Provision of Mental Health Counseling Services Under Tricare

by Institute of Medicine, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Committee on the Qualifications of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services Under T

In this book, the IOM makes recommendations for permitting independent practice for mental health counselors treating patients within TRICARE--the DOD's health care benefits program. This would change current policy, which requires all counselors to practice under a physician's supervision without regard to their education, training, licensure or experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309147662
• ISBN13: 9780309147668
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 350 Pages