If you are licensed or are pursuing licensure in the state of Georgia as a Counselor, Social Worker or Marriage & Family Therapist, there are some important proposed updates coming from the licensing board. In short, I am impressed and happy to see these updates. Read the Proposed Rules It is important that you read … Read more
Professional counseling is a broad profession with many areas of specialization. Counselors work in many settings such as: Education Judicial Hospitals Crisis Lines Private Practice Residential Rehabilitation Community Mental Health, and so on… Broad Job Duties Counselors roles and job duties can go from very broad to somewhat narrow. For example: school counselors do everything … Read more
The Great Divide It seems to me that there is a difference of understanding and expectations between those pursuing licensure and those issuing licenses in Georgia; specifically related to issuing licenses to associate professional counselors and licensed professional counselors. It is clear that the licensing board’s role is to protect the public. Their actual function … Read more
One Exam, One License to Practice A few years ago there was an effort to require the NCE (National Counseling Exam) for the Associate Professional Counselor status and the NCMHCE (National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam) for the Licensed Professional Counselor designation. Ultimately this measure did not stand because it would mean applicants were being … Read more
