The National Certified Counselor goes back more than two decades. Browse individual newsletter issues below, or jump to a specific volume.
March 2025
The latest issue includes:
- Clinical Modalities for Counseling Clients With Disordered Eating
- How Social Media Influences Body Image
- Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders Achieve Recovery
- 2025 NBCC Awards Announcement
- Advocating for the Future: NBCC and PARC’s Proactive Approach in Unpredictable Political Landscape
- Funding Stability: Understanding the New Continuing Resolution
- Advocacy Tips: Engaging With the White House
- CCMHC Spotlight: Chase Morgan-Swaney
- NBCC Foundation Virtual Career Fair on April 24
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February 2025
The latest issue includes:
- Assessing College and Career Readiness
- Setting the Stage for Success With First-Generation College Students
- NBCC’s New Director of Certification and Credentialing Services Offers Keynote Address at International Conference
- Credential Profile: The National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)
- A Quick Guide to Understanding Executive Orders
- A Career Doesn’t Always Mean College
- NBCC’s Policy, Advocacy, and Research in Counseling Center Already Making an Impact
- Registered Credential Training Providers Prepare Candidates to Earn CCE Credentials
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January 2025
The latest issue includes:
- Utilizing Mindfulness for Screentime and Smartphone Addictions
- Mindfulness When Counseling Multicultural Clients
- SAMHSA Announces the National Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator
- Interview With Greg Searls, Executive Director of the Counseling Compact
- Mindfulness in Everyday Activities
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December 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Utilizing Mindfulness for Screentime and Smartphone Addictions
- Mindfulness When Counseling Multicultural Clients
- SAMHSA Announces the National Behavioral Health Workforce Career Navigator
- Advocacy Tips 101: Know Your Legislators
- Interview With Greg Searls, Executive Director of the Counseling Compact
- Mindfulness in Everyday Activities
- Register for the NBCC Foundation's 2025 Bridging the Gap Symposium
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November 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Annual Mental Health Connections Global Virtual Conference
- Day in the Life of a Counselor
- NCC Spotlight: Loni Crumb, PhD, NCC, LCMHCS
- NBCC Institutes Offer Multicultural Service - Learning Opportunities
- CMS Releases Final 2025 Physician Fee Schedule
- Microfunding Opportunities at the Mental Health Connections Global Virtual Conference
- NBCC Continues Collaboration in Bhutan
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October 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Understanding and Addressing Teen Dating Violence
- Supporting Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence
- The Safety Plan: A Vital Tool for Clients in Danger
- Get Out the Vote Guide: Fostering Community Well-Being Through Civic Engagement
- NBCC Celebrates World Mental Health Day
- NBCC Creates Policy Advocacy and Research in Counseling Center to Advance the Profession
- NCE and NCMHCE Job Analysis Focus Groups Are Underway!
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September 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Addressing the Rise in Adolescent Suicide Through Collaboration and Culturally Relevant Care
- Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Throughout the Lifespan
- NBCC Welcomes Brian Banks to Head Up New Policy Advocacy and Research in Counseling Center
- Addressing Suicide in the Workplace
- NBCC Offers Recommendations on 2025 Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Rule With Emphasis on Addressing Suicide Risk
- Key Federal Initiatives for Suicide Prevention
- NBCC Awards Spotlight: Advancing Equitable Access to Counseling
- Join Us This December for Mental Health Connections: Fostering Community, Propelling Peace
- NBCC and TPC Win Five APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
- Nominations Open for 2025 NBCC Awards
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August 2024
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Awards Spotlight: Servant Leadership
- Considerations for Incorporating Social Justice Within Counselor Supervision
- SAIGE Continues a Tradition of Advocacy
- NCC Spotlight: Counselor Education and Supervision
- Pursuing a Career in Student Affairs Counseling
- NCE and NCMHCE Job Analysis Focus Groups Starting Soon!
