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<div>Ohio University </div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391736142S"> </span>Our board chair, Mary Venrick, and I recently attended the NBCC conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are a number of key parts, which I wish to share with our licensees and students.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378391736508E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: ">The NBCC exams hope to have applicants apply online by June 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With board approval applicant can go online to apply with a credit card!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Details will come as they are developed for use.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391839522S"> </span>The DSM-5 will be a part of the NCMHCE exam starting with exams given on or after April 1, 2014.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378391840102E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391852085S"> </span>Changes in nomenclature and symptom profiles</span><span style="display: none" id="1378391852021E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391865376S"> </span>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</span><span style="display: none" id="1378391865090E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391878017S"> </span>New simulations that incorporate the dimensional approach to diagnosis, treatment planning and interventions</span><span style="display: none" id="1378391878168E"> </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378391924329S"> </span>CACREP and CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education) have signed an affiliation agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>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.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392112454S"> </span>Department of Veterans Affairs – law now allows hiring of professional counselors in VA clinical jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Slow to hire counselors, but look for opportunities on VA website.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392112326E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392128170S"> </span>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.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392128731E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392139634S"> </span>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.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392139830E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392155140S"> </span>Window for grandparenting provisions closes 12/31/2014 – requires a CACREP degree and NCE passed or non-CACREP and NCMHCE passed.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392155360E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392168181S"> </span>Go to NBCC website here: </span><a target="_blank" href="http://list.em.ohio.gov/t/253831/9446291/2382/0/"><span style="font-family: ">http://www.nbcc.org/TRICARE/</span></a><span style="font-family: "> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span style="display: none" id="1378392731069S"> </span>o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392191072S"><span style="display: none" id="1378392609755S"> </span> </span><span style="display: none" id="1378392629676S"> </span>DOD/Military Health System DOD directed to develop a plan to hire more counselors.<span style="display: none" id="1378392409532E"> <span style="display: none" id="1378392419543E"> <span style="display: none" id="1378392731545E"> </span><span style="display: none" id="1378392609804E"> </span></span></span></span><span style="display: none" id="1378392191426E"> <span style="display: none" id="1378392629716E"> </span> </span>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392207735S"> </span>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</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392207052E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392221558S"> </span>Indian Health Service (IHS) – loan repayments are available. Got to NBCC website search for HIS</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392222118E"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392237210S"> </span>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.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="font: 7pt "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "><span style="display: none" id="1378392283274S"> </span>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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Check it out: </span><a target="_blank" href="http://list.em.ohio.gov/t/253831/9446291/2383/0/"><span style="font-family: ">http://www.telementalhealthcomparisons.com/consumer?orderby=name</span></a><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>if it looks weird try Firefox.</span><span style="display: none" id="1378392282525E"> </span></div>
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