More than 150 million people live in areas short on mental health professionals, and over 40% of psychologists questioned in 2021 by the American Psychological Association survey reported they couldn’t meet demand for treatment.
— which has yet to go “live,” said Gray Otis, a licensed clinical mental health counselor involved with the effort in Utah. More than a dozen states have joined, and licensed counselors will likely be able to practice in participating states by 2024.
Those wary of the compacts are concerned that multistate licensing agreements could result in less oversight of practitioners, or potentially leave psychologists or counselors without enough clients. “The compacts have some very specific and important and useful guardrails in place,” Klein said. Still, she cautions against getting rid of licensure requirements entirely. During the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers passed, which reduced the number of clinical hours required for social workers and clinical mental health counselors to get their licenses.
Still, Weir said, telehealth isn’t a cure-all to the ongoing shortage of mental health professionals in meeting client need and demand. “You are expanding your geographic reach and you’re providing access to people that might not normally have it, but you’re not expanding access,” she said.“It’s the same number of people that you’re still treating,” Weir said. “It doesn’t change my availability.”
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