- The Importance of Mindfulness in Supervision
- The Professional Counselor Confers 2024 Dissertation Excellence Awards
- Key Counseling-Related Provisions in the Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- CM&F Liability Insurance Protecting Counselors, Students, and Supervisors
- Award-Winning TPC Provides Unique Publication Experience
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July 2024
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Awards Spotlight: Leadership Excellence for Counselors by Counselors
- Considerations for Counseling Clients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Remarkable Start to Counselor Participation in Medicare
- NBCC to Host Focus Groups for the Counselor Job Analysis
- NBCC signs Memorandum of Understanding with the African Union Southern Africa Regional Office
- Counseling Compact Update
- Become a Counselor Advocate With NBCC Government Affairs Resources
- Congress Poised to Temporarily Extend Medicare In-Person Telemental Health Visit Waiver Later This Year
- NBCC Partners With National Council for Mental Wellbeing for Annual Hill Day
- CMS Releases 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
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June 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Equitable Access to Educational Opportunities for Those With Disabilities
- Why Ableist Microaggressions Matter
- NBCC Awards Spotlight: Innovations in Counseling
- Counseling Confab: Movement as Reminiscence
- Eradicating Bias, Dismantling Barriers: Examination Sensitivity and Bias Review (ESBR) Committee
- Prepare to Serve Clients With the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association's (ARCA) Disability-Related Counseling Competencies
- Helpful Information for Counseling Medicare Beneficiaries With Disabilities
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May 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Working With Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
- Military Suicide: What Sets It Apart
- Opportunities for Counselors to Support Military-Connected Populations
- Continuing Education: A Call to Exploration and Action
- Upcoming Webinar on Aging and Dementia
- NBCC Awards Spotlight: Denise Hawkins
- Recent Public and Private Sector Initiatives to Improve Veteran Mental Health
- NCC Spotlight: Kate Owen, NCC, LPC
- NBCC Connects with Counselors at the 2024 ACA Conference & Expo
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April 2024
The latest issue includes:
- Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Counseling Practice
- Celebrating the 2024 NBCC Award Winners
- The Inevitable Future of Artificial Intelligence in Counseling
- The NBCC Code of Ethics Self-Assessment
- Congress Passes 2024 Federal Budget
- Medicare Provider Enrollment Survey
- NBCC Has Partnered With ACES and CSI to Offer CM&F Liability Insurance
- NBCC and Medicare Mental Health Workforce Coalition Host Two March Webinars
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March 2024
The latest issue includes:
- The Long-Term Effects of Trauma
- Making the Case for Early Screening Tools for Trauma-Informed Care
- Trauma Counseling for LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
- Serve on NBCC’s Examination Sensitivity and Bias Review Committee
- NBCC Addresses Mental Health Workforce Shortages
- NBCC Foundation Hosts the 2024 Bridging the Gap Symposium
- NBCC Foundation to Host Fourth Counseling Career Fair
- Join Us Today and Tomorrow for Free Webinars on Older Adults and Mental Health
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February 2024
The latest issue includes:
- School Counselors Can Find Success in Treating Children and Adolescents Through Creative Therapies
- NCC Spotlight: Robyn Spodek-Schindler, NCC, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC
- Expressive Arts Therapy Can Empower Clients of All Ages
- Licensure Board Perspective: Observations About the Post-Pandemic World
- Integrating Music in Counseling Practice
- Free Webinars on Older Adults and Mental Health
- Update on Gender-Affirming Care and State Actions
- Counseling Compact Commission Holds Annual Business Meeting in Tucson, Arizona
- Register Now for the NBCC Foundation's 2024 Bridging the Gap Symposium: Eliminating Mental Health Disparities
- Professional Coaching Providers Are Invited to Take the Job Analysis Survey
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January 2024
The latest issue includes:
- A Message From NBCC Board Chair Monalisa McGee-Baratta
- Free, Live Webinar!
- Addressing the Prevalence of Mental Health Issues in Older Adults
- Considerations When Counseling Older Adults With Substance Use Disorder
- Expand Your Reach With the Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH) Credential
- Policy and Practice Must Benefit Older Americans
- 2023: The Year in Government Actions
- NBCC and the MMHWC Host Medicare 601 Webinar
- NBCC Awards CACREP Accreditation Grants
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December 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Culturally Relevant Counseling: A Q&A With Daun Kwag, MA, NCC
- New Fellowship Will Increase Access to Care in New Jersey’s Inner Cities
- NCC Spotlight: SAMHSA MFP Fellow of the Month Allison Joyal
- NBCC’s Recommendations on Outpatient Payment System Rule Accepted by CMS
- Proposed Medicare Advantage Rule Includes Counselors in Provider Network Adequacy Standards
- The Fourth International Mental Health Connections Virtual Conference is a Success!
- NBCC’s Global Partnerships Continue to Grow
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November 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Florida Nonprofit Removes the Financial Barrier to Counseling
- Counseling Confab: Linda J. M. Holloway, EdD, NCC
- Counseling in the Wake of a Disaster
- The Implications of Race-Based Traumatic Stress (RBTS) Between Counselors and Clients
- Help shape the future of coaching!
- CMS Releases Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
- Counseling Compact Update
- NBCC offers a new partnership with CM&F Liability Insurance
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October 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Medicare 601 Webinar
- Changing the Way We Think About Self-Care as Counselors
- Self-Care Prioritization for Counselors
- Helping Caregivers to Care for Themselves
- NBCC Strongly Supports New Mental Health Parity Requirements on Health Plans
- NBCC Provides Recommendations on Hospital Outpatient Payment System Rule Affecting Counselors
- The TeleMental Health Examination Transitions to a New Format
- The MMHWC and NCMW Host Medicare 501 Webinar
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September 2023
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Foundation Accepting Fellowship Applications
- Medicare 501 Webinar to be held Oct. 5 at Noon EDT.
