licensees. NBCC applauds the AMHCA and ACES leadership for uniting behind this pioneering plan."

Mobley summarizes the views of all the organizations when he says, "We are grateful for the collaboration and shared vision for licensed professional mental health counselors and invite other organizations and leaders of our profession to participate."

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Dr. Keith Mobley, President

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American Mental Health Counselors Association

The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is the leading national organization for licensed clinical mental health counselors.


Dr. Tarrell Portman, President

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Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) is the premier organization dedicated to quality education and supervision of counselors in all work settings.


Dr. Kylie Dotson-Blake,Chair

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National Board for
Certified Counselors

The National Board for Certified Counselors is the premier certification organization for the counseling profession.



Nikol Bowen, PhD, PCC
Assistant Professor
Counseling and Higher Education
Patton College of Education
Ohio University
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