Is the national christian counseling association legit? They claim to give you license if you already have a masters degree, and finish with there training. They claim that you will be licensed through them as an agent of the church. They affirm that it is not state licenseure. They say you can open your own counseling center after you complete your training (if you have at least a MA) and receive remuneration, and liability insurance. all replies appreciated D.
Can you say b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t? NCCA is a fraud - big time. They cannot license counselors - only states can license. (Private organizations can certify but not license. The only type of non-state licensure that exists is for the minstry, not for counseling.) Keep in mind that almost all states have counseling licensure. Some have mandatory practice acts - you can not counsel unless you are licensed. Others have voluntary title acts - you can counsel professionally, but cannot use the abbreviation LPC. (Guess what NCCA uses to abbreviate, in their case, licensed pastoral counselors[/i].) To act as a lay counselor you need not be licensed in any state (providing the scope of your actions is clear); but to open a counseling center or to get liability insurance, you must be licensed by the state. Needless to say, no state will accept NCCA's training (which is also a joke and used by several degree mills). Richard Arno of NCCA and I have batted heads many times on their legitimacy over the years. He maintains that his act is legitimate, I maintain that it's a joke (regardless of how sincere he may be, a factor which I am not in a position to judge). Avoid this one like the plague. I have spoken.