- Gaining a Better Understanding of Suicidal Ideation Among Older Adults
- LGBTQ Population Faces a Mental Health Crisis
- Suicidality in the Military
- NBCC Commends Centers for Medicare & Medicaid on Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule
- The MMHWC Honors Behavioral Health Champions from Congress
- Legislative Update: Transgender Rights and Gender-Affirming Care
- Medicare Coalition Holds 401 Webinar
- Suicide Bereavement: Helping Clients Cope With the Loss of a Loved One to Suicide
- Register for the Mental Health Connections: Advancing Global Health Equity Conference
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August 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Understanding Proper Documentation of Supervision
- Organization Highlight: ACES
- Preparing for Vicarious Trauma in Supervision
- Coping With the Loss of a Client to Suicide
- Supporting Counselors Through Social Justice Discrepancies Within a Session
- ACS Spotlight: Sherritta Hughes
- Mental Health Academy’s Virtual Suicide Prevention Summit
- TPC Confers 2023 Annual Scholarship Awards
- NBCC, TPC Win Eight APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
- BCC Spotlight: Autrese Thornton Discusses the Importance of Advocacy
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July 2023
The latest issue includes:
- 2023: The Year of Federal Mental Health Policy Implementation and Investments
- Join Us for the Upcoming Medicare 401 Webinar
- Federal Occupational Series Established for Counselors, but Implementation Work Remains
- NBCC Connects With Jim Laughman of ABHW
- Counseling Compact Update: Number of Member States Continues to Rise
- Advocate Spotlight: Carlos P. Zalaquett, PhD, MA, Lic, LMHC
- NCC Spotlight: Alonzo D. Turner, MS, EdS, NCC, LCMHC, QS
- CACREP Releases 2024 Standards
- Medicare Mental Health Workforce Coalition and NBCC Hold Third Medicare Webinar
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June 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Incorporating Multiculturalism in Clinical Supervision
- NCC Spotlight: Ellie Potts
- A Dream Decided - Giving Circle Strives to Help Undocumented Counselors-in-Training
- NBCC Recognizes Rep. Neal's Efforts to Include Counselors in Medicare
- NBCC Board Director, Dr. Michael Brooks, Receives ACA Presidential Citation
- NBCCF Hosts the 2023 Bridging the Gap Symposium
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May 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Q&A: Kylie Madhav, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAGE
- Serving Transgender Students: A School Counseling Perspective
- Counseling Clients Exploring the Realm of Gender Transitioning
- NBCC Launches 2023 Code of Ethics
- Legislation Impacting Transgender Clients and Communities
- NBCC Comments on the 2023–2026 SAMHSA Strategic Plan
- Register Now for the NBCC Foundation's 2023 Bridging the Gap Symposium
- Medicare Webinars Provide Answers for Counselors
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April 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Medicare 101 and 201 Webinars
- Building Trust Within Relationships After Trauma
- Special Considerations When Working With LGBTQIA Clients
- Counseling Families to Facilitate a Healthier Divorce
- ACES Grant Awards Recognize Social Justice in Student Research
- Using Telehealth With Families
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March 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Understanding Sport Counseling
- Counseling Athletes of All Levels and Life Stages
- Eating Disorders in Athletes
- NBCC and the MMHWC Offer Free Webinars on Medicare Coverage
- VA Premiers Occupational Series for Counselors
- NBCC and ACA Join Forces to Talk Ethics
- Engage With NBCC at the 2023 ACA Conference & Expo
- TeleMental Health Job Analysis Helps to Define Practice
- NBCC and Affiliates Awards Grants for CACREP Accreditation
- Considerations When Searching for Professional Liability Insurance
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February 2023
The latest issue includes:
- The Effects of Forced Career Transition
- A New Direction: Changing Careers to Become a Counselor
- NCC Spotlight: Sharon Givens
- Overcoming Negative Biases in Career Counseling
- NBCC Foundation to Host Online Career Fair
- What Counselors Need From Their Professional Liability Insurance
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January 2023
The latest issue includes:
- Medicare Recognition for Counselors Becomes Law
- Navigating Grief and Loss Can Provide Valuable Lessons for Counselors
- NBCC Attends UNESCO Meeting for NGO Partners
- Counseling Clients With Maladaptive Responses to Grief
- Grief Resources Throughout the Life Span
- The Challenge of Children’s Grief
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December 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Counseling Students Raise Awareness to Keep Montana School Counselor Ratio
- Dasaeb Lopez Named MFPCC Fellow of the Month by SAMHSA
- Mental Health Connections Conference a Success!
- Unber Ahmad Accepted Into ICE Leadership Development Program
- NBCC and ABHW Work Together to Expand Role of Counselors
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Improves Counselor Access
- Considerations When Counseling Immigrants and Refugees
- Overcoming the Challenges of Virtual Counseling With Multicultural Clients
- Counseling During the Holidays
- Navigating the Effects of Trauma
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November 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Special Considerations for Counseling Military and Vetran Populations
- Counseling Military Families: A Q&A With Rebekah Cole
- NBCC Needs Your Expertise!
- Call for Nominations for Baord Directors and Trustees
- Career Development Counseling for Military and Veteran Populations
- Invisible Wounds of War: Veterans and Mental Health
- Counseling Compact Commission Holds Inaugural Meeting
- Federal Government Creates Occupational Series for Counselors
- Register for the Mental Health Connections Virtual Conference
- Tips to File a Claim from Lockton Affinity Health
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October 2022
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC signs Memorandum of Understanding with the African Union Southern Africa Regional Office
- Making a Difference in the Intergenerational Substance Use Crisis
- Q&A: NAADAC President Mita Johnson
- NCC Spotlight: Kervins Clement
- National Efforts Being Made to Address America’s Opioid Crisis
- Examination Sensitivity and Bias Review Committee Works to Ensure Fairness and Representation
- Motivational Interviewing: Helping Clients Make Positive Changes
- NBCC Minority Fellowship Program Provides Training and Community
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September 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Your Advocacy Efforts Have Paid Off!
