Sandra Degnan

  • endorsed 2016-04-18 16:40:07 -0500
    Please veto this counseling bill. It is not wanted by any of us who are counselors, and is not wanted by any of the professional counseling associations, including the National Counseling Association. It violates the ethics and oath of that counselors are required to endorse to be licensed.

    I asked Governor Haslam to veto HB1840, the counseling discrimination bill

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    Take a minute to contact Governor Bill Haslam by phone message or on Twitter and then let us know you did it using this form.  Let's get to 500 or more!

    I called or Tweeted Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and urged him to veto HB1840, the counseling discrimination bill.  I'm asking you to do the same this week.

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  • signed VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill 2016-04-13 15:22:57 -0500
    This bill is in conflict with the ethics of all of the Counseling governing bodies. It is NOT something that we as counselors want to see passed. In fact the American Counseling association is against it and has said that it will move the national conference in 2017 from TN if the governor signs this bill.

    VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill

     

    Please, add your voice and urge Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto this discriminatory bill.

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    Dear Governor Haslam,

    We urge you to veto HB1840, which allows counselors to turn away clients based on the counselor's biases and values.  This bill puts the focus on the desires of counselors rather than on the needs of clients, damaging the counseling profession and putting clients at risk. 

    An anti-bullying amendment was stripped from the bill in the House Health Committee leaving youth vulnerable in areas where mental health services are not widely available.

    Thank you for considering our views.

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