American Mental Health Counselors Association

About This Association

AMHCA was born in May 1976 when Jim Messina and Nancy Spisso, then director and co-director, respectively, of the Escambia County (Florida) Mental Health Center, were discussing the issue of the lack of a professional organization for community counselors. Their discussion was prompted by a letter to the APGA Guidepost, written by Ed Anderson and a group of Wisconsin colleagues, calling for representation and recognition of non-school counselors in APGA. About a year earlier, Gary Seiler of the University of Florida had written a similar letter.

Publications

Advocate, 6/year. Newsletter

Conventions

2022 AMHCA Annual Conference

Specialties:

1. Disabilities - Learning

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