- NBCC, TPC Win Six APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
- NBCC Announces Expansion of Online Credentialing Gateway
- SHORES Acronym Can Help School Counselors Address Suicide Prevention
- Report Examines Multiracial and LGBTQ Youth Suicide Rates and Mental Health
- Inaugural Compact Commission Meeting set for October
- NBCC Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
- Share Your Feedback on the Proposed CACREP 2024 Standards
- NBCC Sponsors ACES Regional Fall Conferences
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August 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Q&A: Eric Sparks, Deputy Executive Director of ASCA
- Understanding Mandated Reporting for School Counselors
- Counselor Education: Setting Professionals Up for Success
- Winners of the 2022 National Certified School Counselor Awards Announced
- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Requests Timeline for Creation of Occupational Series
- New Federal Grant Programs Address Children’s Mental Health Issues
- Free Toolkit for Mental Health Professionals Addresses Equitable Access to Care
- Chi Sigma Iota Recognizes Excellence in Counseling Worldwide
- Educating the Public Through Bullying Prevention Programs
- Mervin Brandy’s Research Addresses Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health
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July 2022
The latest issue includes:
- MFP Alumnae Share Their Advice on Building a Successful Private Practice
- Navigating the No Surprises Act: News Counselors Can Use
- Marketing Yourself With Credentials: A Q&A With Anne McSorley
- TPC Welcomes New Editor, Dr. J. Richelle Joe
- National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) Transitioning to New Format
- New Guide and eCompendium Offer Evidence-Based Programs for Counselors
- Disconnecting to Reduce Burnout
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June 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Highlight: NBCC Government & Legislative Affairs Department
- Addressing the Nation’s Youth Mental Health Crisis
- Loan Repayment and Behavioral Health Geriatric Workforce Initiatives
- Congress Considering Spending Bills as August Recess Approaches
- TPC Expands and Confers Annual Awards
- Recognizing TPC Editor Dr. Amie A. Manis
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May 2022
The latest issue includes:
- May is Mental Awareness Month
- MHF Program Provides Global Community-Based Mental Health Awareness and Stigma Reduction Education
- Mental Health Connections Virtual Conference Accepting Presenter Proposals
- Ten States Have Enacted the Counseling Compact! So, What’s Next?
- The 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 (H.R. 7116) Will Help Save Lives
- Donate Used Books and Journals to Help Students, Professionals Worldwide
- NBCC Institutes Provide Immersive Multicultural Learning Experiences
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April 2022
The latest issue includes:
- Navigating the Evolving World of Telehealth
- Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider Credential Honors Professional Expertise and Highlights Specialized Services
- TeleMental Health Examination Revamped, New Content Outline Created
- Managed Care Must Be Managed
- NBCC Supports Virgin Islands Counselors to Increase Scope of Practice
- Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Signed Into Law
- NBCC Supports the Counseling Compact
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March 2022
The latest issue includes:
- NCCs at Work: Advocating for Equitable Access to Mental Health Care
- NBCC Foundation Strives to Increase Access to Mental Health Care
- NCC Spotlight: John O. Nwosu, Jr.
- Leading for Equity: International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling
- The Fight for Medicare Coverage Persists
- Visit Us at the American Counseling Association Conference
- Applications Now Being Accepted for 2022 CACREP Grants
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February 2022
The latest issue includes:
- 2022 NCSC Awards Program
- A Day in the Life of a School Counselor
- Highlighting the NCSC Certification
- Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
- NBCC and MMHWC Support the Mental Health Access Improvement Act
- GAO Study Spotlights Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Young People
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January 2022
The latest issue includes:
- No Surprises Act: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Leading for Equity: The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
- Explore New Opportunities at the NBCC Foundation’s Virtual Career Fair
- Mental Health Provisions in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
- Help New Clients Connect With You Through Counselor Find
- Setting the Stage for the Future of Counselor Testing Online
- NBCC Awards Grants to Counseling Programs Seeking First-Time CACREP Accreditation
- Make an Impact: Apply to Become an NBCC and Affiliates Board Director or Trustee
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December 2021
The latest issue includes:
- EBCC: Building Partnerships to Expand Access in European Countries
- Leading for Equity: American Counseling Association
- NCC Spotlight: Grata R.V. Garcia-Catipon, NCC, LCPC, LPC, PSC, BACS
- Potential Mental Health Impacts of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Call for Letters of Interest
- GCAM Works to Bridge Gaps in Access to Mental Health Care in Malawi
- The Mental Health Connections: Cultivating Equity Conference Has Begun!
- NBCC Department Highlight: International Capacity Building
- Share your feedback! Shape the profession!
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November 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Registration Open for International Mental Health Connections: Cultivating Equity Virtual Conference
- NBCC Simplifies Continuing Education Process for Qualifying CSI Chapters
- Help the NBCC Foundation While Shopping on AmazonSmile
- Counseling Confab - Haiku of Hope
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October 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Leading for Equity: Dr. Beverly Smith, AMHCA President
- National Coming Out Day
- Meet Lisa Price, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH)
- Advocating for Medicare Recognition
- Hill Day at Home
- NBCC Foundation’s Virtual Symposium a Success!
