Mental Health Counselors of Greater Rochester

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MHCGR May Chapter Meeting 5/8/21 at 10 am 1 NYS CEU

We will be highlighting a few of our speakers ahead from our Saturday panel, A Discussion of the Needs and Concerns for Suicide Prevention in the Black, Latino,... and Wider Communities! Dr. April Aycock currently serves as the Director of the Monroe County Office of Mental Health. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Credentialed Alcoholism Substance Abuse Counselor and has worked in various mental health and substance use disorder treatment settings. Dr. Aycock will be speaking on opioids and alcoholism and how they relate to suicide. Dr. Eric Caine is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry Department of Psychiatry and was formerly the John Romano Professor and Chair prior to his retirement in 2017. He studies public health and preventive psychiatry as it relates to suicide, attempted suicide, and deaths arising from common risk factors. Dr. Caine will be speaking on suicide prevention in the veteran population. Be sure to register to get the Zoom link in your inbox at https://bit.ly/5121cmhc!

What are some topics you'd like to see covered in 2021 for presentations?

MHCGR December Chapter Meeting 12/12/20 @ 10 AM 1 NYS CEU

MHCGR November Chapter Meeting 11/14/20 at 10 am 1 NYS CEU Offered

Please join us this Saturday for our September chapter meeting!

Yesterday, #HR945 (authorizes LMHCs to accept Medicare Part b) was voted out of committee and will go to the full House of Representatives (Federal) floor. Cong...rats to all those who advocated! This year we had the most co-sponsors in this bills (20+ year) history. Thank you to the members who made this happen and our national organizations and their advocacy. American Mental Health Counselors Association American Counseling Association and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/945

How can LMHCs help and get involved in the planning and changes to come?

Thousands of Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) are still not integrated into all behavioral health care in NYS. These are because of outdated and restrictive laws and regulations on the state and federal level. We have a behavioral health workforce shortage, which we make even worse with these outdated laws and regulations. We need action from our federal, state and local officials so they can properly deploy mental health professionals where needed.

Mental health professionals across Rochester held a peaceful protest on Saturday to stand up and bring awareness to the lack of mental health options in the Rochester community following the death of Daniel Prude.

https://facebook.com/events/s/mental-health-professionals-st/1043359079471466/?ti=icl

September is #suicidepreventionawarenessmonth Throughout the month of September, @namicommunicate will feature personal stories about how suicidal ideation/beha...viors or suicide prevention have affected people’s lives or what the message of You Are Not Alone means to them. https://lnkd.in/dv4KA9U #SuicidePrevention #StigmaFree #suicidepreventionmonth

IS THIS YOU? We are looking for someone to become our Supervisor of Counseling, Student Equity and Wellness. This 10-month position requires a school administra...tor certification, someone with counseling, social work or school psychologist certification & someone with a background in supporting equity. Apply via this link: https://bit.ly/3dDoKIg See more

#NYMHCA2020 Virtual Convention Transitions and Transformations in Counseling is underway. Our Keynote speaker, Barry Litt, LMFT is presenting about establishing dialogue and building rapport with your clients.

We hope to see you virtually soon! #NYMHCA2020 Convention!