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Continuing Education Approval Requests

There are two options for submitting workshop proposals.  If you would like WMHCA to approve your workshop and you present it on your own then submit the continuing education application.  If you would like to present a workshop hosted by WMHCA please fill out the Professional Development for WMHCA.

Professional Development Proposal for WMHCA

  • WMHCA accepts most topics for professional development. 
  • WMHCA's current focus is listed below, however we always accept all topics for consideration.  
  • If accepted current submissions are scheduled 3 to 9 months out.
  • If a proposal is chosen the presenter signs a contract.  You can view it HERE.
  • WMHCA compensates our presenters.

Submit WMHCA Proposal for Professional Development

Continuing Education Application

  • Please read the accompanying application guidelines before applying for continuing education application.          
  • Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for approval. 
  • If you would like it soon there is an fee to expedite.  


Continuing Education Approval Pricing

  • Single Approval

     1-8 CE's presented over one day ($50)

     1-8 CE's over multiple days ($150)

     9-30 CE's  ($250)

     31+ CE's ($350)

  • Year Long Approval 

     1-8 CE's presented over one day ($150)

     1-8 CE's over multiple days ($250)

     9-30 CE's  ($350)

     31+ CE's ($450)

  • Distance Course (Pre-Recorded)

     Single Approval ($250)

     Year Long ($350)

  • Fee to Expedite ($100)

Health Equity Professional Development 

Please review the requirements in this link to the WA DOH and consider submitting a proposal. Workshops must be a minimum of 2 credit hours to meet the requirement for healthcare professionals.  Examples of courses that align with the detailed requirements of RCW 43.70.613, are listed below. These courses are designed to meet the requirements of health equity continuing education and focus on skills and knowledge needed to address structural health inequities, improve cultural safety, and reduce biases within healthcare systems.  Proposals will remain open on a continuous basis and reviewed upon receipt.

  • Recognizing Mental Health Disparities: Identifying and addressing mental health disparities related to race, socioeconomic status, and other factors.
  • Cultural Responsiveness in Counseling: Developing skills for effective communication and counseling with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Implicit Bias in Mental Health: Recognizing and reducing bias in mental health assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
  • Supporting the Emotional Well-being of Diverse Youth: Addressing the mental health needs of children and adolescents from marginalized communities.
  • Equity in Mental Health Treatment: Ensuring equitable access to emerging mental health treatments and therapies for all populations.
  • Structural Competency in Counseling: Understanding how social and systemic factors influence mental health and counseling outcomes.
  • Cultural Safety in Counseling: Promoting self-awareness in counselors to ensure culturally safe and unbiased mental health care.
  • Antiracism in Mental Health Counseling: Integrating antiracist practices into counseling approaches to support diverse clients.

Call for Proposals: The Use of AI in Counseling  

The WMHCA Professional Development & Education Committee (PDEC) invites counselors, educators, and researchers to submit webinar proposals for our upcoming professional development series.

Theme: The Use of AI in Counseling, exploring opportunities, challenges, and limitations of Artificial Intelligence in counseling practice, education, and supervision. As some states restrict or prohibit AI in treatment planning, we seek proposals addressing ethical, legal, and social justice concerns, as well as the impact on equity, access, and client care.

Our Values: Grounded in liberative and decolonized principles, PDEC seeks presentations that increase competency, provoke critical consciousness, and challenge oppressive practices. Proposals should reflect WMHCA’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Focus Areas:

  • AI in practice: opportunities, risks, and state-level restrictions

  • Ethics, confidentiality, liability, and systemic bias

  • Professional identity, competence, and counselor education

  • Future directions: ethical limits, counselor-client relationship, and equity in access

We welcome case studies, ethical dilemmas, evidence-based analysis, interactive discussions, and reflections rooted in cultural humility. Presenters from diverse and intersectional identities are strongly encouraged.

Join us in shaping a liberative, justice-centered dialogue on AI’s role in counseling. 

Together, we can increase competency, challenge oppressive practices, and support counselors in reducing suffering while navigating the balance between innovation, ethics, and client care.

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