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September 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Introducing CCE Academy
- NCC Spotlight: Camila A. Pulgar Guzmán, PhD, NCC, LCMHCA
- Join the IMFP Mentoring Program
- NBCC Participates in Virtual Action Day for Medicare
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Darren Mullahey
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August 2021
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Creed: Core Values and Beliefs
- 2021 Counseling Regulatory Boards Summit: Protecting the Public. Propelling the Profession
- NBCC, TPC Win Eight 2021 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
- H.Res. 349 & International Overdose Awareness Day
- Affiliate Highlight: The Center for Credentialing & Education
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July 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Volunteer With the NBCC Foundation
- NCC Spotlight: Leann Romitti
- Mental Health and Wellness for Older Adults: Counselors Are Prepared to Serve
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Chris Travis
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June 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Youth Have an Increased Need for Mental Health Services During Pandemic
- NCSC Award Recipients Announced
- Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
- Counseling Compact Highlights
- CCE Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) Program
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May 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Join the Grassroots Movement
- TPC Recognizes Outstanding Scholar Award Winners for Best Article
- A Tool For Helping Survivors of Loss Walk Through Complicated Grief
- NBCC's Mental Health Facilitator (MHF) Program
- Director of Certification and Credentialing Services
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April 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Examination Sensitivity and Bias Review Committee
- Counseling Foundations: Your Path to Career Success
- Forty Under 40 Honors NBCC Foundation Staff Member
- Legislation to Include Counselors in Medicare Introduced in Senate
- State Legislatures Addressing Telehealth, Portability
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Tory Watkins Cherry
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March 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Advocacy Spotlight: Trying Times and Advocacy - Triumphs An Interview With Kapil Nayer
- This Rage Will Not Consume Me
- Saddleback Valley Elementary Counseling Report
- Meet TPC's Expanded Editorial Team!
- CACREP Accreditation Announcement
- Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Legislation
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February 2021
The latest issue includes:
- National Certified School Counselor Highlight
- National Certified School Counselor Award
- Affiliate Highlight: NBCC Foundation
- Apply to be the Director of Certification and Credentialing
- Bill to Provide Medicare Coverage for Counselors Reintroduced in the House
- Appropriations Process for FY 22 Getting Underway
- Meet Your NBCC Team: N'Kae Harris
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January 2021
The latest issue includes:
- Addressing Current Events
- As State Legislatures Get Underway, Several Trends Could Affect the Profession
- Mental Health Connections Conference Recap
- Giving Tuesday Donations Support NBCC Foundation Initiatives Year-Round
- Minority Fellowship Program, Other NBCC Priorities Get Funding Increases in FY 2021 Spending Bill
- TPC in Brief
- Meet Your NBCC Team - Donna Kozlowski
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December 2020
The latest issue includes:
- A Message From Our President and CEO Kylie Dotson-Blake
- Medicare: At the Crossroads of Research, Advocacy, and Policy
- MHA Bridging the Gap Summit Is a Success
- As 117th Congress Looms, NBCC Prepares Priorities
- Meet your NBCC Team: Lisa Gagliano
- NBCC Foundation Fellowship Applications Closing Soon!
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November 2020
The latest issue includes:
- The New York Times Publishes Article on Medicare, Mental Health, and Licensed Professional Counselors
- Registration Opens for Virtual International Conference
- Essays on the Importance of... in Psychotherapy and Counseling
- Registration is now open for the 2020 Bridging the Gap Virtual Summit!
- President Signs Major VA Mental Health Legislation, Focus Turns to Implementation
- 2020 IMFP Mentoring Program
- Meet Your NBCC Team - Angie Givens
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October 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Medicare Bill Passes House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- NCC Spotlight: Laura Shannonhouse
- Expressive and Experiential Arts in Group Supervision Online
- Innatious and the LAR Scale: Innovative Tools to Strengthen Emotional IQ and Improve Your Practice
- Congress Passes Temporary Spending Bill
- Mental Health Connections: Counseling Across the Globe
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September 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Veterans Affairs Mental Health Bill Passes Senate
- NBCC Welcomes Dr. Amie A. Manis
- NBCC Foundation Webinars and Continuing Education
- Inspiring Hope and Moving Forward
- NBCC, TPC Haul in Seven APEX Awards
- NBCC Sends Letters on Medicare Bill, Telehealth
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August 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Medicare Legislation Gets a Hearing in the House
- NBCC's New Board
- Three Programs Receive CACREP Grants
- FCC Approves 9-8-8 for National Suicide Hotline
- House Releases Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
- Meet Your NBCC Team
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July 2020
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Teams Up With The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
- Poetic Meaning-Making: A New Path to Trauma Work
- CACREP Awards Committee
- Mental Health and Police Reform
- COVID-19 Survey
- Over 30 Scholarships Available for Counseling Students and Professionals
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June 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Where Do We Go? Black Communities Coping in the Midst of Crises
- SPOTLIGHT: A Lifetime Seeking Purpose and Connection
- The NBCC Foundation’s 2020 Bridging the Gap Digital Experience
- New CMS Rules Expand Medicare Reimbursement
- HRSA Requesting Feedback on Health Indicators
- TPC's Annual Awards for Best Article, Dissertation
- Activating Change, Confronting Systemic Racism
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May 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Confidentiality in the Zoom World of Cybersecurity
- NBCC Foundation Minority Fellows: Physically Distant, Deeply Connected
- TPC Editorial Review Board Provides Valuable Insight
- Reflections From Day 45 of Isolation and Working From Home
- Students Provide Hope for the Future
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April 2020
The latest issue includes:
- A Message From Our President and CEO
- Continuing Education Resources
- Stimulus Package Benefits Available to Counselors
- State and Commercial Insurance Guidance on Telehealth
- Federal Government Guidance on Telehealth
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March 2020
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC and Medicare Mental Health Week
- NBCC Grant Awardee Achieves CACREP Accreditation
- SPOTLIGHT: Upholding Counseling Excellence Around the Globe
- Senate Committee Passes Veterans Affairs Legislation
- Congress Begins Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Process
- A Year Later: Counselor Find
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February 2020
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Joins Top Mental Health Organizations to Promote Medicare Expansion
- Foundation Alumni Corner
- NBCC and AU-SARO Co-sponsor Mental Health Conference
- States Taking an Active Role in Banning Conversion Therapy
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Melanie Wilkerson
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January 2020
The latest issue includes:
- Voluntary Audits: Going the Extra Mile
- Social Determinants of Mental Health Workshop
- Minority Fellowship Program Gets $1M Increase
- Interested in Writing an Op-Ed on Medicare Coverage?
