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BHEC staff: school-based LPC associates’ clinical hours may count but supervision, records and access pose practical limits
Summary
Agency staff and meeting attendees discussed whether LPC associates working as school counselors can count school time as supervised direct counseling hours. Staff said hours may count if the work is professional counseling, properly supervised and the district provides access for supervision; school records belong to the district.
Joni Adams asked whether LPC associates who are employed as school counselors may count their school‑based hours as direct counseling hours toward LPC licensure.
Christina DeLuna, board administrator for the LPC board, and Daryl Spinks, executive director, said school hours can count when the associate is performing professional counseling services that meet the board’s definition and is under required supervision. DeLuna pointed attendees to rule 681.31 as a place to compare the types of practice that qualify for professional counseling experience.
Spinks and DeLuna explained practical limitations:…
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