

Mental Health Counselors included in Rural Health Care Legislation Taken from Counseling Today, August 2006 Issue. Kansas Advocacy Inspires Proposed Legislation to Allow the VA to hire Mental Health Counselors .*taken from the ACA's website: www.counseling.org Additionally, an article about this issue can be found in the AMHCA July-August 2006 issue of the Advocate, page 3. ACA website: www.capwiz.com/counseling/home/ The above website makes it super-simple to contact your legislator about national issues of importance to counselors. The website provides the names of your senators and representatives in Washington (as well as the President), and also offers a pre-made message concerning the issue (or you can create your own. It also offers the choice between sending an e-mail message or a letter. Your advocacy efforts are taken care of with a few keystrokes! Deb Carlson Legislative Assistant HEIN LAW FIRM, CHARTERED 5845 SW 29th Street Topeka, KS 66614-2462 Phone (785)273-1441 Fax (785)273-9243 Email: dcarlson@heinlaw.com |
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