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Lori Young
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December 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Introducing NBCC's Vice Presidents
- Call for Letters of Interest
- The Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH) Credential
- Congress Passes Another Short-Term Spending Deal
- Medicare Bill Still in Focus for Second Congressional Session
- SPOTLIGHT: Nicole Stargell
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November 2019
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC and Affiliates Welcomes New COO
- ACES Conference in Seattle a Success
- Michigan Passes Legislation to Protect LPC Scope of Practic
- SAMHSA Launches New Tool for Substance Use Treatment
- Meet Your NBCC Team
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October 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Proposed Rules Threaten Counselor Scope of Practice in Michigan
- NBCC Announces its New Board Director
- Two Programs Awarded Grants for CACREP Application
- SPOTLIGHT: Rachel Siehs
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September 2019
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Campaigns Aid Board Certified Counselors
- TPC Wins Major Award for Publication Excellence
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Andreea Tiganus
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August 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Online Program to Offer Certificates and More
- SPOTLIGHT: Learning to Be Authentic and True
- EBCC Fosters Mental Health Awareness, Counseling
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July 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Older CE Documents Now Available to Board Certified Counselors Via Credentialing Gateway
- An Updated Look for NBCC Visions
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Isbah Ali Farzan
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June 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Board Certified Counselors Call Digital Badges a Key Tool
- 2019 Symposium: Working to Lift Every Voice
- SPOTLIGHT: Escaping the Projects With a Mission to Help
- TPC Confers 2019 Annual Scholarship Awards
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May 2019
The latest issue includes:
- State Boards Have Ally in NBCC on Key Legislative Issues
- Board Certified Counselors Enjoying Exclusive Directory
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Tammi Lee
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April 2019
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Booth Draws a Crowd at ACA Conference & Expo
- NBCC Boards Recognize Former CEO Dr. Thomas Clawson
- 2019 Symposium: Life Stages Through a Multicultural Lens
- SPOTLIGHT: Counselor Battles Back After Acid Attack
- Collaborating to Impact Mental Health Outcomes in Bhutan
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March 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Coalition Work Critical to Passage of 2019 Medicare Bill
- NBCC To Engage, Share Initiatives at ACA Conference
- NBCC Grant Helps Quincy University Gain Accreditation
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February 2019
The latest issue includes:
- Upgraded Counselor Find Set to Take Contact Information
- Capuzzi Shares Experience of Focusing on Diversity
- SPOTLIGHT: Relationship Work Informs Counselor's Career
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January 2019
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Concerned About Wyoming Proposal on Certification
- New NBCC Administrators Hope to Forge Partnerships
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Carolyn Chappell
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December 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Improved Counselor Find to Better Serve Public, Profession
- A Holiday Season Message on the Importance of Counseling
- NBCC to Begin Search for New Board Member
- Spotlight: Tragedy at Virginia Tech Prompts Career Change
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November 2018
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC-I: Reaching a Milestone in Its Global Mission
- NBCC Makes Changes to Organizational Structure
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Eugenie Yang
- The Story Behind the ‘What If I Told You?’ Campaign
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October 2018
The latest issue includes:
- NCLEP Portability Measure Proposed to Virginia State Board
- Continued Advocacy Will Be Key to Medicare Legislation
- 2018 Virtual Summit Theme: Counseling for a Lifetime
- Spotlight: Fulfilling Roles of Counselor, Educator, Advocate
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September 2018
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Poll: Many Expect to Need Licenses in Multiple States
- NBCC Announces 2018–19 Board Officers and New Member
- 2018 Virtual Summit Theme: Counseling for a Lifetime
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Allison Sanders
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August 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Digital Badges: Useful, Often Shared, and Gaining Traction
- Bergman Sees Important Progress Over the Past 10 Years
- NBCC Delays Start Date of New Standard on Certification
- Eight Programs Awarded Grants for CACREP Application
- SPOTLIGHT: Husband's Cancer Led to Role as Counselor
- University of Phoenix Donates $10,000 in Books to NBCC-I
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July 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Advocacy Sits Front and Center for NBCC's Sheperis
- Bergman Sees Important Progress Over the Past 10 Years
- About NBCC's Call for Reunification of Immigrant Families
- Read the Full NBCC Statement on Immigrant Families
- Poll Results Show Counselors Support ‘Board Certified’
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June 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Driving a Pro-Counseling Legislative Agenda
- Bergman Sees Important Progress Over the Past 10 Years
- NBCC Urges Counselors to Advocate for Medicare Rights
- Spotlight: A Life Devoted to Wellness of Body and Mind
- Counseling Leaders From Malawi and Uganda Visit NBCC
- 2018 Symposium: Reflection on a Powerful Experience
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May 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Forging Connections with the Public
- Digital Badges: A New Tool for Board Certified Counselors
- Board Certified: Language Change Strikes Major Chord
- Meet Your NBCC Team: Whitney Conaway
- The Professional Counselor Announces Award Winners
