Hi Mark,
California's mental health licensees include:
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Educational psychologists
Marriage and family therapists
Social workers
Professional clinical counselors
Psychiatric nurse practitioners
They are licensed under the Department of Consumer Affairs and specifically by the Medical Board, Board of Psychology, Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Board of Registered Nursing.
There are a host of optional certifications and licenses run by independent, non-state entities as described below:
Licensed Advanced Alcohol Drug Counselor
Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor Associate,
Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor I,
Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor II
Applied behavior analysts
Promotoras
Peer specialists
Community health workers
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Le Ondra Clark Harvey, Ph.D.
Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs
California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-08-2019 14:18
From: Mark Levota
Subject: Paraprofessional Licensing
Hi All,
DC is having a renewed discussion about licensing, certification, or registration for paraprofessionals, specifically baccalaureate or associate degreed community support workers (under the Medicaid rehab option for mental health) not already licensed as professional or graduate counselor or social worker.
Does your State have a professional licensing board review, register, and monitor community support workers who do not qualify for counseling or social work licenses? Is there a bachelor or associate degree level of license, certification, or registration for a community support worker, human service worker, or some other paraprofessional skill level, particularly other than limited licensing for people with baccalaureate degrees in social work?
If your State does have that kind of license, registration, or certification, which professional licensing board reviews applicants? What are the minimum qualifications? Are those qualifications more or less demanding than any standards in your Medicaid SPAs or mental health credentialing regulations or requirements?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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Mark Levota
Executive Director
District of Columbia Behavioral Health Association
202-661-3536
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