January 2021 
Austin AMFT CEU Presentation

Zoom Presentation

Friday, January 8

11:30 am - 1 pm

Zoom Event Link

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1  CEU Hour | Approved for LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, & Psychologists

If you would like to receive CEUs, you must pay the registration fee and complete the evaluation form after the event. Your CEU certificate will then be emailed to you.

January 2021 CEU Evaluation Form

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This event will be recorded and accessible through our website afterward. You must be a current Austin AMFT member to access. This recording will not be available to non-members.

TOPIC

BHEC Operations & Rule Changes

for LPCs & LMFTs

PRESENTER

Brittany Neece, LPC-S, LMFT-S

PRESENTATION SUMMARY

This presentation will focus on the operations of our new state executive council, The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), as well as identify and review changes to board rules for both LPCs and LMFTs.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

As of September 1^st, 2020, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (referred to as BHEC) has been adopting rules and investigating complaints in Texas.  You, as a licensed mental health provider in Texas, are expected to know and understand the role that BHEC plays with individual licensing boards, as well as new and proposed rules changes that have taken effect.  You are also expected to know the updates regarding the application process and continuing education requirement changes.

This information can be overwhelming and difficult to find if you are not familiar with BHEC or how to utilize its website.  Rules changes are not simply laid out for you, and yet you are still required to know this important information.  My goal is to help condense this material for you, making it much simpler to know what rules have changed that impact your license, and where to go to find out more.  After attending this presentation, you will be able to learn and identify the following:

• Understand the structure of BHEC, what it does, and why it was created

• Identify changes to Rules and Code of Ethics for TX LPC, LMFT licenses that have been implemented in 2020
• Identify changes to the process of license renewal and/or application requirements
• Receive an introductory tour of the BHEC website and what you need to know to navigate it

BIOGRAPHY

Brittany is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Supervisor, practicing as a counselor for over 11 years.  As well as providing direct therapy services, she is also a Texas state board-approved supervisor, providing supervision and consultation to LPC-Associates, LMFT-Associates, and counseling students. She also served as the Clinical Director for the Austin Center for Grief and Loss for over 5 years and has been involved with the center in various staff positions since 2011.

This presentation is designed to be useful for all levels of training and experience.