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Counselor, Mental Health
License Description For MFT Interns and LMFTs:  Must have a master's (at least 60 hours) or doctoral degree from a Marriage and Family Therapy Program or certificate from a post-graduate training institute accredited by COAMFTE or substantially equivalent to COAMFTE standards.  Must pass the National Marriage and Family Therapy Exam  Must document qualified post-graduate work experience in marriage and family therapy and that includes at least 3,000 hours of clinical services to individuals, couples, families, or groups. The supervisee shall complete his or her internship in not less than two and no more than seven years from the date the intern is registered with the board. 1. At least 2,000 hours must qualify as direct work experience. a. Up to 500 hours of direct work experience received during the completion of a graduate program that is systemically oriented as determined by the advisory committee may be counted toward the required 2000 hours. 2. The remaining 1,000 hours may be indirect work experience or other professional activities that may include but are not limited to qualified supervision, workshops, public relations, administrative tasks, consulting with referral sources, etc. as approved by the advisory committee. 3. The internship must include at least 200 hours of qualified supervision, of which at least 100 hours must be individual supervision. The remaining 100 hours may be group supervision. a. Up to 100 hours of face-to-face supervisor contact received during the completion of the applicant's qualifying academic experience graduate program that is systemically oriented as determined by the advisory committee may be counted toward the required 200 hours of qualified supervision. i. Of the 100 hours, only 50 hours may be counted as individual supervision. For Counselor Interns and LPCs:  Must have a master's degree to include 48 graduate hours with eight prescribed content areas, a mental health counseling practicum of 100 hours, and a mental health internship of 300 hours. Beginning September 1, 2015, all applicants whose academic background has not been previously approved by the board, must have accumulated at least 60 graduate semester hours as part of the graduate degree plan containing the eight required areas, the supervised mental health practicum and supervised internship in mental health counseling. Applicants may apply post-masters counseling courses towards licensure if their degree program consisted of less than 60 hours.  Must pass the National Counselors Exam (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Exam (NCMHCE)  Must document a minimum of 3,000 hours of post-master's experience in professional mental health counseling under the clinical supervision of a Louisiana Board-approved supervisor, with said supervision occurring over a period of no less than two years and not more than seven years from the original date such supervision was approved. A supervisee must remain under supervision of a board-approved supervisor until receiving written notification of approval for licensure.
Licensing Agency
State of Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors
8631 Summa Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 765 2515
lpcboard@eatel.net
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Degree required
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Register with licensing agency
License Updated 08/09/2023
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