Month: March 2018

During our master’s program (which in itself is a specialty, Clinical Mental Health) we are exposed to several other specialties. Couples and families Children Lifestyle and career Community mental health Addiction After listening to several podcasts and reading several books and blogs the message I received was counselors should specialize,  pick a niche, or find a focus. What happens when you don’t know what to do or in which direction you should go? In a perfect world a counselor would already know the population with whom they want to work and would apply to be an intern in an organization who serves their desired population. Or after graduation working with that population over the following three years. That doesn’t always work… Internship: Take whatever placement you can get to stay enrolled in class and graduate on time. 3 year work period: Passed the test and would like to apply for Read more…

Out of high school, I joined the Army. I spent 6 years working on helicopters. I decided to leave after the end of my first contract. I went to undergrad at the ripe old age of 26. Loved all of it. Completed my beloved BS in Psychology. (If I could do it again I would have double majored in Spanish.) I graduated in 2009, a not so great time in the economy. I decided to get a master’s degree because I wanted to apply all that I learned about psychology to where people spend most of their time, WORK. After a year and a half I left that institute with a Master of Human Resources. I found that Human Resources professionals are the strategic business partners of the organization, which means their primary objective is to do what’s best for the company. I would assume that most HR professionals would attempt to Read more…

I am an Associate Professional Counselor. What that means is that I have met the criteria set out by the state of Georgia to be provisionally licensed as a Professional Counselor. After completing my degree I am required to take a test, find a job, and be supervised by another professional with another set of credentials for a period of not less than 90 hours in 36 months. As confusing as that sounds it is far more complicated. Let me start from the beginning…. Two year counseling program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Complete an internship Pass Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE) Pass National Counseling Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE) Find employment Find a supervisor who has been certified with either of the following credentials: Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) Go to the state Read more…