"The goal is for counselors to be able to move to any state" and yet not face tedious new licensure application processes.
The second issue is medical insurance reimbursement: according to the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, there has been a great deal of "anger and frustration" and confusion over whether or not licensed professional counselors will be (or are now) able to be recognized as eligible for medical assistance (MA) reimbursement. This is a problem that is not unique to Minnesota, but in fact boards across the country are dealing with MA reimbursement issues. In the case of the Minnesota board, rumors have been circulating that insurance companies are not credentialing professional counselors; but the truth is, most insurance companies will indeed issue credentials to those professionals recognized as Mental Health Professionals under applicable state and federal laws. It may mean extra effort on the part of the individual to prove he or she has the required number of hours of supervised practice, and to access other appropriate documents, but if that is what will be necessary, then that is the bottom line; bureaucratic paperwork and red tape is part of a professional's life.
The third issue is advocacy against psychologists and social workers. Psychologists and professional counselors both provide important services to people, helping them deal with "emotional stress"; but the licensed clinical, counseling, or education psychologists are required to have a PhD in psychology. That degree requires "5-to-7 years of postgraduate work," according to All Psychology Schools (www.allpsychologyschools.com)(APS). The professional licensed counselor, on the other hand, most generally has a master's degree, "which requires 2-to-3 years of postgraduate work"; some "...counseling specialties require only an associate's degree," APS explains. And social workers most often need just a four-year college degree.
One other issue facing the professional counseling sector involves ethics. In their book Developing Counsellor Supervision, Colin Feltham and Windy Dryden point out (112) that in recent years "there has been a great deal of exposure of counsellors who seriously and blatantly abuse their position and undermine public confidence" in the counselling profession. And while "sexual abuse" gets the headlines, Feltham et al. write that several other issues are considered ethical misdeeds. They mention "transgressing confidentiality," "exploiting clients financially...or emotionally,"...
Professional Counseling The relevance of counseling as a helping profession cannot be overstated. This is more so the case taking into consideration the role counseling plays towards the facilitation of the development of not only an individual but also a family or even a group. Counseling as a Distinct Profession: The History and Philosophy of the Profession Marini and Stebnicki (2008) point out that although counseling as a term made its first appearance
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(Awe, Portman & Garrett, 2005) Mutual empowerment also includes the kind of encouragement and inspiration that is provided by mentors to other counselors. Mentors can have an enormously positive and regenerative effect on professional counselors and their work, as shown by the study conducted by Sandy Magnuson, Ken Norem, and S. Allen Wilcoxon. Study participants described mentors' input as "validating." They joined professional organizations, or expanded the scope of
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Social Advocacy in Counseling Social advocacy has been described by some counseling theorists as a "fifth force" paradigm that should be considered to rival if not replace other major counseling psychology paradigms regarding behavior and mental illness (Ratts, 2009). This paper briefly discusses what social justice/advocacy is, the debate regarding its status as a paradigm in counseling psychology, and how social advocacy can enhance both the client's experience and life and
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