Membership Benefits, Categories, and Fees

Member Benefits

Malpractice Insurance - Group rates for liability and insurance from Philadelphia Indemnity.

Professional Development - Spring Conference, Regional Association meetings with CEU's. Info on Spring 2010 Conference

Legislative Advocacy - Legislative updates, Political Action Network, Testify before committees, Networking on issues with other professional groups (SW, Psychology).

Managed Care Training - Workshops, Advocacy for LPC's with managed care companies.

Opportunities For Service - Board of Directors, Committees, Regional Associations. View current leaders

Advertising & Referrals - Inclusion in Find a Counselor search on web site.

AATBS - 20% discount for study materials for both NCE and NCMHCE

Membership Categories

There are four types of membership: Clinical, Retired, Student, Affiliate & Dual.

Clinical - Eligible for independent practice as a mental health counselor: LPC, LCSW, LMFT or CCMHC.

Retired - Retired clinical members who are no longer engaged in any practice.

Student - Any student enrolled in a graduate program in the areas of mental health counseling for a minimum of 6 semester hours. Those returning to school after licensure are not eligible. Students are eligible for this category for a maximum of 3 years.

Affiliate - Any person whose primary work related responsibilities are in the area of mental health.

Dual - Clinical members who join the state chapter (ArMHCA) and the national chapter (AMHCA) at the same time. You will receive a 20% discount on the regular fees. Retired, Student and Affiliate members who join both organizations are not eligible for the 20% discount. If you are already a member of AMHCA and ArMHCA and your expiration dates are different, call AMHCA at (800) 326-2642, x103 to determine the amount of your Dual Membership dues payment.