Texas Register, Volume 38, Number 28, Pages 4445-4554, July 12, 2013 Page: 4,478
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1(h) An bPG Intern who holds a temporary license issued be-
fore September 1 2005 may obtain a regular license by}
(4) submitting a supervised expire d t
form documenting sutteessfu er mpletio of the required h urs of
supervised exp erie in aeeordanee with 8172[ of this title
(relating to Required Application Materials) and 68-92 of this title
and}
(2) passing the National Gounselor Exam (NGE)
(i) (No change.)
(j) A person holding a temporary license will provide no di-
rect counseling services unless acting under a supervisor agreement as
stated in 681.93 of this title (relating to Supervisor Requirements).
Supervision is complete upon the LPC Intern receiving the regular li-
cense. Supervision shall continue after completion of the 3,000 hour
and until the LPC Intern receives their regular license.
(k) An LPC Intern must submit the change of supervision form
into the board office for approval before commencing supervision at a
new site or with a new supervisor. Without an approved supervision
form on file with the board, supervised hours may not be counted to-
ward licensure.
(k) The supervisor must submit a upervisory agreement
form signed and dated by bath the supervisor and the applicant. A
current epy of the supervisor's renewal card shall be attached to the
agreement form}
{t) A supervisory agreement form must e submitted for sub-
equent supervisors and settings before the supervision begins under
the new supervisor or in th new setting Supervised hours earned with-
out an approved supervisor agreement on fie with the board for each
supervisor and each site may not be counted toward liensre
(1) [(m)] An applicant coming from another state, who has
earned post graduate supervised experience in another state, may sub-
mit either their application file from the other state showing their post
graduate experience or have their experience documented on Texas
[this state's] board forms.
681.92. Experience Requirements (Internship).
(a) All applicants [Applicants] for licensure must complete a
supervised experience acceptable to the board of 3,000 clock-hours.
(b) The supervised experience must include at least 1,500
clock-hours of direct client counseling contact. Experience hours
earned via counseling by technological means of communication
may count for no more than one hundred hours [140%] of the total
supervised experience hours. Only actual time spent counseling may
be counted.
(c) An Intern may not [must] complete the required 3,000
clock-hours of supervised experience in a time period less [of no
fewer] than 18 months.
(d) (No change.)
(e) The internship may only [must] commence after:
(1) (No change.)
(2) the completion of a planned graduate program in coun-
seling of at least 48 semester hours with 60 semester hours as of August
1, 2017; and
(3) the completion of the examinations [if] required.
(f) The experience must consist [have consisted] primarily of
the provision of direct counseling services within a professional rela-
tionship to individuals, families, couples, or groups by using a com-bination of mental health and human development principles, meth-
ods, and techniques to achieve the mental, emotional, physical, social,
moral, educational, spiritual, or career-related development and adjust-
ment of the client throughout the client's life.
(g) The LPC Intern must receive [have received] direct super-
vision consisting of a minimum [an average] of four hours per month of
face to face [ene hour a week of faceto-face] or live Internet webcam
supervision in individual (up to two Interns) or group (three or more)
settings for each week the intern is engaged in counseling. No more
than 50% of the total hours of supervision can be live Internet webcam
supervision and no more than 50% of the total hours of supervision
may be received in group supervision. No more than 50% of the total
hours of group supervision may be live Internet webcam supervision.
(h) Supervisors, during supervision, shall review board rules
on an average of one hour for every ten hours spent in supervision and
note such on logs.
(i) [(a)] The experience must have been under the supervision
[direction] of a board approved supervisor.
(j) [(i)] The board may count excess practicum hours toward
the experience requirements of this subchapter if:
(1) the hours were part of the applicant's academic
practicum or internship accumulated after the commencement of the
applicant's planned graduate program;
(2) the hours are in excess of the 300-hour practicum re-
quired by 681.82(c) of this title (relating to Academic Requirements);
and
(3) no more than 400 hours can be counted for excess
practicum.
[-3) the hours to e counted are not more than 400 hours.]
(k) [j)] LPC Interns shall comply with the ethical standards
set out in Subchapter C (relating to Code of Ethics) of this chapter.
(1) [{k)] Experience received under a supervisor who is a li-
censee subject to a board disciplinary order shall not qualify as super-
vised experience for licensure purposes.
(m) An LPC Intern must submit the change of supervision
form into the board office for approval before commencing supervision
at a new site or with a new supervisor. Without and approved supervi-
sion form on file with the board supervised hours may not be counted
toward licensure.
(n) To upgrade from the LPC Intern status to full LPC, an
LPC Intern must submit the supervised experience documentation
form, proof of passing the Texas Jurisprudence exam within two years
prior to upgrade and the upgrade fee if applicable.
681.93. Supervisor Requirements.
(a) All internships physically occurring in the State of Texas
[for which a supervisory agreement is received on or after Septem-
ber t 2003] must be completed under the supervision of a board ap-
proved supervisor. [a supervisor who holds a regular license issued
by the board] The supervisor must have held the regular license in
good standing for at least 36 [24] months from the date of issuance.
[Completion of a doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling -related
feld at an credited university may be substituted for 12 months of
the 24 month requirement-]
(b) For all internships physically completed in a state orjuris-
diction other than Texas, the supervisor must be a person licensed or
certified by the state or jurisdiction in a profession that provides coun-
seling and who has the academic training and experience to supervise38 TexReg 4478 July 12, 2013 Texas Register
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