<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>This information below is likely to be of interest to many.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Note that the DSM-5 will be a part of the NCMHCE exam starting with exams given on or after April 1, 2014. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p>Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., L.P.C, L.S.C.<o:p></o:p>Past-President, Ohio Counseling Association (OCA), 2013-2014<o:p></o:p>Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Counselor Education, <o:p></o:p>Department of Counseling and Higher Education,<o:p></o:p>The Patton College of Education, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Office: McCracken Hall, 374<o:p></o:p>Phone: 740-593-4425; Fax: 740-593-0477; Email: <a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p>Website: <a href="http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/">http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/</a><o:p></o:p>Media: <a href="http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292">http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292</a><o:p></o:p></div><o:p> </o:p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>From: cswmft.info@cswb.state.oh.us [mailto:cswmft.info@cswb.state.oh.us] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 11:31 AM To: Bhat, Christine Subject: Ohio CSWMFT Board: News from the NBCC National Licensing Board Conference<o:p></o:p></div></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt;background:#00CCFF'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <o:p></o:p>NBCC National Licensing Board Conference <o:p></o:p>Report for Ohio Counselors<o:p></o:p> Our board chair, Mary Venrick, and I recently attended the NBCC conference.� There are a number of key parts, which I wish to share with our licensees and students. <o:p></o:p>�       The NBCC exams hope to have applicants apply online by June 2014.� With board approval applicant can go online to apply with a credit card!� Details will come as they are developed for use.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>�          The DSM-5 will be a part of the NCMHCE exam starting with exams given on or after April 1, 2014. <o:p></o:p>o    Changes in nomenclature and symptom profiles <o:p></o:p>o    Inclusion and Expansion of V-codes as part of dimensionality of clinical presentation (ICD-9-CM V-codes and, from the forthcoming ICD-10-CM, Z-codes)T <o:p></o:p>o    New simulations that incorporate the dimensional approach to diagnosis, treatment planning and interventions <o:p></o:p>o    No more axes (I-V) <o:p></o:p>o    The job analysis (every 5-6 years) to determine use of DSM-5<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>�          CACREP and CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education) have signed an affiliation agreement.� CORE programs may achieve a dually accredited degree with CACREP as a clinical rehabilitation degree that is an equal of the clinical mental health degree per CORE & CACREP executive directors.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>�          Counselor National Legislative Efforts <o:p></o:p>o    Department of Veterans Affairs – law now allows hiring of professional counselors in VA clinical jobs.� Slow to hire counselors, but look for opportunities on VA website. <o:p></o:p>o    Medicare – Counselors added to Medicare passed in the House & Senate in separate years of different Congresses. One of the major sponsors is moving up into leadership…better chance of passing. <o:p></o:p>o    Tricare Certified Mental Health Counselor (TCMHC), if you want to be a provider start working on it now unless you have a CACREP accredited degree and have passed the NCMHCE. <o:p></o:p>�   Window for grandparenting provisions closes 12/31/2014 – requires a CACREP degree and NCE passed or non-CACREP and NCMHCE passed. <o:p></o:p>�   Go to NBCC website here: <a href="http://list.em.ohio.gov/t/253835/9447271/2382/0/">http://www.nbcc.org/TRICARE/</a>  <o:p></o:p>o    DOD/Military Health System DOD directed to develop a plan to hire more counselors.     <o:p></o:p>o    NBCC received a SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program to award $20,000 per year to 24 minority counseling students. Go to NBCC website search for SAMHSA <o:p></o:p>o    Indian Health Service (IHS) – loan repayments are available. Got to NBCC website search for HIS <o:p></o:p>o    NBCC – through Fair Access Coalition on Testing (FACT) is fighting for counselors rights to administer and interpret assessment tests for which they are appropriately trained.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>�          Online Counseling Resources <o:p></o:p>o    See NBCC ethical code <o:p></o:p>o    FDA beginning to regulate Apps as medical equipment. Here is a website that lists many of the more than 300 software company programs for online – this site rates their HIPAA compliance.� Check it out: <a href="http://list.em.ohio.gov/t/253835/9447271/2383/0/">http://www.telementalhealthcomparisons.com/consumer?orderby=name</a>� if it looks weird try Firefox. <o:p></o:p>o    Research on Online Therapy show - No Difference between face-to-face & online therapy <o:p></o:p>Please feel free to share this information with other licensees who may not have seen or received this email.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <img border=0 width=100 height=100 id=Image src="http://cswmft.ohio.gov/images/CSWMFTseal.jpg"> <o:p></o:p>   <o:p></o:p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><div id="Unsubscribe_footer">You are subscribed to csw-pc as <a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to:leave-253835-9447271.a28c166964a24028d3255bcab1dd3edd@list.em.ohio.gov<o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></table></div><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://list.em.ohio.gov/db/253835/9447271/1.gif"><o:p></o:p></div></body></html>

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