AMHCA 2010 survey

Dear Fellow Counselors, In order to collect demographic information about the clinical counselors throughout the United States we have created this brief survey which can be completed in less than 5 minutes. All individual responses will be kept confidential.

Sincerely,
Joan Normandy-Dolberg, LPC
Chair, AMHCA Public Relations Committee

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* 1. Gender

Male

Female

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* 2. Age:

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

Over 70

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* 3. Number of years in practice

0-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

25 or greater

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* 4. Please select the state in which you live, practice and/or attend school:

	Live	Attend school	Practice
Alabama	Alabama Live	Alabama Attend school	Alabama Practice
Alaska	Alaska Live	Alaska Attend school	Alaska Practice
Arizona	Arizona Live	Arizona Attend school	Arizona Practice
Arkansas	Arkansas Live	Arkansas Attend school	Arkansas Practice
California	California Live	California Attend school	California Practice
Colorado	Colorado Live	Colorado Attend school	Colorado Practice
Connecticut	Connecticut Live	Connecticut Attend school	Connecticut Practice
Delaware	Delaware Live	Delaware Attend school	Delaware Practice
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Live	District of Columbia Attend school	District of Columbia Practice
Florida	Florida Live	Florida Attend school	Florida Practice
Georgia	Georgia Live	Georgia Attend school	Georgia Practice
Hawaii	Hawaii Live	Hawaii Attend school	Hawaii Practice
Idaho	Idaho Live	Idaho Attend school	Idaho Practice
Illinois	Illinois Live	Illinois Attend school	Illinois Practice
Indiana	Indiana Live	Indiana Attend school	Indiana Practice
Iowa	Iowa Live	Iowa Attend school	Iowa Practice
Kansas	Kansas Live	Kansas Attend school	Kansas Practice
Kentucky	Kentucky Live	Kentucky Attend school	Kentucky Practice
Louisiana	Louisiana Live	Louisiana Attend school	Louisiana Practice
Maine	Maine Live	Maine Attend school	Maine Practice
Maryland	Maryland Live	Maryland Attend school	Maryland Practice
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Live	Massachusetts Attend school	Massachusetts Practice
Michigan	Michigan Live	Michigan Attend school	Michigan Practice
Minnesota	Minnesota Live	Minnesota Attend school	Minnesota Practice
Mississippi	Mississippi Live	Mississippi Attend school	Mississippi Practice
Missouri	Missouri Live	Missouri Attend school	Missouri Practice
Montana	Montana Live	Montana Attend school	Montana Practice
Nebraska	Nebraska Live	Nebraska Attend school	Nebraska Practice
Nevada	Nevada Live	Nevada Attend school	Nevada Practice
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Live	New Hampshire Attend school	New Hampshire Practice
New Jersey	New Jersey Live	New Jersey Attend school	New Jersey Practice
New Mexico	New Mexico Live	New Mexico Attend school	New Mexico Practice
New York	New York Live	New York Attend school	New York Practice
North Carolina	North Carolina Live	North Carolina Attend school	North Carolina Practice
North Dakota	North Dakota Live	North Dakota Attend school	North Dakota Practice
Ohio	Ohio Live	Ohio Attend school	Ohio Practice
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Live	Oklahoma Attend school	Oklahoma Practice
Oregon	Oregon Live	Oregon Attend school	Oregon Practice
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Live	Pennsylvania Attend school	Pennsylvania Practice
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Live	Rhode Island Attend school	Rhode Island Practice
South Carolina	South Carolina Live	South Carolina Attend school	South Carolina Practice
South Dakota	South Dakota Live	South Dakota Attend school	South Dakota Practice
Tennessee	Tennessee Live	Tennessee Attend school	Tennessee Practice
Texas	Texas Live	Texas Attend school	Texas Practice
Utah	Utah Live	Utah Attend school	Utah Practice
Vermont	Vermont Live	Vermont Attend school	Vermont Practice
Virginia	Virginia Live	Virginia Attend school	Virginia Practice
Washington	Washington Live	Washington Attend school	Washington Practice
West Virginia	West Virginia Live	West Virginia Attend school	West Virginia Practice
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Live	Wisconsin Attend school	Wisconsin Practice
Wyoming	Wyoming Live	Wyoming Attend school	Wyoming Practice

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* 5. The area in which I practice is:

Rural

Suburban

Urban

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* 6. Please select the highest degree you hold:

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree

PhD or ED

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* 7. If you are licensed, which license or licenses do you hold?

