Quarterly Newsletter, December 2009, Vol. 18 No. 4

10 Most Frequently Asked Questions

One of the features in the LPC Board newsletter is the “10 Most Frequently Asked Questions.” These are the questions that are asked on a regular basis by inquisitive parties interested in some facet of the law and rules governing the practice of counseling in the state of Louisiana. These questions can be used to inform and play an important part in increasing your knowledge base. However, the questions themselves seem to suggest that there is a communication gap between the person applying either for supervision or licensure and their supervisor. While the questions remain valid, a closer look should be given to who should have the immediate answers to the questions.

The first course of action would be to consult with your supervisor. If you are still looking for a supervisor, be sure that they can answer your questions to your satisfaction before entering into a supervision agreement with them. Your supervisor should be fluent not only with the 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions, but also with every other facet of the law and rules. You may even want to ask the supervisor these questions even if you know the answers. This will at least give you an idea their knowledge base. As such these questions could serve as a part of your interview with your prospective supervisor.

The current question on the website is “Why doesn’t the board have a process for pre-preview of applications?” When you look at the process of applying for either supervision or licensure, it is a joint endeavor between the supervisor and the Counselor Intern (CI). Incomplete or incorrect applications can be considered a part of the communications gap between the supervisor and the Counselor Intern. The supervisor is an integral part of the process and should be capable of providing the applicant with everything needed in order to submit their applications.

We will continue to answer questions and do our best to give inquirers the benefit of the doubt. Just because someone asks about something that may be obvious to anyone, that does not make the question or the person asking stupid. Everyone has right to knowledge and everyone is free to ask his/her query without any hesitation. If you thought this was an article to answer those 10 perplexing questions, think again.

With a little perseverance, you may find the answers to those questions and everything else you would like to know about the regulation of counseling in Louisiana from the law and rules posted on the website.

Hopefully this article will not deter you from asking questions regarding any process concerning the regulation of the counseling profession in the state of Louisiana.

LPC Board Provides National Leadership in Regulation

Our board is active in the national leadership of the field of regulation. Roxane Dufrene is the current secretary for the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB) and Anna Cole will become the secretary of the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) on January 1, 2010. Charlie Gagnon was president of AASCB from 2005-2006.

ADDRESS CHANGES FOR: LPC/COUNSELOR INTERNS/LMFT/MFT INTERNS

Notify the Board in writing of your change of address. Be sure to let us know what address you wish to use for correspondence and what address you wish to use for the website. There is a rule which gives you 30 days to notify the Board of any and all changes in name, address, and phone number. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a $50.00 fine. It is very important that the Board have a current address for all of their licensees especially at renewal time.. Please help us by sending in your changes. You can change your address by e-mailing lpcboard@eatel.net, faxing 225/7652514, or by calling the Board office 225/7652515. mailto:lpcboard@eatel.net,

Board Welcomes New Member

The Board welcomes Robert “Fred” Selby, M.Div, LPC, LMFT as it newest MFT Advisory Committee Board Member, replacing Lynn Pearlmutter, Ph.D., LMFT, LCSW

Lynn Pearlmutter’s appointment to the Board ended on November 5, 2009, when Fred Selby was appointed to this position. Lynn served on the Board from October 30, 2005, until November 5, 2009. We would like to thank Lynn for all her hard work and dedication to the Board.

Examination schedule for 2009/2010

Exam registration forms can be obtained by calling the LPC Board office at 225/765-2515 or the LPC Board website at www.lpcboard.org and also on the NBCC website at www.nbcc.org/stateboardmap.


Fee $185.00 make checks payable to NBCC.

Questions about the Exam: Tel: 336/547-0607 FAX: 336/547-0017

E-mail: nbcc@nbcc.org

BOARD ACTION

As of June 30, 2009 there were:

LPCs 2281 LMFTs 885

Counselor Interns 893 MFT Interns 139

100 LPC Applications Reviewed 6 LMFT Applications Reviewed

44 Approved for Licensure 3 LMFTs Approved for Licensure

51 Counselor Interns Registered for Supervision 2 MFT Interns Registered for Supervision

5 Counselor Interns Changed Supervisor 0 MFT Intern Changed Supervisor
 

DISCIPLINE REPORT

Ten complaints have been filed in FY 02/03. None remain under investigation

Eleven complaints have been filed in FY 03/04. None remain under investigation.

Ten complaints have been filed in FY 04/05. None remain under investigation

Eight complaints have been filed in FY 05/06. None remains under investigation

Eighteen complaints have been filed in FY 06/07. Two remain under investigation

Eighteen complaints have been filed in FY 07/08. Six remain under investigation

Twenty-one complaints have been filed in FY 08/09. Eleven remain under investigation.

Eleven complaints have been filed in FY 09/10. Nine remain under investigation.

BOARD MEMBERS AND MFT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

As of December 28, 2009
 

Gloria Bockrath, PhD, LPC, LMFT

Chair

 

June Williams, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT

Vice Chair


Roxane Dufrene,Ph.D., LPC, LMFT

Board Member
 

Anthony Williams, MA, LPC, LMFT

Secretary
 

Anna Cole, MS, LMFT

Board Member

MFT Advisory Committee Chair
 

Tom Moore, MA, LPC, LMFT

Board Member

MFT Advisory Committee Secretary
 

Robert “Fred” Selby, M.Div, LPC, LMFT

Board Member

MFT Advisory Committee
 

Charles A. Gagnon, M.Ed., LPC, LMFT

Board Member
 

Laura H Choate, Ed.D., LPC, NCC

Board Member
 

Dustin Dowling

Member at Large

BOARD MEETING DATES 2010
 

January 22, 2010

February 12, 2010

March 12, 2010

April 16, 2010

May 21, 2010

June 11, 2010

July 16, 2010

August 20, 2010

September 10, 2010

October 15, 2010

November 19, 2010

December 17, 2010

INACTIVE LMFT'S

RENEWAL PERIOD: DECEMBER 31, 2009

ARCHER, JOAN

BAUM, ANNESE

BAUMANN, TODD

CARVER, KRISTYN

DE LA BRETONNE, DANA

DOUCETTE, TYANA

DURHAM, CONSTANCE

GREGSON, JR., VERNON

KELLY, COLLEEN

KITZMILLER, ELIZABETH

LAMONTE, GERRI

LEGER, LOUISE

MCGUFFEE, ASHLEY

NASH, MARK

NOBLE, AKWETE

NORTON, JR., WILLIAM

PEARCE, ANNE

TALBOT, LINDA

VISCONTE, SHELLEY

WIMBERLY, JR., LORRIS