Hello Everyone, 

PLEASE I NEED EVERYONE’S HELP before 10/31/2020.

****50 people from ALL 50 states to participate. ****Participants are being asked to go to their states governors.gov website

****Go to CONTACT 

****GO TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR.   

****Once completed take a picture of the thank you notice of completion. 

*****No, you don’t have to be a social worker or mental professional to send an email to the Governor. 

****My direct contact information is in the letter, no one should contact you and if they do please feel free to reach out to me. 

NEXT: Please go to my Facebook page LaShaun Tanya B or IG@elevateyourspiritualvibrations or text me with a photocopy the receipt. That is shown below.  PLEASE THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME OR YOU THIS IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES AND GETTING MORE EXPERIENCED LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE Disproportionate and marginalized communities to provide appropriate services that they need as the suicide rate, the need for mental health services as increased as well as, substance abuse. 

EMAIL: SUBJECT: #mentalhealthshortage throughout All 50-states

TOPIC: COVID19

Below is the LETTER THAT GOES IN THE BODY of the email.

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL’S

DIRECT IMPACT 

Grassroots Movement

Revised: October 21, 2020

The Honorable Governors of fifty states 

RE: Petition “Grandfather US in” to meet the demands of the current state of emergency within the mental health field.

Dear Honorable Governors of all 50 States and Mental Professional’s throughout all 50-states: 

The mental health field has a shortage of mental health professionals. There are an estimated 650,000 to 672,000 active social workers in the United States; significantly fewer are licensed.

Out of these 672,000, only 372,000 mental health workers are licensed and hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree. The other 300,000 are individuals who are employed by agencies or companies under the title of “Social Worker,” largely because they have neither a bachelor’s nor master’s degree. 

Due to the current state of emergency we are asking the Governors and the Legislature Council to consider putting in place an Executive Order to Grandfather in qualified social workers and other mental health professionals in all 50-states. To Grandfather US in is not a large task considering the growing demand for social workers and mental health professionals. 

We propose the following requirements and provisions:

100 hours of supervision, 36 months of field experience, and 3,000 contact hours before the pandemic began.

Allow graduates to automatically confer to an LMSW.

Allow an MSW and LMSW with 3.5 years or more of experience to automatically confer to an LCSW.

MHC, MFT, Psychologist and all other clinicians should be grandfathered in based on the existing criteria with 3 years or more of experience. 

We are also asking that the Grandfather provision be endorsed in all jurisdictions (50-states) that have been affected by the COVID19. No further examinations should be needed, and the license should be acknowledged for a lifetime. Application fees will remain the same according to the Association of Social Worker Boards (ASWB)’s current fees. We are also asking that all 50-states take into consideration 3 times fail policy that allows a candidate to become licensed, certain fees may apply. The state of Texas did this in the early 2000’s.

The purpose of the Executive Order and Grandfathering US in would be to help reduce the backlog at testing sites and to meet the demand for licensed mental health professionals to help US reach the masses which is the long-term goal. The current provisions are temporary. The grief of the nation rests in the hands of social workers and other mental health professionals. 

Grandfathering US in will help the economy grow exponentially. It will allow for home-based businesses to flourish, open small businesses, and increase entrepreneurial ship. It will improve the quality of life for US all.  I humbly thank you for your time, consideration, and forthcoming response. Please see link below that includes the petition page and over 9,000 signatures to date. 

https://www.change.org/MHPDirectIMpaCt 

Please feel free to contact me via email tburgos39@gmail.com/Phone:(914)562-5915

Sincerely yours, 

Tanya L. Burgos, MPA, MSW, Entrepreneur Organizer, Advocate & Activist