185 The Professional Counselor | Volume 13, Issue 3 Sam’s protocols also include asking the client to verify their location verbally at the beginning of each session and documenting this in their case notes. Sam also notes in their protocols they must have new forms completed should a client move their primary residence, verifying the client is still in a state where Sam has privileges. Once Sam has updated the appropriate forms and created their protocols, they begin to engage in services with their new clients using privileges from the Counseling Compact. After a few weeks, Sam gets a referral for a new client located in Florida. Because Florida has passed legislation to be part of the Counseling Compact, Sam repeats this process in working through the compact to gain privileges to practice in Florida and creates a new disclosure statement for this state. Practicing With Compact Privileges To gain privileges to practice, according to Counseling Compact legislation (Counseling Compact, 2020), Sam would be responsible for submitting paperwork to their licensing board as well as paying any required fees to participate in the compact. Not doing so would be considered practicing without a license in those states. Therefore, in the case example, Sam did not automatically gain privileges to practice in all compact states as soon as Nebraska passed the Counseling Compact legislation. They had to apply for state privileges once they joined the compact through their home state of Nebraska (see Figure 1). Though counselors will not be required to meet any additional reciprocity requirements, they could be required to take the jurisprudence exam for specific states before they are able to provide services (Counseling Compact, 2020). Figure 1 Flowchart for Seeking Compact Privileges in Another State Beyond applying for privileges through the Compact Commission, Sam will need to consider other administrative aspects of TMH practice to engage in ethical practice (ACA, 2014, H.1.a.), which would support their ability to later work through ethical dilemmas and avoid disciplinary action with their licensing board. For each compact state, Sam will be responsible for reading, understanding, and
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