Aah — In Person at Last , at AMHCA ’ s 2022 Annual Conference in June / page 6
A Letter to AMHCA members from the most recent AMHCA Past President , Angele Moss – Baker / page 6
AMHCA NEWS : The official AMHCA statement on the overturning of Roe v . Wade ; AMHCA Past President and Interim CEO / ED Dr . Beverly Smith is recognized for her service ; and the latest on the Counseling Compact / page 6
The DSM-5-TR : WHAT ’ S NEW ? Look for an analysis by Dr . Gary Gintner in the next issue of the magazine / page 6
ELECTION RESULTS : Four AMHCA Members Are Elected to Board Positions :
FEATURE ARTICLES
GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP : ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS / page 9 Including a process to use when conducting guardianship evaluations , and tools and measures to use to determine a client ’ s ability to function
By Richard Chapman , PhD , LMHC , CRC
INSIDE AMHCA
President-Elect , Secretary , Treasurer , and Director-at-Large / page 7
The Advocate 2022
VOL . 45 , NO . 2 www . amhca . org
COLUMNS
SPECIAL FOCUS : WORKING WITH CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
DEPARTMENTS
• MEMBER REFLECTIONS / page 2 COVID & ME : How I Brought Back That ‘ Lovin ’ Feelin ’’ to My Work
By Brent Moore , LPC , LCPC
• MENTAL HEALTH IN THE NEWS / page 13 Compiled by Kathleen McCarthy
• CLINICIAN ’ S DIGEST / page 13 Compiled by Kathleen McCarthy
FEATURE ARTICLES
• Counseling Children and Adolescents From a Neuroscience-Informed Perspective / page 14 By Michelle R . Ghoston , PhD , LCMHC-QS , LPC ( VA ), ACS , and Thomas A . Field , PhD , LMHC , LPC , NCC , CCMHC , ACS
• Adolescents , Addiction , and the States : Treatment Challenges and Approaches / page 20 By Jeremy M . Northrop , PhD , LPC / MHSP , NCC
The President ‘ s Perspective / page 4 AMHCA Is Making It Happen !
By Fredrick Dombrowski , PhD , LMHC , CASAC , LPC , LADC , NCC , CCMHC , MAC , ACS , BC-TMH , HS-BCP , ICADC , DCMHS : 46 th AMHCA President , 2022 – 2023
From the Interim CEO / ED / page 5 We Surpassed Our Goals and Our Standards ! By Beverly Smith , PhD , LPC , NCC , CCMHC , ACS , NCSC , CFT , HS-BCP , BCC , MAC , CPCS , BC-TMH , CCTP , BCPCC : AMHCA Immediate Past President , 2022 – 2023 , and Interim CEO / ED
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