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Here are the CSJ submission guidelines for our newsletter. Please consider submitting an article.. 👩💻👨💻📄 In response to the U.S. Department of Education notice: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee: Public Hearings, CSJ, ALGBTIC, and AMCD make the following statement and call to action:
Read CSJ's official letter of opposition to the petition requesting endorsement of the National Counselor Licensure for Endorsement Process (NCLEP). October 18, 2018 Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director Virginia Boards of Counseling, Psychology, and Social Work 9360 Maryland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 Subject: Opposition of the Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) to the petition for endorsement of the National Counselor Licensure Endorsement Process Dear Mr. Hoyle: As a division of counselors committed to social justice, we stand in solidarity with the American Counseling Association in opposing the petition to the Virginia Board of Counseling requesting endorsement of the National Counselor Licensure for Endorsement Process (NCLEP). NCLEP creates unnecessary restrictions on counselors’ ability to relocate and practice in another state. CSJ upholds the social justice principles of fairness, equity, and inclusion. NCLEP is exclusionary and will deny the public access to care from thousands of qualified counselors who do meet the NCLEP standards. Therefore, we endorse the more inclusive licensure portability model provided by ACA. The ACA licensure portability model states: “A counselor who is licensed at the independent practice level in their home state and who has no disciplinary record shall be eligible for licensure at the independent practice level in any state or U.S. jurisdiction in which they are seeking residence. The state to which the licensed counselor is moving may require a jurisprudence examination based on the rules and procedures of that state.” —Approved by the ACA Governing Council, June 2016 We request that you oppose NCLEP in favor of more inclusive licensure portability regulations that ACA’s model affords. Thank you CSJ Members 6101 Stevenson Ave, Ste 600 Alexandria, VA 22304 800-347-6647 Download the Official statementStatement of Solidarity As our presidential year begins in 2018, we wanted to share with you a collective commitment to multiculturalism, diversity, advocacy, and social justice. Beginning about 19 months ago, we began having conversations about how our divisions can join forces and collaborate to serve our members and promote the mission of our divisions and ACA. From these conversations, this inter-divisional presidential statement emerged. We are dedicated to: 1. Joint webinars, once a quarter. 2. Joint advocacy statements. 3. Continued support for the task force addressing the “elephant in the room.” 4. Joint service days at ACA conferences and expositions. 5. Continued, collaborative and advanced support across divisions. 6. Strong presence in the field and the governing council as a whole to promote mutual interests. 7. Promoting and implementing our divisions’ endorsed competencies through clinical professional practice and research. It is our hope and presidential goals to promote unified support to our membership and clients who are experiencing oppression and marginalization related to political, social, and professional issues. In our current divisive political and social climate, unity, respect and collaboration is needed now more than ever. As your president for 2018-2019, we provide this statement as our pledge to you that we will serve and lead in an equitable, inclusive, and competent manner that is grounded in the mission of each of our divisions and ACA. In Solidarity, Download the Official Statement |
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