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April 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Board Certified: Counseling Language That Connects
- Dr. Carl J. Sheperis Chosen as Interim President and CEO
- Pre-Symposium Event Focuses on Trauma, Resilience
- Bipartisan Support for Keeping Minority Fellowship Program
- Spotlight: Podcasts Aim to Keep Conversations Going
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March 2018
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Helps State Counseling Groups Fight Deregulation
- Grants for Universities Seeking CACREP Accreditation
- NBCC Waives Fees for Those Affected by 2017 Hurricanes
- NBCC-I Supports Counseling Resource Libraries Worldwide
- Opportunity Available to Become NBCC Foundation Trustee
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Febuary 2018
The latest issue includes:
- A Powerful Voice for Licensure Endorsement
- Reframing Continuing Education as an Opportunity
- Minority Fellowship Program Seeks to Continue Its Work
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January 2018
The latest issue includes:
- Take Advantage of Our New Grassroots Action Center
- Rural and Military Scholarships Play Crucial Role in Training
- NBCC-I Travels to Rwanda, the Country of a Thousand Hills
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December 2017
The latest issue includes:
- Fellows Share Common Goals, Forge Special Connections
- Journey Helped Counselor Better Understand Key Issues
- Deadline Approaching to Apply for NBCC Board Position
- NBCC Can Help Counselors Account for Hours, Supervision
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November 2017
The latest issue includes:
- BHWET Program: A Training Foundation for Students
- NBCC Invites Letters of Interest in Becoming a Director
- NBCC-I Programs Support Mental Health and Counseling in Bhutan, Vietnam
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October 2017
The latest issue includes:
- The Importance of Advocacy to the Counseling Profession
- NBCC Announces New Board Officers, Members
- Virtual Summit Spotlights Culturally Competent Trauma Care
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September 2017
The latest issue includes:
- 2017 State Licensure Boards Meeting Report
- NBCC, NBCC Foundation Support Counselors Attending ACES
- Meet NBCC's Graduate Program Liaison
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August 2017
The latest issue includes:
- Counselors Fight to Keep Jobs With National Guard
- UNESCO Meeting Provides Lift to NBCC-I Work in Africa
- The Growing Importance of Social Media Platforms
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July 2017
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Launches Easier-to-Navigate, Mobile-Friendly Website
- One Counselor’s Story: A Case Study for Portability
- Learning Module Will Assist Counselor Educators, Engage Students
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June 2017
The latest issue includes:
- Pushing Portability to Improve Access to Counseling
- She Kept NBCC’s House in Order
- Service in Southeast Asia
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Winter 2017
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Board of Directors Amends Ethics Policy Documents
- NBCC Presents at ACEhp Annual Conference
- CCMHC and NCSC Specialty Application Changes
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Fall 2016
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
- Changes to ICD-10 Mental Health Codes
- NBCC Moves Toward Electronic Testing for Certification
- NCCs Respond
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Spring/Summer 2016
The latest issue includes:
- Important Change to Your NBCC Invoice
- 60,000 NCCs and Counting
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
- NCC Profile: Dr. Donna Dannenfelser
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Fall/Winter 2015
The latest issue includes:
- The Warm Heart of Kenneth Hamwaka: A Tribute to an African Counseling Leader
- NBCC Establishes NBCC-Bhutan
- NCC Profile: Laura Garrett
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Spring 2015
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC’s Bergman Makes State Senate Bid
- Introducing the MHF Web Site
- NCC Profile: Sandra Reid
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Fall 2014
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Educational Requirements to Change in 2022
- Update of Approved Continuing Education Providers
- TPC in Brief
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Spring 2014
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Announces New Web Site and Online Application Process
- 2013 Professional Identity Awards Announced
- TPC in Brief
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Winter 2014
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Announces Grant for Programs Seeking CACREP Accreditation
- NBCC Joins Forces With Continuing Education Providers
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
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Fall 2013
The latest issue includes:
- Patrick Kennedy Inspires at 2013 State Licensure Boards Meeting
- NBCC Advocacy Update
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
- Navigating Private Practice: Marketing Your Practice With Social Media
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Spring 2013
The latest issue includes:
- In Memory of Dr. Lloyd A. Stone
- NBCC Recognizes Departing Board Member Dr. Benshoff
- NBCC Represents Counseling at White House Conference
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Winter 2013
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Adopts Revisions to Ethical Standards
- NCC Application Requirements Changes
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
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Fall 2012
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Awarded Minority Fellowship Grant
- Navigating Private Practice: Counselor Self-Care
- NBCC Hosts State Licensure Boards
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Spring 2012
The latest issue includes:
- Joining Forces to Serve Our Military
- Navigating Private Practice: The Question of Billing
- Thank You, Volunteers
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Winter 2012
The latest issue includes:
- TRICARE Releases Independent Practice Rule for Counselors
- NBCC at 2012 ACA Conference
- Navigating Private Practice: Free Ways to Increase Your Caseload
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Fall 2012
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Awarded Minority Fellowship Grant
