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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='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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='color:black'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='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='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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"'> National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates [mailto:National_Board_for_Certified_Cou@mail.vresp.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 27, 2012 12:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Leinbaugh, Tracy<br><b>Subject:</b> NCC Alert: VA is hiring announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NCC, <o:p></o:p></p><p>NBCC is pleased to share with you this news release from the Department of Veterans Affairs. As you will note, the VA is hiring an additional 1,900 mental health staff, and counselors are included in that group. While it may take time for the positions to become posted, interested counselors should check the VA career site for positions in their area: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NationalBoardforCert/21d19662ee/5744081428/7fa86def81">http://www.vacareers.va.gov/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://pr.ak.vresp.com/603f96cb5/www.nbcc.org/Assets/Board/dova.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>April 23, 2012 <o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b>VA Adding Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors to Workforce<br><i>Follows Announcement of Additional 1900 Mental Health Staff Nationwide</i> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p>WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its mental health services to include professionals from two additional health care fields: marriage and family therapists (MFT) and licensed professional mental health counselors (LPMHC). <o:p></o:p></p><p>"The addition of these two mental health professions is an important part of VA's mission to expand access to mental health services," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "Veterans and their families can face unique challenges. By providing a complete range of services, we can help them address those challenges and help keep more families together." <o:p></o:p></p><p>The two fields will be included in the hiring of an additional 1,900 mental health staff nationwide that VA announced last week. Recruitment and hiring will be done at the local level. The new professionals will provide mental health diagnostic and psychosocial treatment services for Veterans and their families in coordination with existing mental health professionals at VA's medical centers, community-based outpatient clinics, and Vet Centers. <o:p></o:p></p><p>VA has developed qualification standards for employment as LPMHCs and MFTs and has announced the appointments of mental health and health science professionals to serve on professional standards boards. The boards will review applicants for LPMHC and MFT positions in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to determine eligibility for employment and the government grade level appropriate for the individual in the selected position. The boards will also review promotions in these positions. <o:p></o:p></p><p>For more information about mental health care that VA provides, visit: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NationalBoardforCert/21d19662ee/5744081428/e7d5604dec">http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/388653/21d19662ee/1602112651/5744081428/">Click to view this email in a browser</a> <br><br>If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/u?21d19662ee/5744081428/mlpftw">Unsubscribe</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates<br>3 Terrace Way<br>Greensboro, North Carolina 27403<br>US<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html" target="_blank">Read</a> the VerticalResponse marketing policy. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?mm/21d19662ee" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/pwrby_vr_logo_120.gif" alt="Try Email Marketing with VerticalResponse!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://cts.vresp.com/o.gif?21d19662ee/5744081428/mlpftw"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>