PAMHCA Leadership Opportunities
Be the change you want to see in the counseling profession!!
PAMHCA is currently seeking dedicated board members,
committee chairs and committee members to join the PAMHCA team.
Cheers for California and cheers for Mental Health Counselors nationwide! With the vote of the California Senate and the signature of that state's Governor, California has now joined the other 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in licensing masters-degreed mental health counselors. With this recognition comes the responsibility of offering to our clients the best possible help we can. By continuing education, by peer supervision, by active membership and participation in organizations, such as PAMHCA, mental health counselors really can be the best that they can be! Continuing the leadership of Mary Ann Baron, our current President, I, as the soon-to-be President, will work with you, our current and future members, to advocate for mental health counselors, whose mission is to support, encourage and advocate for our clients! -John Flynn
A Call to Leadership in PAMHCA
Can you support a mission to enhance the profession of mental health counseling? Do you believe in the power and importance of advocacy, licensing, education and professional development? Have you been waiting for the right opportunity to commit yourself more fully to your profession and professional career? If so, PAMHCA has a role for you – in leadership.
PAMHCA is currently seeking nominations for Officer and Board Member positions. Serving in these roles can be professionally and personally rewarding. You will learn more about PAMHCA, its history and mission. You will have the opportunity to represent PAMHCA at meetings of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) and the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and serve as its voice in those settings. You will appear in schools and elsewhere to speak with Graduate Students about PAMHCA and its services. And throughout your tenure you will meet and interact with the leadership of other mental health organizations and with educators, practitioners and students from across Pennsylvania. Your service in a leadership role will provide you with valuable information, contacts, perspective and, importantly, fun - all this, while you support the only organization dedicated exclusively to mental health counselors in Pennsylvania.
Check out the nomination form. This could be the time.
Jack Flynn, President-Elect, comments on his PAMHCA leadership role…
Recently I saw a billboard for the US Marines that said, "A commitment to something greater than themselves" and I thought that this is the reason why any of us volunteers to make the world a better place because of our being here. It is probably why any of us has entered the counseling profession.
Being a part of PAMHCA leadership gives me the opportunity to work with and encourage other mental health counselors in the healing and hope-giving work that we do, often unseen and under-appreciated, but nonetheless essential not only for our clients but also for their families, friends and community. Consider volunteering for one of the leadership offices in PAMHCA and help make a difference for other mental health counselors in Pennsylvania. I am convinced that my work with PAMHCA has contributed to my professional growth and personal commitment to a cause greater than myself. |
Leadership Positions
PAMHCA President - shall be the Chief Executive Officer of PAMHCA and Chairperson of its Executive Council. He/She shall appoint, with the approval of the Executive Council, the Chairpersons and members of all committees, unless otherwise specifically provided for in these bylaws or by the motion establishing such committees. The President shall serve as representative to the PCA, the AMHCA, and the ACA. The President shall perform such other duties as are incident to the office, or as may be properly required by vote of the Executive Council.
PAMHCA President-Elect – shall act as President at all PMHCA or Executive Council meetings in the absence of the President and shall succeed to the presidency at the expiration of his/her term as President-Elect. In the event that the President-Elect should resign or be unable to complete his/her unexpired term, the Executive Council shall appoint qualified members to fill the unexpired vacancy (-ies). In the event that the President should resign or be unable to meet the obligations for which elected, the President-Elect shall automatically become the President for the remainder of the unfinished term of office and for the complete term of office immediately following.
PAMHCA Secretary - shall keep all records of the current activities of PAMHCA including its board minutes, and all records of its Executive Committee, including its committee minutes, and for distribution of the same to all PAMHCA members. The Secretary shall maintain and protect the archives of PAMHCA and pass all these records on to the next duly elected Secretary at the end of his/her term of office. Archival material shall be stored and indexed by the elected Secretary.
PAMHCA Treasurer - shall have custody of all funds of PAMHCA and other properties belonging to PAMHCA. The Treasurer shall deposit all funds of PAMHCA in an interest bearing account. In the case that this is not an option, then a non-interest bearing account will be acceptable. This money may be spent only after approval by a two/thirds vote of the Executive Council of PAMHCA. The Treasurer shall abide by the financial policies of AMHCA. The Treasurer is responsible for maintaining a balanced budget. Deficit spending is prohibited. The Executive Council from time to time shall prescribe methods and procedures for authorizing the expenditure of and the accounting for such funds.
PAMHCA Member-At-Large (4 positions) - will perform duties specified by the President. Each Member-at-large shall provide status reports pertaining to said duties at the discretion of the President.
Committee Chairpersons and Committee Members
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Bylaws and Governance Committee
Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Membership and Ethics Committee
Nominations and Elections Committee
Program Committee
Public Policy and Legislation Committee
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