Olere 2016

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Definition of Act

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means the Licensed Professional Counselors Act as amended

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meaning of Adminstrative Procedures Act (APA)

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means Article I and/or Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act

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meaning of Applicant

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means a person who has made a formal application with the Board

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meaning of Approved LPC Supervisor ("Supervisor")

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means an individual who meets the qualifications to become an approved supervisor and is approved by the Board pursuant to Section 86:10-11-4

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meaning of Board

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means the State Board of +Behavioral Health Licensure

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meaning of Complainant

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means any person who files a request for inquiry against a LPC, Candidate, or a person who delivers licensed professional counseling services without a licenst

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meaning of Complaint Committee

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means one Board member who is a LPC the Executive Director, the Assistant Attorney general and my include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee

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meaning of Counselor

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means a person licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor pursuant to this Act

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meaning of Dual Relationship

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means a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual, or other non-therapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's professional obligation to a client.

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meaning of Face-to-Face Counseling

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means the counselor and the client shall be in the physics presence of the other during counseling

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meaning of Face-to-Face Supervision

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means the Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the physical presence of the other during individual or group supervision

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meaning of Forensic services

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means the application of knowledge, training and experience from the mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law.

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meaning of Formal complaint

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means a written statement of alleged violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules which is filed by the Assistant Attorney General. The Formal complaint schedules an individual proceeding before the Board in accordance with 75 O.S 309.

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meaning of Full Time

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means at least twenty hours of on the job experience per week

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meaning of Group Supervision

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means an assemblage of counseling supervised consisting of from two to six members

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meaning of Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning

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means the delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous or asynchronous instructional delivery methods.

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meaning of Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (Candidate)

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means a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision of licensure

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meaning of Licensed Committee

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means two LPC Board members, one Staff member, and may include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee

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OAC

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means the Oklahoma Administrative Code

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meaning of On-site Supervisor

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means a person who may not be an approved LPC supervisor but is licensed by the state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor employed by the agency employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties include acting as the immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available to the candidate at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC Candidate

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meaning of Staff

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means the personnel of the Board

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meaning of Technology-assisted supervision

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refers to supervision that occurs through video teleconferencing, over secure internet connections, wherein a Approved LPC Supervisor and a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate are in separate physical locations

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meaning of Request for Inquiry (RFI)

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means a written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules

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meaning of Respondent

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means the person against whom an Individual Proceeding is initiated

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Responsibility: It shall be the responsibility of LPCs in their commitment to the understanding of human behavior, to value objectivity and integrity, and in providing services, to strive to maintain the highest standards of their profession. LPCs shall accept responsibility for the consequences of their work and make every effort to ensure that their services are used appropriately.

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They shall be alert to personal, social, organizational, financial, and political situations or pressures that might lead to the misuse of their influence. LPCs shall not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud deceit or misrepresentation. They shall not exploit their relationships with clients for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or interest.

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Competence: (a) Counseling: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall practice only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. An LPC or LPC Candidate shall only practice in a new area when said LPC or LPC Candidate has received the

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necessary education, training and supervised experience, and shall take steps to ensure the competence of work provided and to protect others from possible harm.

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Competence: (b) Testing and assessment: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall know the limits of their competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and assessment services for which they have received training and supervision in the administration, scoring and interpretation processes associated with the provisions of such services. LPCs and LPC Candidates shall be

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responsible for receiving training on testing and assessment instruments that have been revised or updated. LPCs and LPC Candidates shall be familiar with related standardization, proper application, copyright restrictions, and security demands of any testing or assessment technique utilized. It is import to use the most current edition and training for measurements.

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Competence: (c) Diagnosis of mental disorders: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall provide the paper diagnosis of mental disorders inter clients, as published in Section E.5., Diagnosis of Mental Disorders, of the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics, approved by the ACA Governing Council.

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Competence: (d) Specialty: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall not represent themselves as specialists in any aspect of counseling, unless so designated by the Board.

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Competence: (e) Research: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall plan, design, conduct, and report research only in a manner as published in Section G,. Research and Publication, of the ACA Code of Ethics, approved by the ACA Governing Council.

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Competence: (f) Impairment: LPCs and LPC Candidates shall not offer or render professional services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or emotional condition (s). LPCs and Candidates shall seek assistance for any such personal problems with their physical, mental or emotional condition, and if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional activities. If an LPC or

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Candidate possesses a bias, disposition, attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-indicated, then in that event the LPC shall not undertake to provide counseling and will terminate the counseling relationship.

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Competence: (g) Knowledge of impairment: If a LPC or Candidate becomes aware that a LPC or Candidate is violating an obligation in the Act, the LPC or Candidate must, within 30 days report the situation to the Board in accordance with OAC. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 1) name of the LPC and Candidate who is making report, 2) name of LPC or Candidate who is allegedly impaired, 3) any facts

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that can be revealed concerning the impairment, 40 the LPC or Candidate shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant of the statutes unless a signed release is received from the client.

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Competency: (h) Knowledge of any