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<div>Mona Robinson, PhD, LPCC-S, LSW, CRC</div>
<div>Professor and Chair</div>
<div>Department of Counseling and Higher Education</div>
<div>Ohio University</div>
<div>The Patton College of Education</div>
<div>N252 Lindley Hall</div>
<div>Athens, Ohio 45701</div>
<div>(740) 593-4461 phone</div>
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<div><a href="mailto:robinsoh@ohio.edu">robinsoh@ohio.edu</a> </div>
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<div><b>From:</b> "Erby, Adrienne" <<a href="mailto:erby@ohio.edu">erby@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> November 18, 2016 at 4:20:59 PM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> "Erby, Adrienne" <<a href="mailto:erby@ohio.edu">erby@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> "Bhat, Christine" <<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a>>, "Bowen, Nikol" <<a href="mailto:bowenn@ohio.edu">bowenn@ohio.edu</a>>, "Byrne, Andrew" <<a href="mailto:byrnea@ohio.edu">byrnea@ohio.edu</a>>, "Foreman, Tamarine" <<a href="mailto:foremant@ohio.edu">foremant@ohio.edu</a>>,
"Pillay, Yegan" <<a href="mailto:pillay@ohio.edu">pillay@ohio.edu</a>>, "Robinson, Mona" <<a href="mailto:robinsoh@ohio.edu">robinsoh@ohio.edu</a>>, Denise Lewis <<a href="mailto:dylewis97@yahoo.com">dylewis97@yahoo.com</a>>, "Patterson, Cornelia" <<a href="mailto:patterc1@ohio.edu">patterc1@ohio.edu</a>>,
Jerry Olsheski <<a href="mailto:olsheskij@aol.com">olsheskij@aol.com</a>>, Jodi Jones <<a href="mailto:JJones@hopewellhealth.org">JJones@hopewellhealth.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Ohio Legislative Advocacy</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello Ohio University Counselor Education students and faculty. Please see the following email for a current area of legislative advocacy in our state:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Counseling Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I wanted to alert you about the proposed Senate Bill 366 and House Bill 617 currently presented to the Ohio legislature that would greatly impact all of us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">These two pieces of legislation were quickly introduced without input from counseling professional organizations and would enact a consolidation of social work, psychology, school psychology, chemical dependency,
marriage and family therapists, and counselors into ONE Behavioral Health Professionals Board. The proposed Behavioral Health Professionals board does not guarantee that a counselor would have a seat to represent our profession on this board. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">According to the information I have received, the bills create a single Behavioral Health Professionals Board that includes one seat for a licensed social worker, one seat for a school psychologist, one seat
for a non-school psychologist, one seat for a chemical dependency/aod counselor, one seat for a chemical prevention specialist and one seat for a marriage family therapist OR a professional licensed counselor. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are links to the bills:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-617">https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-617</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-366">https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA131-HB-366</a> ). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I encourage all of us to unite and contact your local legislative member as soon as possible as the planned date for voting is December 8th. . <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a link to find your State Senator:
<a href="http://ohiosenate.gov/members/contacting-your-senator">http://ohiosenate.gov/members/contacting-your-senator</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a link to find your State Representative: <a href="http://www.ohiohouse.gov/index">http://www.ohiohouse.gov/index</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Below is verbiage based on a letter by Victoria Kress that can be sent as an email or voice mail message to your Ohio Senator and Representative:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"November 17, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RE: Opposition to HB 617 and SB 366<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Legislator:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for all that you are doing. Today, I am writing to encourage you to oppose House Bill 617 and SB 366, which is a companion piece of legislation that could greatly affect the counseling profession
in Ohio. I strongly oppose this legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If enacted, these pieces of legislation would create a massive overhaul of professional licensing in Ohio by abolishing 11 licensing boards and consolidating them under three new boards and two existing ones.
Under this proposal, counselors would be licensed by a newly created Behavioral Health Professionals Board. A counselor would not be guaranteed a seat on the Behavioral Health Professionals Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Such complex legislation needs to be thoroughly reviewed and discussed with all stakeholders. I urge you to oppose House Bill 617 and Senate Bill 366 as it is currently written.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Respectfully, "<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you to everyone for taking time to address this issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tamarine Foreman, PhD, LPCC-S, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Assistant Professor, Practicum & Internship Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dept. of Counseling & Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Patton College of Education, Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: 740.593.4395<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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