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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.

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. 

Professional Development for WMHCA

  • Please reach out to Shannon for a contract to be a WMHCA presenter. 
  • 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.
  • Presenters sign a contract. (You will be sent one when WMHCA receives the proposal)

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.

In addition, proposals must include implicit bias training to identify strategies to reduce bias during assessment and diagnosis and must include at least one additional area:

  • Instruction on skills to address the structural factors, such as bias, racism, and poverty, that manifest as health inequities.

  • Self-reflection to assess how the licensee's social position can influence their relationship with clients and their communities. 

  • Strategies for recognizing patterns of health care disparities on an individual, institutional, and structural level and eliminating factors that influence them.

  • Intercultural communication skills training, including how to work effectively with an interpreter and how communication styles differ across cultures.

Trainers must have demonstrated knowledge and experience related to health equity. Research must be based on current empirical research and known best practices.


Proposals will remain open on a continuous basis and reviewed upon receipt.

Health Equity Training Standards Summary

As of January 1, 2024 all providers licensed under Title 18 must take two (2) continuing education credits of health equity training every four (4) years.  This includes associates.

 

The training must:

  • Include implicit bias training to identify strategies to reduce bias during assessment and diagnosis and may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the topics below

  • Instruction on skills to address the structural factors, such as bias, racism, and poverty, that manifest as health inequities.

  • Self-reflection to assess how the licensee's social position can influence their relationship with clients and their communities.

  • Strategies for recognizing patterns of health care disparities on an individual, institutional, and structural level and eliminating factors that influence them.

  • Intercultural communication skills training, including how to work effectively with an interpreter and how communication styles differ across cultures.

  • Have trainers with demonstrated knowledge and experience related to health equity. Research referenced in the training must be based on current empirical research and known best practices.

  • The courses must assess the licensee's ability to apply health equity concepts into practice

  • An assessment at the end of an in-person or virtual continuing education training to determine knowledge gained during that training or

  • A document provided at the end of an in-person or virtual continuing education training that attests to attendance at the training.


Other topics that meet the requirements are:

  • Methods for addressing the emotional well-being of children and youth of diverse backgrounds.

  • Ensuring equity and anti-racism in care delivery pertaining to medical developments and emerging therapies.

  • Structural competency training addressing five core competencies:

  • Recognizing the structures that shape clinical interactions.

  • Developing an extra-clinical language of structure.

  • Re-articulating "cultural" formulations in structural terms.

  • Observing and imagining structural interventions; and

  • Developing structural humility.

  • Cultural safety training.

Joys of Counseling Professional Development

WMHCA is excited to announce a call for proposals to showcase and celebrate the profound joy that counseling brings to us as counselors. As practitioners in the field of mental health, we understand the immense satisfaction derived from supporting individuals on their journey toward healing and personal growth.

In our upcoming professional topic series, we invite counselors from diverse backgrounds and specialties to submit workshop proposals that highlight the joy they experience in their counseling practice. Whether witnessing moments of insight and transformation, fostering meaningful connections with clients, or experiencing personal growth through the therapeutic process, we believe that sharing these moments of joy can inspire and uplift our community.

Workshop proposals may include personal anecdotes, case studies, therapeutic techniques, or innovative approaches that illuminate the joy of counseling. We encourage submissions that embrace inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, and evidence-based practices, reflecting our clients' diverse needs and experiences.

This event not only provides a platform for counselors to share their expertise but also fosters a sense of camaraderie and inspiration within our profession. Together, let us celebrate the profound joy that counseling brings to our lives and the lives of those we serve.

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