Quarterly Newsletter, September 2008, Vol. 17 No.3
REMINDER
LMFT License Renewals for 2008 are due December 31, 2008
To complete the renewal process complete the renewal form and attach to it any required documentation. You only need to fill out the front page on the renewal form if you did not receive an orange audit slip. If you received an orange audit slip, please complete the back of the form and submit materials verifying your continuing education activities (e.g. certificates, transcripts, letters). As soon as your application is processed, you will receive a renewal card stating your next expiration date of December 31, 2010. In order to be considered on time, all renewals must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2008. If all materials are not received in the Board office postmarked by December 31, 2008, your license will become inactive. All renewal applications postmarked after this date will be assessed a $50.00 late fee and any application assessed a late fee will be required to include documentation of continuing education. The renewal form can be found on our website at www.lpcboard.org. If you have any questions regarding the renewal process, please contact the Board office.
Documentation of Experience Form
The Documentation of Experience Form is frequently misunderstood by most supervisors and nearly all Counselor Interns. It is thought that this form is only completed when the supervisory period is complete and the intern applies for licensure. This article intends to clarify some points of confusion.
There are two purposes for use of this form by the supervisor and the counselor intern: It is used to apply for licensure and for changing supervisors. In applying for licensure the form is used to validate the experience required by the rules as stipulated in Chapter 7, para. 705, which expounds on the supervision requirements. Section I is completed by the counselor intern and given to the supervisor for completion of the remaining sections. You should note that by filling out this form and presenting it to the supervisor that you consent to the release of any information, favorable or otherwise, which the supervisor has concerning your employment or your practice. This section also contains the dates of your supervision, your total hours (direct and indirect), the total number of hours-face-to-face with your supervisor, and the total number of supervised experience. It is in this section that a realistic representation of your hours is preferable. The rules indicate the minimum hours needed, but you will most probably have more hours accrued than the minimum. It is better to list those hours than to just list the minimum required by the rules. The supervisor and counselor intern should be in agreement on the number of hours submitted.
Section II contains the areas of evaluation that are to be completed by the supervisor. The supervisor should be knowledgeable of the counselor interns skill level in each of the nine areas listed. This suggests that the supervisor has effectively assisted the counselor intern in developing expertise in methods of the professional mental health counseling practice and in developing self-appraisal and professional developmental strategies. The supervisor then recommends or declines the counselor intern licensure and both parties sign the document.
This form is also used when changing supervisors. When a change is implemented, the outgoing supervisor must complete the form with the counselor intern and send it to the LPC board. The20licensing and supervision committee will review the form and approve or decline the change based on the accuracy and completeness of the form. If extreme conditions exist, such as the unfortunate death of a supervisor, the counselor is requested to submit the form with as much information as possible regarding any extreme conditions and the committee will make recommendations to the board for acceptance of the hours presented. For each document submitted with such conditions, they will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Remember to submit your documentation in a timely manner. The LPC Board encourages all supervisors to review the information contained in this evaluation with the supervisee prior to submitting it to the Board.
2008 Board Meeting Dates
November 21, 2008
December 12, 2008
LPC LICENSES INACTIVE JUNE 30, 2008
Judith Andry
Scharlane Ballard
James Barnett
Kevin Bastian
Dena Bazzie
Mary Boatner
Eloise Brown
Frank Butler
Edward Caliste
Eric Carlson
Barbara Clark
Ruth Cowger
Audrey Cullen
Saramae Dalferes
Brenda Ewing
Elizabeth Fouts
Donna Freeman
Andrew Geraci
Kristi Gibbs
Jessica Guidry
Carolyn Hargrave
Marzett Harris
Birdie Harter
Glenda Henman
Carolyn Higginbothom
Zulah Hoffpauir
Kenneth Hoffpauir
Elizabeth Hoover
Gwendolyn Jones
Nancy Joyner
Tobin Keeth
Niquelle Lackings
Gordon Landry
Glennda Lawson
Sunny Lena
Ira Long
Jean McCaffery
Judith McCarthy
Julie McDonald
Jessica McNabb
John Marszalek
Rainy Mendoza
Ray Miller
Cirecie Olatunji
Luane Oprea
John Osborne
Kenneth Pardon
Cole Perry
Laura Phillips
Barbara Powers
Georgette Somjen
Myra Schneider
Forest Smith
Lisa Spann
Cynthia Sutton
Shera Thiele
Michael Traina
Tammy Tubre
Lamar Wilkinson
Robert Williams
Larry Wilson
Walter Zeichner
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 ACTION
As of June 30, 2008 there were:
LPCs 2054 LMFTs 927
Counselor Interns 796 MFT Interns 125
134 LPC Applications Reviewed 9 LMFT Applications Reviewed
54 Approved for Licensure 0 LMFTs Approved for Licensure
71 Counselor Interns Registered for Supervision 3 MFT Interns Registered for Supervision
18 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. Three remain under investigation
Eighteen complaints have been filed in FY 07/08. Twelve remain under investigation
NCE Exam Information for 2008
Examination schedule for 2008/2009:
v November 08 11/03 11/08
v December 08 12/01 12/06
v January 09 01/05 01/10
v February 09 02/02 02/07
v March 09 03/02 03/07
v April 09 04/13 04/18
v May 09 05/04 05/09
v June 09 06/01 06/06
v July 09 07/06 07/11
v August 09 08/03 08/08
v September 09 09/14 09/26
v October 09 10/05 10/10
v November 09 11/02 11/07
v December 09 12/07 12/12
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 $165.00 make checks payable to NBCC.
Questions about the Exam: Tel: 336/547-0607 FAX: 336/547-0017
E-mail: nbcc@nbcc.org
BOARD MEMBERS AND MFT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
| Gloria Bockrath, PhD, LPC, LMFT |
|
Chair |
| June Williams, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT |
| Vice Chair |
| Gary Grand |
| Member At Large |
| 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 |
|
Lynn Pearlmutter, Ph.D., LCSW, LMFT |
| Board Member |
| MFT Advisory Committee Vice Chair |
| Charles A. Gagnon, M.Ed., LPC, LMFT |
| Board Member |