LEGISLATIVE
ACTION OR LICENSURE? BE READY!
The Arizona Licensure
Coalition, which officially represents the Arizona Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy and statewide Social Workers,
Counselors, and Substance Abuse Counselors, met with the
"Alliance" on October 15, 2005. Debra Rinaudo, Executive
Director of the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, was also
present. Representing AzAMFT were Dan Wright, Frances
Bernfeld and myself. The Alliance is a group of people who
are and have been unhappy with the Board of Behavioral Health
Examiners. They have gotten the attention of some
legislators. They have been unhappy with "grandfathering"
into licensure, the state-to-state reciprocity process, and the
relationship interface between professionals and the Board.
At the meeting on
October 15th, the Coalition did an excellent job of listening
and engaging the Alliance representatives in a positive way.
Tim Hoffman from the Arizona Counselor's Association, who led
the Coalition through the licensure process, did a great job of
facilitating. The Coalition laid out the long arduous
process that ultimately led to licensure and underlined the
risks of re-opening licensure legislation.
From the Coalition's
perspective, there is room within the current rules change
process to address the issues of the Alliance's concerns.
At meeting's end, most participants seemed to agree that working
together within the change process already available is better
than opening up the law to legislative change. So it
appears that this has the potential to go well, but some
Alliance supporters not present at the meeting may still want to
push legislation. If this goes in a negative risky
direction, we may well need your help.
Preparation is better
than operating in crisis mode. Do some research on who
your state representatives are (2) and state senator (1) for
your legislative district. With a little patience (you
will need some, don't try to do this when you are stressed), go
to
www.azleg.state.az.us where you will find the Arizona
State Legislature link. Click on this and you will
come to the Legislature's website. From there you can find
your Legislative District # using a map search with your home
address and zip code. Then go back to the front page and
find rosters for the House and Senate, and find your
representatives by referencing your District #. There you
will find contact information, committee assignments, photos,
etc.
- Alan Asher,
Arizona Division President
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
George W. Bush
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SENATOR
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DISTRICT 3
John Shadegg
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DISTRICT 7
Raul Grijalva
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SENATOR
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DISTRICT 4
Ed Pastor
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DISTRICT 8
Jim Kolbe
2266 Rayburn House Office Building
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DISTRICT 1
Rick Renzi
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(202) 225-2315 – Fax: (202) 226-9739
Show Low Office:
(866) 537-2800 – Fax: (928) 532-5088
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DISTRICT 5
J.D. Hayworth
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Scottsdale Office:
(480) 926-4151 – Fax: (480) 926-3998
Web Site:
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DISTRICT 2
Trent Franks
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Glendale Office:
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DISTRICT 6
Jeff Flake
424 Cannon House Office Building
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(202) 225-2635 – Fax: (202) 226-4386
Mesa Office
(480) 833-0092 – Fax: (480) 833-6314
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