LPC

LCSW

LMFT

NCC Certification

CCMHC Certification

CSAC

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you are currently working as a counselor, in which setting or settings are you employed?

Please check all that apply!

Inpatient setting

Outpatient setting

Private solo practice

Private group practice

Public agency

Private agency

Community Service Board

Hospital

Drug or alcohol treatment facility

In home

Pastoral setting

University

Inactive

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you participate with managed care?

Yes (please continue below)

If yes, please list companies with which you participate.

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* 10. If you accept insurance or managed care, do you

File your own claims by mail

File your own claims using an electronic billing service

File your own claims using the insurance company’s electronic billing program

Use a billing service

Have an in-office person who files claims by mail

Have an in-office person who files claims electronically

Other (Please specify below)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. How long does it take you or your staff person to file an average single claim?

Less than 5 minutes

Between 5 and 10 Minutes

Between 10 and 15 minutes

Longer than 15 minutes

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* 12. What is the average amount of time you or your staff person spends on the phone to get an authorization for a new client?

Less than 5 minutes

Between 5 and 15 minutes

Between 15 and 30 minutes

Between 30 and 45 minutes

Between 45 minutes and 60 minutes

Longer than an hour

Comments

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* 13. What is the average amount of time it takes to get reimbursement once a claim is filed?

Less than a week.

Between 1 and 2 weeks.

Between 2 and 3 weeks.

Four weeks or longer.

Comments:

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* 14. With which population or populations do you work? Select all that apply.

Children

Adolescents

Adults

Geriatric

Individuals

Couples

Families

Other (please specify)

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* 15. If you work in private practice, is this your primary occupation?

Yes

If not, what is your primary employment?

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* 16. How many hours a week do you work in the field of counseling?

	1-10	11-20	21-30	31-40	More than 40
Hours worked:	Hours worked: 1-10	Hours worked: 11-20	Hours worked: 21-30	Hours worked: 31-40	Hours worked: More than 40

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* 17. Approximately how may clients do you see a week?

	0-10	11-20	21-30	31-40	More than 40
Number of clients	Number of clients 0-10	Number of clients 11-20	Number of clients 21-30	Number of clients 31-40	Number of clients More than 40

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* 18. Earnings: Are you...

Salaried

The owner of your own practice

Renting office space

Splitting your earnings with the owner of the practice

Other (please specify)

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* 19. My approximate annual counseling salary before taxes is

Under $10,000

Between $10,000 and $20,000

Between $20,000 and $30,000

Between $30,000 and $40,000

Between $40,000 and $50,000

Between $50,000 and $60,000

Between $60,000 and $70,000

Between $70,000 and $80,000

Between $80,000 and $90,000

Between $90,000 and $100,000

Over $100,000

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* 20. Retirement: Approximately how many years do you plan to work before retirement?

1-5

6-10

11-15

Who's counting?

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* 21. After retirement do you plan to continue working part time in private practice or elsewhere?

Yes

Maybe

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* 22. Please rate your level of concern about finances after retirement.

	No concern	A little concern	Moderate concern	Serious concern	Very serious concern	N/A
Degree of concern	Degree of concern No concern	Degree of concern A little concern	Degree of concern Moderate concern	Degree of concern Serious concern	Degree of concern Very serious concern	Degree of concern N/A

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* 23. If you are a student, towards which degree are you working?

BA/BS

MA/MS/MEd

PhD/PsyD

Other (please specify)

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* 24. If you are a student, which school do you attend?

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* 25. Is your school CACREP accredited?

Yes

No (Please continue below)

If no, does the core curriculum of your counseling Master's program reflect the core curriculum required at CACREP accredited institutions?

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* 26. To which professional organizations do you belong?

AMHCA

ACA

State chapter of AMHCA

APA

EMDRIA

AAMFT

NASW

Other (please specify)

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* 27. How do you usually earn your required CEUs? Please check all that apply.

