What advantages will you experience by graduating from a CACREP-approved program? The basic requirements for employment as a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Licensed Professional Mental Heath Counselor (LPMHC) for education is to hold a master’s degree in mental heath counseling from a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (Affairs, 2010). Personas who have mentored me in obtaining the skills to have the motivation to succeed have been afforded to me from service to the military. Having shared stress, and uniting with persons with the same goals, exposes the core of the human spirt. Knowing were clients are coming from and being able to identify with stories …show more content…
Having access to the Department of Defense’s TRICARE Health Services Program (ACA, 2010b) (Spurgeon, 2012). This program is designed for military individuals to receive mental health services. The federal government recognizes the role professional counselors can play helping families and developed a set of standards or professional counselors to qualify as TRICARE providers (Spurgeon, 2012). Would it be advantageous for you to pursue becoming a National Certified Counselor through the NBCC, in addition to obtaining your state-granted license? Why or why …show more content…
I believe that I could use the certification to enhance comradery with in the counseling profession. The advantages are that you take an active interest in a community of counselors who now have a commonality. I think it is beneficial to contribute to the nonprofit organization that establishes and monitors a national certification system for advance the counseling profession and enhancing mental