Develop a position statement concerning an issue that impactsclinical mental health counselors.

To prepare your assignment, gather facts and formulate awell-supported argument that counselors' scope of practice shouldbe expanded in some way (for example, extending Medicare providerstatus to mental health counselors, extending the Indian HealthService to recognize professional counselors as health careproviders, or urging state counseling licensure boards to adopt therequirement of graduation from a CACREP-accredited counselingprogram for licensure to improve license portability across statelines).

Example: This is your paper’s introduction (one paragraph). Forthe purposes of this assignment, replace this text with a briefparagraph in your own words stating what will be included in thispaper, thus cuing the reader as to what will follow.

1) In this paragraph, describe why to advocating on behalf ofthe profession is an important role for professionalcounselors.

2) Next, describe public policy. Describe and evaluate anexample of how public policy can impact counselors’ scope ofpractice through licensure laws or other types of professionalcounseling credentialing.

3) Next, make recommendations for how counselors decide when andhow to advocate for a change they decide will benefit theprofession. Describe processes through which you could advocate onbehalf of the profession on an issue that impacts the credentialing(licensure, certifications) of Clinical Mental HealthCounselors.

4) Conclude this part of your assignment with a paragraphdescribing the role that advocacy for the profession will play inyour future as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Construct yourconcluding paragraph so that your reader feels motivated to becomeinvolved