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Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA)

Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA)

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America

The Florida Mental Health Counselors Association is the only organization in the state of Florida dedicated exclusively to meeting the professional needs of Florida’s Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC's). For more than 40 years, FMHCA has diligently served its members in a variety of personal and professional ways, proving that it is dedicated to your success as a mental health professional and the growth of Their profession. Consider joining FMHCA to promote and advocate for what you want to stand for - Let your voice be heard!

Mission:
The mission of the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association is to advance the profession of clinical mental health counseling through intentional and strength-based advocacy, networking,professional development, legislative efforts, public education, and the promotion of positive mental health for their communities.

History:
To understand FMHCA’s history, it is necessary to know a little about how the organization relates to several other groups.

At the national level, the American Counseling Association (ACA) is an umbrella organization for a number of professions related to counseling (mental health counseling, school psychologists, others). In addition, ACA has divisions in each state that mirror the national structure, such as the Florida Counseling Association (FCA).

The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) was organized in 1976 (co-founded by Floridian Jim Messina) as a division of ACA. Two years later (1978), the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA) was chartered as a state affiliate of AMHCA, and, just as AMHCA was a division of ACA, FMHCA was a chapter of FCA.

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