LAC 46:LX.801. Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor Requirements

A. Qualifications of a Supervisor of Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors 1. Supervision of provisional licensed professional counselors is a specialty area and requires privileging review. Those individuals who may provide supervision to provisional licensed professional counselors must meet the following requirements. a. Licensure Requirements. The supervisor must hold a Louisiana license as a licensed professional counselor. b. Counseling Practice. The supervisor must have been practicing mental health counseling minimum of three years post licensure experience. c. Training in supervision must be consistent with ACA, LCA, NBCC or CACREP standards, and completed within five years of application for board-approved supervision. Supervisors must have successfully completed either Clauses i or ii below. i. Graduate-Level Academic Training. At least one graduate-level academic course in counseling supervision equivalent with CACREP. The course must have included at least 45 clock hours (equivalent to a three credit hour semester course) of supervision training. ii. Professional Training. A professional training program in supervision approved by ACA, LCA, or NBCC. The training program must be a minimum of 25 clock hours of face-to-face interaction with the instructor. 2. A supervisor may not be a relative of nor be employed by a relative of the provisional licensed professional counselor. Relative of the provisional licensed professional counselor is defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling of the whole- or half-blood, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, one who is or has been related by marriage or has any other dual relationship. 3. No person shall serve as a supervisor if his/her license is lapsed, expired, or subject to terms of probation, suspension, or revocation.