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SPIRITUAL FOCUS

AMCAP members are united by a commitment to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members who are richly diverse in their geographic location, professional training, age, gender, and specialty come together to edify one another in a spirit of brotherhood and an atmosphere of faith.

CLINICAL APPLICATION

The "counselors and psychotherapists" who make up AMCAP come together to share strategies for helping those in their care who struggle with depression, marital conflicts, family disruption, and other problems. Through person-to-person networking, semi-annual conventions, AMCAP publications, and now the website, AMCAP members strengthen one another in their capacity to help the struggling and downhearted.

NETWORKING AND OUTREACH

The spirit of friendship and fellowship, the desire to learn from one another, and the impulse to share treasures of knowledge has always motivated AMCAP members to assemble and to communicate with others. Beginning with informal office meetings; growing to the stature of a professional organization and a published journal; and now through the internet expanding its reach to the world, AMCAP seeks to make a positive difference for good - both for its members, and for those outside its membership.

RESEARCH, THEORY AND PUBLICATION

In their commitment to spiritual and professional excellence, AMCAP therapists seek to be informed in their practices by theories consistent with revealed truth, and by solid research undergirding their chosen clinical strategies. In their analysis and investigations, in their insights and interventions, they seek to share their findings, that the benefit of their labors may be extended to others. The AMCAP Journal, the AMCAP Networker, semi-annual conventions, convention tapes and reports, and area networks are among the means utilized to facilitate that sharing of the gospel-based clinical treasures that have developed steadily over AMCAP's history.

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Big news! AMCAP has a new executive secretary. Andrea Davis joined us in July and is off to a wonderful start keeping headquarters running smoothly and efficiently. We look forward to you meeting and relying on Andrea, she is a great asset to our AMCAP team.

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Written by Andrea Davis - Executive Secretary
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 18:43
AMCAP 2010 Spring Convention April 1-2 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building Salt Lake City, UT *Faithful in Counsel and Ministry* Click here to register online. In a March 1832 revelation to Frederick G. Williams, where he is called to be a counselor in the First Presidency, Frederick is instructed, among other things, to be "faithful in counsel" and to minister to the "weak, lift up the hands that hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees." (DC 81:3,5). We, likewise, need to be Gospel-centered in our personal lives and in our relationships and those with whom we work. "As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to care for and serve our brothers and sisters. In relating the parable of the good Samaritan, Jesus Christ not only confounded His enemies but also taught a great lesson to all who sought to follow Him. We need to enlarge the circle of our influence. Our service to others should be independent of race, color, standing, or relationships. After all, the commandment to "succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees" did not come with qualifications." (Michael Teh, October 2007 Conference Report)
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 16:22

Welcome to the Official Website of AMCAP, The Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists.

AMCAP, The Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, is dedicated to providing information and support to the LDS mental health professional. AMCAP is committed to gathering and sharing resources to assist LDS counselors in carrying out counseling and therapy in a manner consistent with the teachings and principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It accomplishes this through:

Conventions, held semi-annually in Salt Lake City, Utah (next convention April 2010). These gatherings feature presententations of gospel-centered clinical and research material, and promote fellowship and professional networking among AMCAP members worldwide. (Audio recordings of convention presentations are available for purchase from this site.)
Publication of a professional peer-reviewed journal (formerly known as the AMCAP Journal; recently renamed Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy) and a semi-annual newsletter, the AMCAP Networker. (Archives of both publications are available at this site, providing a rich knowledge base of spiritually-centered research and clinical resources.)
Professional Networking, helping members become acquainted with one another through the online AMCAP Community, and helping to make themselves known to the general community through LDSCounselors.Net.
Area Organization and Events, creating local chapters to facilitate face-to-face collegiality of AMCAP members. Local Area Coordinators oversee gatherings and networking of AMCAP members in many areas across the world.

AMCAP's official website, ldsamcap.net, is designed to help AMCAP members and others to:

Share ideas, information and faith.
Expand knowledge of values-based clinical strategies for counseling and psychotherapy.
Associate with other experts committed to spiritual and professional excellence.

This website links to AMCAP's various sister websites, each performing a separate valued function for AMCAP. These are:

1) The AMCAP Store (amcapstore.com). This e-com site provides a searchable catalog of all AMCAP convention talks 1975 to the present, making these insightful presentations available for online purchase as cassette or CD recordings. The AMCAP Networker archive (1990 to the present) is also housed here. Convention registration and membership application and renewal are also facilitated from this site, with user-friendly online payment options.

2) LDS Counselors.Net. This searchable database helps individual clients, parents, bishops, and others locate an LDS therapist in their local geographic area who could assist in a needed speciality. AMCAP members pay a nominal fee to be represented in this database online. (This site will soon be signficantly updated and expanded.)

3) The AMCAP Community (ldsamcap.ning.com) This "Facebook"-type interactive site allows AMCAP members to develop online profiles, share photos and videos, inform others of upcoming events and activities, and even email or chat with each other online.

4) Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy - Online Edition. This extensive database, powered through OJS (Online Journal Systems) provides a fully searchable database containing all articles (1975 to the present) from AMCAP's professional peer-reviewed journal (formerly known as the AMCAP Journal.) The journal includes clinical and research articles, General Authority talks on mental health issues, and other materials related to spiritually-centered emotional healing.

AMCAP is an international professional organization of counselors, psychotherapists and others in helping professions whose common bond is adherence to the principles and standards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Individual opinions and ideas do not necessarily reflect those of the AMCAP board or the general AMCAP membership. AMCAP is neither sponsored by nor does it speak for the LDS church or its leaders.