30 Miss. Code. R. 2201-4.3 - Requirements to Become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
A. Hold a
Mississippi P-LPC. Out of state applicants must meet the minimum requirements
of Mississippi P-LPC (Rule
4.2.B., C., and D.
B. Supervision Requirements: An Applicant for
independent practice licensure must document the following supervised
experience requirements prior to applying for licensure. The supervisor must be
a Mississippi Board qualified supervisor (LPC-S).
1. A total of three thousand (3,000)
supervised hours in not less than eighteen (18) months of counseling in a
clinical setting post master's degree (as referenced in Rule
1.4) comprised of the following:
a. A maximum of forty (40) supervised hours
may be obtained per workweek.
b. A
maximum of twenty-five (25) hours of direct service may be obtained per 40-hour
workweek.
c. A minimum of one
thousand two hundred (1,200) supervised hours must be in Direct Services with
clients and/or psychotherapy service to clients. Direct Services are only
face-to-face or synchronous methods of counseling including individual
counseling, couples/family counseling, group counseling, and testing and
assessment.
d. One hundred (100)
hours of individual face-to-face supervision are required. The Board will
accept supervision hours meeting the following maximum ratios: one (1)
supervision hour to forty (40) hours of services provided OR one (1) hour of
supervision to twenty-five (25) hours of Direct Services. For persons working
parttime, supervision should occur no less frequently than every other
week.
e. Group supervision will be
acceptable for not more than fifty (50) hours of the required one hundred (100)
hours of individual supervision. Two (2) hours of group supervision is
equivalent to one (1) hour of individual supervision. Total hours of group
supervision should be reported in full and will then be divided by two (2) by
the Board at review time.
f.
Individual supervision provided by multiple supervisors regarding the same
direct client service hours at the same site during the same time frame will
not be accepted.
2.
Individual and Group Supervision provided by way of Distance Professional
Services by an LPC-S is subject to the following criteria:
a. LPC-S must be qualified to provide
Distance Professional Services according to Rule
7.5.
b. Distance supervision sessions must be
provided by secure means of synchronous video conferencing only. Supervision by
telephone, email, chat, or other forms of communication must be reserved to
only emergency communications.
c.
The Supervision Contract submitted to the Board must include information
explaining the use and limits of distance supervision, specify the
qualifications of the LPC-S to provide distance supervision, and establish
procedures for managing the failure of the video communication
system.
3. Supervised
experience must be within the past seven (7) years of the application
date.
4. Supervision Verification
forms must be submitted through the Board's online portal.
5. Supervision hours must be submitted via
the Board's online Supervision Reporting Log. Supervisees are responsible for
keeping a backup copy of logs. Supervision content notes shall be kept by
Supervisor.
6. Every LPC-S must
submit an online evaluation of the P-LPC as part of the P-LPC's Annual
Renewal.
7. The P-LPC must remain
under supervision until the Licensed Professional Counselor license is issued.
Once application for an LPC is submitted to the Board, supervision must
continue to be reported in the online Supervision Reporting Log at a minimum of
one (1) hour of individual supervision per month.
C.
Examination
requirements:
The Applicant must pass either the National Counseling Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) published by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), Inc.
1. The NCE or NCMHCE may be taken at any
time.
2. Individuals may take the
NCE or NCMHCE without Board approval.
3. The examination will be administered by
the NBCC. The applicant is responsible for all fees associated with the
examination.
D. Out of
state applicants must meet the requirements of MS PLPC. The Board may accept
out of state supervision hours which were supervised by an LPC-S or
equivalent.
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