Announcements:
****I want to also apologize about my last email that went out. It was a draft that I accidentally submitted. I guess it was meant to be.
Second Announcement:
Elevate Your Spiritual Vibrations, LLC Presents Mental Health Professional’s Direct IMPACT #mentalhealthshortage As a result of, Michele Boudreau Deegan, psychologist who we’ve recently lost. We are not to judge her for her actions, all I know is that she was one of us, who battled with mental health issues. We are all battling something or someone. For her not to trust a colleague with her thoughts and feelings says a lot about our field. To all my social worker’s and mental health professionals, please reach out for help. We are not exempt from mental health or life issues.
This Wednesday on November 4th, 2020, at 7pm-8:30pm. Please book your 10 minute spot a day before, one person will be allowed in the room at a time due to confidentiality purposes. No FEE. Donations are welcomed. Remember this is not therapy, this is about Elevating Your Mind, so, let’s Elevate together����. I am also willing to open the room up for people who do not work in the mental health field or medical health field. NEXT: Please go to my Facebook page LaShaun Tanya B or IG@elevateyourspiritualvibrations
The above reason is why this #mentalhealthshortage # should be important?
what is next to come is far more greater than what we are use. Brace yourselves social worker’s, mental health professional’s, healers, light-workers and empath there is another shift occurring.
Third Announcement:
PLEASE I NEED EVERYONE’S HELP!!! We are going to work until someone hears us!!!! It takes a village so, let’s do this together!!! UBUNTU!
****50 people 1 person per 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.
LETTER FOR THE EMAIL TO THE GOVERNORS.
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.
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 if you have any further questions regarding this petition please contact me at (914) 562-5915. Email: tburgos39@gmail.com.
Sincerely yours,
Tanya L. Burgos, MPA, MSW