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Welcome to the
homepage of the
Ohio Mental Health Counselors
Association
The Ohio Mental Health Counselors Association
(OMHCA) provides professional information, education, training, and
advocacy for Mental Health Counselors in Ohio. OMHCA is a vital and
effective organization in advocating for the provision of a broad
range of services to meet the mental health counseling needs of
consumers in the Commonwealth.
OMHCA is a state chapter of the American
Mental Health Counselors Association.
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Please participate in the electronic signing of the
PETITION
for a Mental Health Awareness Commemorative POSTAGE STAMP
which can be found at the http://www.amhca.org/
Every signature counts! Please make a
difference!
Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate to establish MEDICARE coverage of licensed professional counselors. Click here for more information.(click
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- To Provide a system of information exchange for
Mental Health Counselors through a website
- To provide professional development training that
maintains the high standards of the profession
- To provide a forum that enables counselors to
address the needs of their clients
- To provide an alliance with mental health
clinicians in various work settings through a coalition of mental
health professions
- To promote licensing and certification for mental
health counselors nationally and to support the Ohio licensing
standards
- To support legislation and programs favorable to
mental health counseling and better health care
- To support the efforts of Mental Health
Counselors to provide services attendant to their expertise in the
marketplace
- To promote and advance the profession of mental
health counseling
- Website with quarterly news updates
- Professional Development Workshops for Continuing
Education Credit
- Professional Development Workshops facilitating
the Licensure Process
- Annual Meeting at the All Ohio Counselors
Conference
- Public Policy and Legislative Initiatives
- Advocacy for the Mental Health Counseling
Profession
OMHCA membership is open to professional mental
health counselors, counselor educators and counseling students and
interns who have an interest in the advancement of the mental health
counseling profession.
Contact
OMHCA at membership@ohmhca.org for more information on
becoming a member.
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Counselor's Association.
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