The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2027 Calendar Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. They propose reducing the conversion factor applicable to most mental health counselors who are non-alternative payment...
Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) members spent the day at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. We met with state legislators and staff to advocate for policies that strengthen the counseling profession and improve access to quality mental healthcare.
While resilience is a hallmark of counseling, an important question remains: What exactly are counselors being asked to be resilient against? For years, conversations about counselor wellness have appropriately focused on self-care, boundaries...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from implementing a new rule that would have restricted access to higher federal student loan limits for students in counseling and other graduate health professions.
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Institute hosted a summit titled, “Mental Health and Overmedicalization.” During his closing remarks, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy introduced a plan to “promote appropriate...
When I engage in advocacy, I know that I am doing something that can lead to meaningful change, even when the road is long.
Jordan Westcott, Ph.D., NCC