Brevard County Funds its First Mobile Crisis Unit
At its June 14th City Council meeting, the City of Melbourne approved an agreement that will implement a mobile crisis team for adults experiencing mental health crises. Melbourne is a city in Brevard County on the east coast of Florida. Brevard is the 10th most populous county in the state. Currently, in the event of […]
Florida becomes 8th State to sign Counseling Compact
In 2020, American Counseling Associated fund created the Counseling Compact. This effort aimed to provide a pathway for licensed counselors to be able to legally practice across state lines. Currently some states offer reciprocity and Florida offers endorsement, both of which allow clinicians to apply for licensure based on their education, experience, and licensure in […]
Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program
The FL Governor shared his support for a housing program that would provide a large amount of Florida mental health practitioners, including Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, with financial assistance for homeownership. The program is expected to go into effect June 1st, 2022 and more information […]
Important reminder for Registered Interns!
Registered Interns with registrations issued on or before March 31, 2017 will expire March 31 of this year (2022). Registered interns who have passed the national examination for licensure and have fulfilled all other requirements should move forward with completing the application process as quickly as possible to ensure full licensure before March 31. Registered […]
Setting Goals in 2022
It’s a new year! Time to set goals! Of course, as mental health professionals we are experts in helping others set goals. How often do we take the time to write out our own SMART goals? Not just, “I’m going to be more mindful this year”, but actually writing them out using the same methods […]
The Interactive Phone Call
The 8 Hour Florida Laws and Rules Course requires an interactive portion. While many courses use a classroom format, we do ours a little different. Our course is an at-your-own-pace and interactive hybrid: you are given the course document to read at your leisure, then take a short quiz. Once the quiz is completed, you’ll […]
Bringing Your Self to your Sessions
It’s difficult to write about mental health today without writing about Simone Biles. This incredible woman, who carries the GOAT title for her athleticism, and who presents herself as fearless and capable of anything shocked the world today when she pulled herself out of the Olympics. After the media suspected physical injury, she clarified that […]
floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov: An Often Overlooked Resource
Many of our courses refer to www.floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov, but have you ever actually familiarized yourself with the site? Sure, we know to go there to apply for licensure and for renewals. Of course we also visit the page constantly to check our application status while anxiously awaiting to become “official”. But there is so much more […]