[pshrinkery, MA] LMHC Regs Change FYI
Via MaMHCA, and right off The (Massachusetts) Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals web site, for anyone else in MA pursuing the LMHC:As of January 1, 2010 all licensure applications must include two professional references on forms furnished by the Board for such purpose. All applications will be updated to include the required form and instructions in the coming months.
As a professor of mine once observed, "It's not like they're ever going to make it any easier to get."
I wonder if they have delimited "professional references" usefully. Yep. "Remainder of form to be completed by Approved Supervisor". This is what the form asks the reference, after getting the reference's name and license info:Length of time the reference has known the applicant: From____ To_____
Extent of knowledge of applicant's professional and ethical behavior:
[]Thorough []Moderate []Limited
Based on my experience, to the best of my knowledge, the applicant is an individual of good moral character: []yes []no.
(if no, please explain on a separate sheet)
Quality and extent of endorsement: []Without reservation []With reservation []No recommendation []I am cos
(If "with reservation" or "no recommendation", please explain on a separate sheet.)
Signature_________________ Date_______________
I am grimly amused to see the point of the exercise is to handle the "good moral character" clause of the M.G.L. establishing the Board's authorization to issue licenses. I am dying to know the story behind them suddenly (it being 20 years later) needing to have a formal way of establishing that. Looks like someone got sued.
As a professor of mine once observed, "It's not like they're ever going to make it any easier to get."
I wonder if they have delimited "professional references" usefully. Yep. "Remainder of form to be completed by Approved Supervisor". This is what the form asks the reference, after getting the reference's name and license info:Length of time the reference has known the applicant: From____ To_____
Extent of knowledge of applicant's professional and ethical behavior:
[]Thorough []Moderate []Limited
Based on my experience, to the best of my knowledge, the applicant is an individual of good moral character: []yes []no.
(if no, please explain on a separate sheet)
Quality and extent of endorsement: []Without reservation []With reservation []No recommendation []I am cos
(If "with reservation" or "no recommendation", please explain on a separate sheet.)
Signature_________________ Date_______________
I am grimly amused to see the point of the exercise is to handle the "good moral character" clause of the M.G.L. establishing the Board's authorization to issue licenses. I am dying to know the story behind them suddenly (it being 20 years later) needing to have a formal way of establishing that. Looks like someone got sued.