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) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy;

(2) American Counseling Association and Washington Counseling Association;

(3) American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and Washington Mental Health Counselors Association;

(4) American Psychological Association (APA);

(5) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB);

(6) Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA);

(7) Collaborative Family Healthcare Association;

(8) Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and the Voice for Washington State Addiction Professionals (WAADAC);

(9) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Washington chapter (NASW-WA);

(10) National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC);

(11) Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care;

(12) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA);

(13) Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work; and

(14) Institutions of higher learning that are recognized as accredited Postsecondary Education Institutions by the U.S. Department of Education.