AMHCA Case Study

I researched the Texas state laws and the Oregon state laws for the licensing of professional counselors. The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors requires a graduate level degree, supervised practicum experience, passing score for the National Counselor Exam and the Texas Jurisprudence Exam, and an internship. Texas offers two levels of credentialing which are the Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) and the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). As a LPC-I, the person is allowed to practice as a counselor while gaining the experience and intern hours needed to be a Licensed Professional Counselor (Counseling licensure in Texas, 2015).

The counseling history relates to the current ACA and AMHCA Ethical codes based on the inclusion of diversity and multicultural into counseling. The counseling history depicts the incorporation of advanced training, personal identity, and concerns on diversity for counseling. The concerns for diversity and poverty in counseling lead to changes in policies at a grassroots level. However, before the inclusion of advanced training counselors dealt with various limitations. The limitations in counseling consisted of the blurred division of credentials.

Professional counselors have to meet distinct requirements set by individual states. This work focuses on the requirements counselors have to meet in the state of Alabama. The difference between licensure, certification, and accreditation will be highlighted. The state has two levels of counseling license; the associate licensed counselor, and the licensed professional counselor (LPC). Licensed counselors in other states can apply for licensure through endorsement.

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The objective of this work is to examine Texas state laws relating to the counselor certification licensure process. Laws related to school counseling, mental health counseling, addictions counseling and marital family therapy are also be examined.

In this paper it will discuss the requirements for one state and that state is Ohio. Ohio is one of the first states to license professional counselors. Their licensing requirements are stringent and they take pride in who they license. This paper will discuss the tiers of licensing a professional counselor will go through. From being a counselor to being a supervisor of future counselors.

TThe American Counseling Association (ACA) website is a very resourceful website especially for new counselors. It consists of various items from informing an individual of the benefits of being a member of ACA to allowing members to access the ACA’s code of ethics for reference at any point (cite). From the abundance of information given on the website, five sections caught my attention. All five seemed very helpful for a new counselor or for those in the process of becoming a new counselor. The five sections were the Clearinghouses, competencies, podcasts, practice briefs, and the Trauma and Disaster section (cite)

The article, The American Health Care Act, published by the Steve Knight talks about the passing of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the reason why it was passed, and the purpose of the act. According to the article, the act was passed to repeal some of the provisions of the Accountable Care Act (ACA) and include some policies that are aimed at improving the quality of care. The article suggest that since the ACA does not provide the US citizens with choices regarding health care insurance, it negatively influences the quality of health care that is currently being provided in the US. The article clarifies most of the commonly asked questions regarding the AHCA and according to Knight,

In October 1928, Ms. Grace Whitney Myers and the American College of Surgeons created the Association of Record Librarians of North America (ARLNA) which later became known as American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). During the 1970s, the association became more engaged with community health clinics, hospitals, and other medical care facilities that were not associated health care centers. At the same time, AHIMA established their position at the federal level with the administration of Medicare (AHIMA.org, 2017).

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To become a Licensed Professional Counselor, an individual must meet numerous requirements set forth by the State in which he or she will be practicing. Each State is responsible for determining and enacting the requirements established for licensure. Therefore, the requirements may differ from state to state. In this paper, I will compare and contrast the requirements for the states of Missouri and Texas according to the information obtained from the National Board for Certified Counselors website directory.

The American Counseling Association is unique in its creation because four separate entities came together with aspirations of providing a stronger platform for its members. These four groups came together in 1952 and were first called The American Personnel and Guidance Association. It went through another name change in 1983 and once again in 1992 in which it was finally called what it is today, the American Counseling Association. They believe that their new name would help establish their principles, show comradery among its members and let others know who they are. Its headquarters are located near Washington D.C. in Virginia, and have members in over 50 countries. It has an extensive base, including 18 sectors and over 56 subdivisions, along with other partnership to further help the organization and its clientele. They have over 56,000 members are is the largest organization for professional counselors,

I believe the HFMA task force called for health plans to provide information to their patients about high and low prices for different health care services, patients total out-of-pocket cost, whether a certain service provider is within their network, and other outcomes, safety and patient satisfaction form. Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the task force advice that government agencies adopt a similar way to price transparency and comparisons in advance of tests and

Medicare Given to the elderly (65+), disabled, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Is managed by the Government Elderly: Enroll for Medicare three months prior to their 65th birthday Part A Automatic Coverage: Hospital, long-term care Part B Coverage: Outpatient, DMEPOS Premium per month HMO PCP, annual deductible, benefits pay at 80% Part C Coverage: Like a secondary Insurance AARP, etc. Part D Coverage: Drugs Goes hand in hand with the universal and HMO Cost a bit more in the premium Medicaid Given to children and women Is managed by the Government There are three categories for the insured Mandated Categorically needy

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