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
Toward Counselor Parity In recent years, the counseling licensure process in Georgia has undergone a much needed transformation. Our licensing board has made updates to the counseling licensure regulations and rules. These changes are intended to align Georgia with a number of other states in terms of licensing requirements. Following New Regulations October 1, 2018 … Read more
Stay Focused When it comes to renewing your professional license, stay focused. Those of us who have licenses to practice, such as: counselors, marriage and family therapists or social workers; or allied professions like psychology, nursing, etc… …cannot afford to let licensure renewal requirements to slip past us without the attention it deserves. I know … 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
