Disturbing to say the least! It’s seems like a sheep in wolves clothing. Presenting themselves as counselors when the bill has not been reviewed by an impartial party should not be legal. Sadly, most of us know this is type of practice is not unusual in our healthcare system.
There is one consistent issue I see when a client asks me a…[Read more]

This is such an exciting time for APHA! I look forward to each new update. A huge shout out to the PACB for the continued efforts to develop the certification/exam. The certification will go a long way to establish credibility in this ever evolving industry. Creating a national certification is a mammoth undertaking. Congratulations!

Sandy…[Read more]

Thanks! Test construction is a big topic amongst my teacher friends!

And it should worry all of us that our Texas school standardized tests are so badly written—I was tutoring a freshman who was basically illiterate, but got the right answers on the practice tests while I got all the answers wrong? I asked him how he did it and he said “I…[Read more]

Bonnie – you ask a good and fair question. And – I’m not going to answer it here!

Your question is so good that I’m going to ask you to re-pose it on the PACB website. Others should read it, appreciate it, and then read the answer.

(Go ahead and copy and paste if you want to 🙂 )

Here’s where to post it: https://pacboard.org/questions/…[Read more]

Will these tests be vetted? I come from Texas–Land of the Terrible State-Mandated Tests that we give students.

I have looked at some of the high school tests and I couldn’t pass them….and it’s not just me—here’s an author talking about how she couldn’t pass the test over her own…[Read more]

Thank you for keeping us up to date! So nice to have one solid place to go for news and improvement opportunities.

This is what I do a lot of, and would love to participate… As the others, I cannot lead, but can try to be available when needed….

That’s right.

The point is – the exam itself will be the barrier.

Those decisions were made looking at the current advocates who are successful – who are truly helping patients – and what education / experience / other certifications, etc they have or earned.

We have no data that shows that anyone with education or experience will do better…[Read more]

Thank you all for your responses! I was out of town last week and appreciate your insight. My initial inclination was no, for all the reasons stated above. I did speak with both my insurance agent and my business attorney and have opted to not provide this service, even though it was a deal breaker for one of my clients. Thank you again!

It seems like there are no eligibility requirements:

A. Education Requirement For the first four (4) testing cycles (approximately two years) there will be no education requirement to be eligible to sit for the exam.
B. Patient Advocacy Experience / Education Requirement
For the first four (4) testing cycles (approximately two years) there will…[Read more]

Would be interested in participating, I am a natural health practitioner in CA, although not practicing.
No time to lead though..