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CMHC was recognized as a distinct specialty in Ans: 2009 Before 2009, many students became ____ or _____ Ans: community counselors or mental health counselors Term used to identify counseling activities outside other established domains, such as educational settings Ans: community counseling community counseling term was initially coined by ___ and ___, and later by ___ and ____ Ans: amos and williams, lewis and lewis In 1984, Assoc. for Counselor Ed and Supervision described community counseling as a process and orientation that favored using a 1, 2, 3, 4 Ans: multifaceted approach that was developmental and educative, that emphasized prevention, that took into account the effects of the community on the client, and that sought to empower clients through advocacy In 1975, there was a push to establish a division for Ans: counselors who worked in comm and agency settings American Mental Health Counselors Assoc. founded in Ans: 1977 in 1978, AMHCA was accepted as a division of Ans: American Personnel and Guidance Assoc. AMCHA division established 5 things: Ans: journal of MH counseling, first training standards with CACREP, mental health specialty programs, no more community counseling, CMHC instead of mental health and comm counseling mental health counselors practice in a variety of settings, such as Ans: independent practice and comm agencies CMHC provide a full range of services including Ans: assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapy, treatment planning and utilization review, brief and sol focused therapy, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment, psychoeducational and prevention programs, crisis management CMHC emphasize (6) Ans: wellness, prevention, growth, psychoed, treatment, empowerment CMHC represents merging of Ans: community counseling and mental health counseling counseling developed in Ans: late 1890s and early 1900s CMHC includes the following core areas: Ans: ▪Diagnosis and psychopathology ▪Psychotherapy ▪Psychological testing and assessment ▪Professional orientation ▪Research and program evaluation ▪Group counseling ▪Human growth and development ▪Social and cultural foundation