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Alert: Registered
Counselors must have one of the new counselor
credentials by July 1, 2010 or they must cease
practice. The Registered Counselor category is
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Listings accepted from counselors all around Washington State.
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Support Group Directory for persons in recovery or for
their families and friends. [There is a support group for just about everyone and every condition.]
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What do the initials mean?
A "Dictionary of Initials, Acronyms and Abbreviations Used by Counselors and Social Workers"
(including these strange initials counselors write after their names).
Also see:
Unethical use of counselor initials and acronyms.
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Counselor-Therapist Table of Contents
Counselor - therapist resources
for all 39 counties in Washington State. If your
city or county is not listed on this site, it is only
because we are waiting for you to
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Limit Your Legal Risk as a Mental Health Professional
Continuing Education Units: Information
on Federal and Washington State laws that affect the
professional liability of people who have chosen a career in the
mental health field. Learn what you need to know to
prevent ethics charges and prevent law suits which could damage
your reputation, practice and financial wellbeing.
Protect yourself. Classes available monthly.
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Questions commonly asked by counselors:
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from another state, counselor registration, counselor licensure,
types of licenses in Washington State, how to become a counselor, finding
counselor supervision for licensure, advantages and disadvantages of registration vs. licensure,
or
where can I find a case consultation peer group? Ask your question.
Warning
about a New Scam Targeting Counselors and Therapists--Beware
of prepayment for services.
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Frequently
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WAC
246-810: Governing the Practice of Agency
Affiliated Counselors, Certified Counselors, Certified Advisors,
and Hypnotherapists.
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for the counselors, therapists,
or psychologists who are located in any of the counties in and
around the State of Washington who are also:
Fluent in ASL or a foreign language (languages other than English)
A Washington State
Approved Supervisor
who is available to provide paid clinical
supervision for private practice counselors working toward licensure.
[See:
WAC 246-809-334 ] [
This
free service is available for approved supervisors in any of the 39
counties in the state of Washington. ]
An approved Washington State
Crime Victim Compensation Program CVCP mental health provider.
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The find-a-counselor locator service
-- Helps clients throughout Washington State to
find their counselor (you). If your area is not
represented, it is only because you have not yet logged-in to
request service. (see below).
Advertise your private practice
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Find a therapy group:
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Listings accepted from counselors all around Washington State.
Advertise Your Therapy Group
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Advertise office space for rent
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Find a counselor-training workshop:
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social worker--all are required to keep their skills current by
participating in continuing education classes and workshops to get
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Counselors, therapists, social workers who need their annual CEUs,
can consult the Workshop Calendar for local greater Seattle area workshop presentations.
Advertise your workshop or training
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Employment Opportunities: Therapist - Counselor
Jobs throughout Washington State.
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Government Web Sites
Helpful web links
for Health Care Providers: Seattle, King County, Washington State, and national US Government Agencies offering information and
assistance on a great variety of health, mental health and addiction problems and issues.
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Link directory to local, state, and national
Professional Counseling Organizations
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A email newsletter
"Mental Health Issues In and Around
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Counselors who serve in the cities and towns of the 39 counties in Washington State:
Whether you go by the title of psychologist, mental health counselor, addictions or chemical dependency counselor, marriage and family counselor,
therapist, psychotherapist, or social worker, advertise your therapy group on the group
therapy page, your counselor workshop on the continuing education
calendar, or your mental health counseling private practice in the
counselor - therapist locator. For more information see: "advertising information page."
A special welcome to the counsellor who is counselling in the UK, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand. Your professional organizations, initials and acronyms are welcome on these pages. (And those folks who mis-spell it as
councelor, counceling or councelling are welcome here too.)
If you find a typo or a link that points nowhere (or to the wrong place), please tell us about it.
We are happy to receive feedback, and grateful for the time you take to let us know.
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