Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) General. All
Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor certifications expire biennially and on
July 31st of the renewal year with the LPC license they are attached to.
(2) Recertification/renewal of the LPC-S
certification will be a part of the LPC license the LPC-S is based upon. A separate
renewal of the LPC-S is not necessary.
(3) Continuing Education. Maintenance of the
Supervisor status shall require that the LPC-S accrue a minimum of five (5) formal
contact hours of relevant professional and continued education devoted to
supervision, and meeting the definition in Section 255-X-2-.18, during each two-year
renewal cycle of the accompanying LPC license.
(a)
A minimum of five (5) formal contact hours of relevant professional and continued
education devoted to supervision during each two-year renewal cycle of the
accompanying LPC license. These five (5) hours cannot be from the Continuing
Education Credit for LPC-Supervisor. These five (5) hours can count as part of the
required forty (40) hours or continuing education for LPC licensure
renewal.
(b) All formal contact hours of
relevant professional and continued educational experience shall meet the ABEC
Continuing Education Guidelines, or shall be formal graduate academic course work,
excluding thesis or dissertation credit. Academic courses taken as "audits" must be
verified with an official transcript and letter from instructor confirming
attendance.
(c) The LPC-S is responsible
for maintaining documentation to verify completion of all continuing activities
listed on the renewal application. This documentation must be available for review
by the Board upon request for a period of three (3) years following the renewal
period in which the continuing education activities were used for licensure
renewal.
(d) Real-Time Participation in
Continuing Education Activities. A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the
continuing education activities required for any licensure renewal period must
consist of real-time interactive participation in seminars, classes, workshops,
presentations, training programs, or similar activities. Such real-time interactive
participation must involve licensee presence in the location of the activity as it
occurs or use of interactive technology by the licensee for the activity as it
occurs. Self-contained or asynchronous activities (e.g., recorded presentations,
reading, online study} that do not feature opportunities for dialogue and
interaction for the licensee as the activity occurs do not qualify as real-time
participation in continuing education.
(e) Documentation of Continuing Education
Activities. All certificates of completion/verification of attendance must contain:
licensee's name, name of workshop/seminar/training, name of sponsoring entity, dates
of the activity, CE privier number or documentation of the provider, and number of
contact hours granted.
(f) Review of
LPC-S's compliance for continuing education in supervision will be a part of the LPC
audit process.
(g) Non-Compliance. In
the case of non-compliance with continuing education requirements, the audited LPC-S
will have a three (3) month compliance period to meet continuing education
requirements. During the three (3) month compliance period, the Board may initiate a
complaint citing the licensee with failure to meet continuing education requirements
for renewal. During the three (3) month compliance period, the licensee may request
an immediate hearing before the board concerning the continuing education
requirements in question. Failure to meet continuing education requirements within
the three month compliance period may result in formal disciplinary action by the
board.
(4) Lapsed License. A
lapsed LPC license will invalidate any attached LPC-S certification and will require
the LPC to reapply for LPC-S certification.
