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Benefits of WMHCA membership

Year Round Advocacy

Our professional lobbyist advocates year-round for counselor and client rights at the Washington State Legislature regarding issues critical to our field.

Professional Lobbyist

During the legislative sessions, WMHCA provides up to date information about bills that impact the counseling profession and lobbies and petitions for important changes that enhance the status of clinical mental health counselors in the marketplace.

Policy and ethics updates

Up to date information when changes to policy and regulations happen within the field.

Ethics Consults

WMHCA covers the fee with, Eric Ström, a well-known attorney and licensed mental health counselor. He is well versed in matters of ethical client care, insurance, sole proprietorships, LLC’s, PLLC’s, and more.

CONTINUING EDUCATION DISCOUNTS

WMHCA sponsored trainings, including Ethics, HIPAA compliance, supervision, suicide prevention, and licensure prep workshops.
Discounted WMHCA on-demand courses with Constant Edu

PROMOTION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Ongoing efforts to support and partner with other organizations involved in improving mental health outcomes for all individuals.

NEWSLETTER

Mental health counseling news online and through issues of Insights, our monthly newsletter that comes right to your inbox.

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities to network with colleagues by attending WMHCA committee meetings, board meetings, trainings, lobby day and networking events.

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Member Registration

Membership Options: Our membership categories have recently changed.

Clinical Members

Holds State Licensure

Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling
Primary work is in the direct delivery of counseling services.

Professional Members (Formally Regular Members)

Does not hold state licensure.
Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Emerging Professionals (Formally Associates)

Holds an associate license and is working toward full licensure.
Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Student Members (Not Licensed)

Not currently licensed.
Choose clinical membership if you are a fully licensed student.
No CEs are awarded for workshops for student members.

Enrolled in master's program or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Retired Members

Holds a retired license.

Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

All of these designations have voting rights.

If you work at a behavioral health agency licensed by the state of Washington (you can check here) we offer 50% off your membership. If you are a student we offer free membership for the first year. We offer discounted memberships to people who work in human resources for mental health clinics.

If these situations apply to you please reach out to WMHCA for the discounted rate.

Dual Registration (AMHCA & WMHCA)

You can register for a national and state (unified) membership. For WMHCA-AMHCA unified membership, please visit AMHCA.

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Clinical - $100.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) • Holds State Licensure
• Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling
• Primary work is in the direct delivery of counseling services.

Clinical Group Membership - $900.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 10 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments The pricing is set for 10 clinical members. If you need more or fewer members, or if there are some associate-level providers in your group, please reach out, and we will adjust pricing. A group membership is a bundled membership. The person who registers the group is the group coordinator. As the group coordinator, that person is responsible for adding new members to the group. Only the group coordinator can pay or renew membership for the entire bundle.

Emerging Professional - $50.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) • Holds an associate license and is working toward full licensure.
• Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Professional - $100.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) • Does not hold state licensure.
• Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Retired - $50.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) • Holds a retired license.
• Completed a master's degree or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

Student - $15.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) • Not currently licensed.
• Choose clinical membership if you are a fully licensed student.
• No CEs are awarded for workshops for student members.
• Enrolled in master's program or higher in mental health counseling or a related field covering the basic principles of clinical mental health counseling.

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