[AVAPL Members] Re: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

  • From: "Long, Stephen [Northport]" <Stephen.Long@xxxxxx>
  • To: "'members1@xxxxxxxxx'" <members1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 11:21:35 -0400

"Interesting," is one way to put it.

From: avaplmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:avaplmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fischer, Pamela (OKL)
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:52 AM
To: members1@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AVAPL Members] Re: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

It is interesting to me that the LPC who is a program manager can be a GS 13 - 
the grade level that many psychologists who manage programs and have years of 
experience cannot move beyond.

Pamela C. Fischer, Ph.D.
Director, Primary Care Mental Health #111AC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center -OKC
921 N.E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: 405-456-3634
Fax:     405-456--5956
From: avaplmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:avaplmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shorter, George Wiley
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:54 AM
To: members1@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AVAPL Members] Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Colleagues,

As many of you have been awaiting the Qualification Standards for Mental Health 
Counselors, we wanted to share these with you when we first received it.


George Shorter, Ph.D.
President, AVAPL


"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no 
matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive 
the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country."   
-George Washington





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Date:  9/29/10                                                  ID#: 2010-25

Policy Office:  Recruitment & Placement Policy Service (059)
Contact:  Kent A. Wellman (Kent.Wellman2@xxxxxx<mailto:Kent.Wellman2@xxxxxx>)
Policy Subject:  VA Handbook 5005, PT II, Chapter 2, Appendix G43, Licensed 
Professional Mental Health Counselor qualification standard.

Handbook Reference: 5005

The attached new VA qualification standard for Licensed Professional Mental 
Health Counselor, GS-101 has been signed.  Since this is a new occupation to VA 
there will NOT be an initial one-time boarding.  Additional implementation 
instructions and guidance will be forthcoming from the Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA).  The new Appendix G43 will be added to the electronic 
version of VA Handbook 5005, Pt II, located at 
http://vaww1.va.gov/ohrm/HRLibrary/Dir-Policy.htm

Questions regarding this Policy Update should be addressed to the Title 38 
Staffing Policy Section, mailto:staffingpolicy059/vaco@xxxxxxx

Status: Policy Process Step 4

Estimated date of release/implementation:  9/29/2010

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alert HR Specialists and other interested parties that a new policy or change 
to existing policy is required or being considered. If you have specific 
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communication schedule/timeline please go to 
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