Local, state, national, and international organizations that are recognized in the behavioral health industry and institutions of higher learning include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. (1) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;
2. (2) American Counseling Association and Washington Counseling Association;
3. (3) American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and Washington Mental Health Counselors Association;
4. (4) American Psychological Association (APA);
5. (5) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB);
6. (6) Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA);
7. (7) Collaborative Family Healthcare Association;
8. (8) Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and the Voice for Washington State Addiction Professionals (WAADAC);
9. (9) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Washington chapter (NASW-WA);
10. (10) National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);
11. (11) Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care;
12. (12) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA);
13. (13) Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work; and
14. (14) Institutions of higher learning that are recognized as accredited Postsecondary Education Institutions by the U.S. Department of Education.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.227.020, chapter 18.227 RCW, and 2023 c 270. WSR 24-21-083, s 246-821-520, filed 10/16/24, effective 1/1/25.]