Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXI - Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
Chapter 7 - Ancillary School Service Certificates
Subchapter A - General Ancillary School Certificates
Section CXXXI-719 - Mental Health Professional Counselor
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXXI-719
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Provisional Mental Health Professional Counselor Certificate-valid for two years.
1.
Eligibility requirements:
a. hold current
Louisiana licensure as a provisional licensed professional counselor in
Louisiana (PLPC), in accordance with
R.S.
37:1101 et seq.; or
b. work under active supervision of a
board-approved licensed professional counselor supervisor (BA LPC-S) (i.e., 1
hour of supervision per 20 client contact hours) and accrue 1,900 direct client
contact hours, 1,000 indirect hours, and 100 clinical supervision hours under
the board-approved licensed professional counselor supervisor (BA LPC-S);
and
c. hold a current Louisiana
licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT) in accordance with
R.S.
37:1101 et seq.; or
d. hold a current Louisiana licensure as a
Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), in accordance with
R.S.
37:2701 et seq.; or
e. hold a current Louisiana certification as
a certified school psychologist, in accordance with
R.S.
17:7.1(D); or current
Louisiana licensure as a psychologist, in accordance with
R.S.
37:2351 et seq.; and
f. have two years of mental health counseling
experience or school psychological services or school social work services
within the last five years working directly with children, as verified by a
previous or current employer; and
g. have a written request from the Louisiana
employing school system indicating that the person will be employed upon
issuance of certification.
2. Non-renewable.
B. Qualified Mental Health Professional Counselor
1. Eligibility requirements:
a. hold current Louisiana licensure as a
licensed professional counselor in Louisiana (LPC) or as a provisional-licensed
professional counselor (PLPC) in accordance with
R.S.
37:1101 et seq.; or
b. hold a current Louisiana licensure as a
licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in accordance with
R.S.
37:1101 et seq.; or
c. hold a current Louisiana licensure as a
licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), in accordance with
R.S.
37:2701 et seq.; or
d. hold a current Louisiana certification as
a certified school psychologist, in accordance with
R.S.
17:7.1(D); or current
Louisiana licensure as a psychologist, in accordance with
R.S.
37:2351 et seq.; and
e. have two years of experience as a
provisional mental health professional counselor and the written request of the
employing LEA.
2.
Renewal Guidelines
a. This certificate is
valid provided the holder maintains current Louisiana licensure as a LPC, LMFT,
LCSW, or psychologist, or holds a current Louisiana certification as a
certified school psychologist. A worker who changes employing school systems
must provide a copy of a current Louisiana license or certificate to serve as a
mental health professional counselor.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), 17:7(6), 17:10, 17:22(6), 17:391.1391.10, and 17:411.
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