 Live AMHCA Webinar The Impact of the Medicare Coverage Gap on Clinical Mental Health Counselors Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:30 – 2:30 PM Eastern Participants will learn: Participants will review the primary ways in which a lack of Medicare reimbursement hinders access to mental health care.Participants will learn about recent developments related to Medicare reimbursement advocacy & Medicare mental health policy.Participants will develop strategies for their own Medicare reimbursement advocacy, including partnering with efforts made by counseling professional organizations. This Webinar is Free REGISTER  Presented by: Matthew Fullen, PhD, MDiv, LPCC (OH) Assistant Professor of Counselor Education Virginia Tech University Matthew Fullen is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Virginia Tech, as well as an affiliate faculty for the Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology. He has worked with older adults since 2005, first in the affordable senior housing industry, and then as a licensed professional clinical counselor. He has worked as a mental health professional in diverse settings, including long-term care, adult day, and private practice contexts. Fullen is one of those most active gerontology scholars within the counseling profession, and his work has been funded by federal, private non-profit, and university-based grants. Dr. Fullen’s research agenda focuses on three distinct areas: 1) Developing and implementing counseling interventions that focus on wellness and resilience in older adulthood, 2) Expanding older adults’ access to mental health services, specifically through expansion of Medicare-eligible services, and 3) Preventing suicide through community-based prevention frameworks. He has contributed to more than 90 peer-reviewed or invited conference presentations and published numerous scholarly publications in academic journals across the counseling and gerontology disciplines. AMHCA.org Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy© 2020 | American Mental Health Counselors Association 107 S. West Street, Suite 779, Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