On line

At conferences

Local workshops

National workshops

Self study

At your place of employment

Service on the Board of a counseling organization

Other (please specify)

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* 28. How often do you access the AMHCA website at www.amhca.org?

	Frequency:
Daily	Daily Frequency:
Weekly	Weekly Frequency:
Monthly	Monthly Frequency:
Occasionally	Occasionally Frequency:

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* 29. What additional information would you like to see us include in our website?

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* 30. Do you receive the Advocate?

Yes

Not sure

If yes, please make suggestions for improvement

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* 31. For which legislative programs do you wish AMHCA to advocate? (Choose all that apply)

Medicare coverage of counselors

Independent counselor practice under TRICARE within the DOD

Counselor inclusion in the Department of Transportation's Substance Abuse Professionals Program (SAP)

Mental health parity

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 32. Have you attended AMHCA's annual conference?

Yes

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* 33. If not, why not?

Distance

Cost

Difficult to get time off from work

Personal reasons

Did not feel presentations would be valuable for my practice

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* 34. What additional workshops or topics would you like to see us offer?

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* 35. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Are you interested in learning more about helping with the following committees?

	Yes	No	Maybe
Newsletter	Newsletter Yes	Newsletter No	Newsletter Maybe
Website	Website Yes	Website No	Website Maybe
Membership	Membership Yes	Membership No	Membership Maybe
Workshops	Workshops Yes	Workshops No	Workshops Maybe
Public relations	Public relations Yes	Public relations No	Public relations Maybe
Legislative Action	Legislative Action Yes	Legislative Action No	Legislative Action Maybe
Serving as a Board member from your local area	Serving as a Board member from your local area Yes	Serving as a Board member from your local area No	Serving as a Board member from your local area Maybe
Starting or working with the state of local chapter	Starting or working with the state of local chapter Yes	Starting or working with the state of local chapter No	Starting or working with the state of local chapter Maybe

If interested, please provide your name and email address so we may contact you!

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey. We plan to distribute the results to our state chapters and in an article in the Advocate.

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* 1. Gender

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* 2. Age:

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* 3. Number of years in practice

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* 4. Please select the state in which you live, practice and/or attend school:

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* 5. The area in which I practice is:

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* 6. Please select the highest degree you hold:

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* 7. If you are licensed, which license or licenses do you hold?

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* 8. If you are currently working as a counselor, in which setting or settings are you employed?Please check all that apply!

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* 9. Do you participate with managed care?

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* 10. If you accept insurance or managed care, do you

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* 11. How long does it take you or your staff person to file an average single claim?

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* 12. What is the average amount of time you or your staff person spends on the phone to get an authorization for a new client?

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* 13. What is the average amount of time it takes to get reimbursement once a claim is filed?

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* 14. With which population or populations do you work? Select all that apply.

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* 15. If you work in private practice, is this your primary occupation?

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* 16. How many hours a week do you work in the field of counseling?

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* 17. Approximately how may clients do you see a week?

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* 18. Earnings: Are you...

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* 19. My approximate annual counseling salary before taxes is

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* 20. Retirement: Approximately how many years do you plan to work before retirement?

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* 21. After retirement do you plan to continue working part time in private practice or elsewhere?

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* 22. Please rate your level of concern about finances after retirement.

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* 23. If you are a student, towards which degree are you working?

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* 24. If you are a student, which school do you attend?

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* 25. Is your school CACREP accredited?

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* 26. To which professional organizations do you belong?

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* 27. How do you usually earn your required CEUs? Please check all that apply.

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* 28. How often do you access the AMHCA website at www.amhca.org?

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* 29. What additional information would you like to see us include in our website?

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* 30. Do you receive the Advocate?

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* 31. For which legislative programs do you wish AMHCA to advocate? (Choose all that apply)

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* 32. Have you attended AMHCA's annual conference?

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* 33. If not, why not?

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* 34. What additional workshops or topics would you like to see us offer?

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* 35. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Are you interested in learning more about helping with the following committees?

* 8. If you are currently working as a counselor, in which setting or settings are you employed?

Please check all that apply!