- Navigating Private Practice: Counselor Self-Care
- NBCC Hosts State Licensure Boards
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Spring 2012
The latest issue includes:
- Joining Forces to Serve Our Military
- Navigating Private Practice: The Question of Billing
- Thank You, Volunteers
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Winter 2012
The latest issue includes:
- TRICARE Releases Independent Practice Rule for Counselors
- NBCC at 2012 ACA Conference
- Navigating Private Practice: Free Ways to Increase Your Caseload
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Fall 2011
The latest issue includes:
- Army Directive Grants Counselors Independent Practice Authority
- NBCC Is Platinum Sponsor of 2011 ACES Conference
- NBCC Hosts State Licensure Boards
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Spring 2011
The latest issue includes:
- 2010 Professional Identity Awards Announced
- 2011 NBCC State Licensure Boards Meeting
- First Annual National Counseling Conference in Bhutan
- International Counseling Encounter, Cuba 2011
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Winter 2011
The latest issue includes:
- New Law Directs TRICARE Independent Practice Authority for Counselors
- Promoting Better Services
- NBCC’s Involvement in Creating International Assessment Standards
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Fall 2010
The latest issue includes:
- Celebrating Licensure in All 50 States
- Veterans Administration Ready to Hire Counselors
- NBCC Seeks Nominations
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Spring 2010
The latest issue includes:
- New Board Member for NBCC
- Professional Identity Award Presented to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- NBCC and Psychology Today Unite for NCCs
- On Fostering Counseling Worldwide
- Latest Developments With the MHF Credential
- NBCC Foundation Military and Rural Scholarships Awarded (Recipient Close-ups)
- New Board Member for NBCCF
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Winter 2010
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Foundation Scholarships a Huge Success
- NBCC Government Affairs Update
- Mental Health Facilitator Program Continues to Grow
- Haitian Relief Effort
- ACROM Formed in Romania
- Exciting Opportunities for NCCs
- NCC Profile: Penny Deakin
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Fall 2009
The latest issue includes:
- California Passes Counselor Licensure Law
- NBCC Launches Free Online Journal
- NBCC and Psychology Today Explore Collaboration
- NBCC Announces New Professional Identity Award
- Early Credentialing — Why it Benefits Your Students
- New Regional Office in Lisbon, Portugal
- NBCC-I Establishes New Branch Office in Argentina
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Spring 2009
The latest issue includes:
- New Board Members for NBCC and Affiliates
- New Congress Keeps NBCC Busy
- Counseling: An International Perspective
- Disciplinary Actions in Building Mental Health in China's Quake Zone
- Uganda Receives Books from NCC Donations
- New Branch Offices in Three European Countries
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Winter 2009
The latest issue includes:
- Counseling Issues in Congress
- NBCC Celebrates NCCs at ACA Conference
- Agencies in China, Afghanistan Thank NBCC for Assistance
- Visiting Scholar in Residence From Malaysia
- Mental Health Observances
- NCC Annual Fees Going Up
- NBCC Foundation Creates Scholarships
- MHF Program Helping Teachers, Students in Malawi Schools
- NBCC Board of Directors
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Fall 2008
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Seeks Board Nominations
- NBCC Planning Reception
- NBCC Honors Bhutan Queen
- First NCC in Bhutan
- NBCC Seeks Nominations for Two Board Positions
- New Board Members Elected;Staff Promotions
- NBCC-I Bylaws Revised
- Congressional Letter Criticizes VA Delays in Hiring Counselors
- GCDF Lures Students to Sofia University
- CACREP Standards Announced
- Important Notice about Future Newsletters
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Spring 2008
The latest issue includes:
- Boards Converge for Fund-raising Training
- David Bergman Joins NBCC’s Office in DC
- NBCC at the American Counseling Association Conference
- The Fair Access Coalition on Testing: A History of Advocacy
- NBCC Staff Recognized for Leadership
- Inaugural Mental Health Facilitator "Training of Trainers"
- GCDF-Greece Contract Signed
- Latin American Counseling Day 2008
- NBCC Foundation Donor List
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Winter 2008
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Testifies Regarding Mental Health Care and the VA
- Deconstructing the Insurance Conundrum
- NBCC Speaks Up for Counseling at UNESCO General Conference
- FACT: A History of Advocacy (Part I)
- A Primer on the 16PF
- NBCC Jamaica Established
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Fall 2007
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Receives UNESCO Partner Status
- Success in Indiana
- Nevada Licensure Law
- Serving Mental Health Needs of Military Families
- NBCC Hosts Licensure Boards Meeting
- Legislative Activity with Medicare
- Foundation Announces First-time Donors
- Harriet Mayor Fulbright New NBCC Foundation Trustee
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Spring 2007
The latest issue includes:
- NBCC Celebrates 25 Years
- Interview with Dr. Lloyd Stone, First NCC
- Dr. Tom Clawson Reflects on NBCC's First 25 Years
- NBCC's Historical Highlights
- NBCC Bulgaria Opens for Business
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Winter 2007
The latest issue includes:
- Tom Clawson Chairs 20/20 Committee
- International Mental Health Facilitator Launched
- NBCC and CCE Board Nominations
- Update on Global Mental Health Congress
- Veteran's Affairs Opens Up to Counselors
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Fall 2006
The latest issue includes:
- Global Mental Health Congress Update
- New CACREP Standards on the Horizon
- Common Ethical Concerns
- Demand for Distance Counseling Credential Increases
- Reduced Rate for 2006 International Career Conference
- NBCC Foundation Up and Running
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Spring 2006
The latest issue includes:
- Global Mental Health Congress: Focus on the Never Served
- NBCC Establishes New Field Office in Mexico
- NBCC International Welcomes New Leader
- Virginia NCC in National Spotlight
- Is Certification Appropriate Abroad?
- Starting a Private Counseling Practice
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