Comments on: NCBTMB Advanced Certification Process is a Bumpy Road

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:58:23 +0000

It is very concerning that Whitney Lowe has resigned. He brought professionalism and credibility to the whole project.

By: Gail Russo

Gail Russo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:37:38 +0000

I am very disappointed to hear that Whitney Lowe has resigned from the Advanced Cert task force. He is a brilliant educator and has experience developing tests for credentials. This is a great loss to the committee.

By: Kelly Sanders

Kelly Sanders — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:04:02 +0000

Personally, I think the NCBTMB and its’ directors, board members etc are ALL ludicross. Their total approach to testing, credentialling, certifying leaves much to be appreciated. The population is aging as are the therapists, not all the therapists today are sweet young things, many of us are older, more settled may have physical/mental impairments that dictate ability to successfully pass even undertake the understanding of their exams. I know I will not be stretching for further credentials or certifications. My happy content returning clients are the only proof of ability I require.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:26:30 +0000

After much in depth soul-searching and ruminating, I decided to drop my support of the NCBTMB because I thought they were not heading in a direction that was good for our profession. The very existence of the Federation test was enough proof that somehow they could not play well with others who disagree with their way of doing things. When they announced that they would be offering insurance in direct competition with other professional organizations, I knew something else was wrong with their thinking. Then when I heard we would be finally getting an advanced certification option, I thought, maybe they were on track and I was cautiously optimistic. But Mr. Lowe’s departure from the project just shows that once again, they may be too rigid in their thinking or way of doing things. I will keep my eye out for their success and I hope they can get it together at some point, but until then, I’m out. We need to recognize that the more we work together, the stronger we will be in the end. The more fractionated we become the more our profession will be discredited and disregarded. A shame since Mr. Lowe’s work and the work of countless others who have been around for a long time has been proven effective over and over again by many people.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:04:39 +0000

Well, if there was one time when there needs to be a “Let’s take our time and get it right” attitude by the NCB, it’s now, isn’t it? Since the new exam will be voluntary then the type of therapist that might be interested will more than likely make sure it’s worth their time and money. Hearing that there’s the possibility that there is not enough time and thought being put into it isn’t exactly a great thing from a marketing standpoint, is it?
As for the numbers: 265,000 therapists in the US (that’s low end number given by AMTA) , with 90,000 therapists of those therapists being nationally certified and only 7,000 responses? Even if you just looked at the figures and “presumed” that only that nationally certified responded, that would be an 8% response rate, from a national standpoint it’s around 2.5%. What does this say? It could be that no one cares, it could be that not enough therapists were reached to give feedback and it could also mean that they are creating an exam that might not really reflect what is wanted/needed? Interesting……

Thanks for the update, Laura!

By: Jayne Thomas

Jayne Thomas — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:43:46 +0000

It will be interesting to see what develops as the months roll by. I am curious which crucial discussions were brushed aside in a rush to meet the unrealistic timeline.