WA Professional Counselors Alliance

01/20/2023

ALERT: Fee Increases for Certified Counselors & Advisers (2023).

Join us for one of our Q&A Zoom sessions on:
-> Fri, 1/20 at 12'noon
-> Sun, 1/22 at 2pm
-> Mon, 1/23 at 11am

Read more about it and register by clicking below.
https://waproca.org/news/13064766

03/20/2022

For the latest COVID-19 information from the WA State Dept. of Health.

https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19

08/26/2021

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (MHA): Get Ready for Back To School 2021! Great resources are available for immediate download.

A lot of kids and teens haven't been able to feel safe or stable over the last year because of the trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways it has disrupted “normal” life. MHA’s 2021 Back to School toolkit, “Facing Fears, Supporting Students,” aims to help students, parents, and school personnel recognize how feeling unsafe can impact mental health and school performance, and what can be done to help young people who are struggling with their mental health.

Get ready for Back to School 2021 with MHA Feeling safe is important. After meeting basic needs for survival like food, water, and sleep, feeling safe and secure is necessary before anyone can focus on relationships, learning or other opportunities for personal success.

06/01/2021

WAPROCA: NEWS & UPDATES - JUNE 2021

You may enroll and complete the training online HERE. IMPORTANT: The first session "Session 1: Introduction to TeleBehavioral Health and Policy Overview" meets the requirement for telehealth/telebehavioral health training.

04/11/2021

Recruitment Notice: Paid Opportunity for Active or Retired
Certified Counselors and Public Members.

Are you a retired counselor? You might also qualify as a public member.

The advisory committee currently has three active members only. We require additional members in order to move forward.

The advisory committee consists of seven members: - Two certified counselors or certified advisers, - Two hypnotherapists, - Three public members who must be consumers and represent the public at large. Are you a retired counselor? You might also qualify as a public member.

02/13/2021

WA State Licensed Health Care Professionals: Beware of ongoing scam attempts -- Scammers falsely claiming to represent the Washington State Department of Health continue to try to defraud licensed health care professionals, prompting this reminder to providers not to send money or to offer financial information without being certain of the recipient’s identity.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOH/bulletins/2c0f2d7

02/02/2021

APPLY NOW--WA STATE: Health professions in our state depend on committees, boards and commissions to advise our secretary of health on the topics, issues and reports relevant to each profession. The Washington State Department of Health is actively recruiting for public members to fill five (5) public vacancies on two of our state mental health committees.

Committees, boards and commissions are designed to give citizens a voice in their government and allow citizens to influence decisions that shape the quality of life for the residents of our state. Participation on a committee, board or commission is one of the most effective steps citizens can take in becoming an active voice in their government.

To qualify, applicants:
* Must be residents of Washington State
* May not hold a leadership position in a professional association for their profession.
* May not be employed by Washington State.
* Public members must represent the general public and be unaffiliated directly or indirectly with the professions credentialed under chapter 18.19 RCW and 18.225 RCW—mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and social workers.

Committees and boards generally meet four times yearly and will meet virtually (during the pandemic) or at one of the department offices in either Tumwater or Kent. Members are paid $50 per day and are reimbursed for travel expenses and meals.

Facebook message us to answer any questions, share additional details, and provide an application. Thank you.

02/02/2021

Counselors in WA State are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Please check 'Phase Finder' at the link below for additional details and information.

https://form.findyourphasewa.org/210118771253954

12/22/2020

The Department of Health (department) filed a CR-101 on December 11, 2019 (WSR 20-01-072) to open the sections of Washington Administrative Code setting fees for the following four professions: ocularists, certified counselors, certified advisors, and nursing home administrators.

Dept. of Health "Fee Rulemaking Workshop", Tues, January 5, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

Click to read more: https://waproca.org/news/9445523

11/14/2020

Zoom Desktop Client users... the app has not been notifying many people of mandatory or optional updates to the application. Here is a link to check and see if you are running the latest version. It could help with any trouble you're having on Zoom video conference calls, and even update you with some new features. 👍

In this video, we will walk you through 3 easy ways to update your zoom client.

10/26/2020

The Certified Counselors and Hypnotherapists Advisory Committee is recruiting.

Three public members, and two upcoming roles in 2019.

The advisory committee consists of seven members. There are two certified counselors or certified advisers, two hypnotherapists and three public members who must be consumers and represent the public at large and may not hold any mental health provider credential per RCW 18.19.220

For additional information click the link below: https://waproca.org/news/7145073