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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rough, Jim [mailto:Jim.Rough@cswb.state.oh.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:38 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> LT - Federal Policies RE Practice of Mental Health Counseling<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The following documents were brought to my attention at the 2012 American Association of State Counseling Boards. These are important documents for the future of counseling. I urge you to read and understand them. My very short synopsis below is not nuanced or complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The U. S. Army released Army Directive 2011-09, which says in essence you have to have a CAREP degree and pass the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> in order to work for them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Link: <a href="http://cswmft.oio.gov/pdfs/ArmyDir.pdf">http://cswmft.oio.gov/pdfs/ArmyDir.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>DOD has a report on TRCARE providers, which says in essence you have to have a CACREP accredited degree and NCMHCE, but grandparent provisions apply up to 2014. Basically have a license in a state and NCMHCE.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Link: <a href="http://cswmft.ohio.gov/pdfs/TriCrpt.pdf">http://cswmft.ohio.gov/pdfs/TriCrpt.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Institute of Medicine has a report on what TRICARE should do. IOM is skeptical of all accreditation standards, but recommends CACREP and NCMHCE.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Link: <a href="http://cswmft.ohio.gov/pdfs/IOMrpt.pdf">http://cswmft.ohio.gov/pdfs/IOMrpt.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>You should contact ACA or NBCC for further information. I am no expert, but want you to know about these as they portend future Federal standards. If you want to work for the Army or under TRICARE and you do not have a CACREP accredited degree – contact NBCC to take the NCMHCE. Link: <a href="http://nbcc.org/Contact">http://nbcc.org/Contact</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>It is your profession and you should know this stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:navy'>James R. Rough <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:navy'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:navy'>Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board </span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:navy'>50 West Broad Street, </span></i></b><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"'><ns0:address><ns0:Street><span style='color:navy'>Suite</span></ns0:Street><span style='color:navy'> 1075</span></ns0:address><span style='color:navy'> </span></span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"'><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style='color:navy'>Columbus</span></ns0:City><span style='color:navy'>, </span><ns0:State><span style='color:navy'>Ohio</span></ns0:State><span style='color:navy'> </span><ns0:PostalCode><span style='color:navy'>43215-5919</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:navy'>614-752-5161<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Board is always interested in customer service comments; please email me or go to </span><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l5sl_2bfBZOYrW84FjUBR87A_3d_3d"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l5sl_2bfBZOYrW84FjUBR87A_3d_3d</span></a><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>If you have received this email in error please notify me at jim.rough@cswb.state.oh.us or the board's general email at cswmft.info@cswb.state.oh.us. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email represent those of the Board to the best of the sender's knowledge unless otherwise stated as a personal opinion.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>