LCPCLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor · professional counselor
- 3,000 hours of supervised clinical professional counseling practice; up to 1,500 may be obtained pre-degree
- Remote supervision: some limits
- at least 3,000 hours under direct supervision of an approved supervisor, including 1,000 hours face-to-face client contact; up to 500 pre-degree
- Supervision: at least 40 hours of face-to-face supervision, at least 38 individual, minimum 20 with each supervisor; at least 25 hours using raw clinical data
- Remote supervision: some limits
- a minimum of 3000 total hours of post-degree supervised work experience over a period of no less than 24 months (candidates licensed after Aug 22, 2026)
- Supervision: at least 100 hours individual or group; ≥50 individual face-to-face by an LCSW, ≥10 of those with direct observation of service delivery
- Remote supervision: some limits
- Internship: Pre-doctoral internship ≥1,500 hours in 9–24 months, 30–45 h/week, ≥25% face-to-face client contact (ARM 24.189.644, non-APA route)
- Postdoc required
- Remote supervision: in-person rules
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