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"Act"
means the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, 59 O.S. §§ 1901 et seq., as amended.
"Administrative Procedures Act" ("APA")
means Article I and/or Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S. §§ 250 et seq
"Applicant"
means a person who has made a formal application with the Board.
"Approved LPC Supervisor" ("Supervisor")
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 of this Chapter.
"Board"
means the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.
"Complainant"
means any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC, Candidate, or a person who delivers
licensed professional counseling services without a license.
"Complaint Committee"
means one Board member who is a LPC, the Executive Director, the Assistant Attorney General and may
include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee.
"Dual relationship"
means a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or other nontherapeutic
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.
"Direct Client Contact Hours"
means the performance of therapeutic or clinical functions that includes diagnosis, assessment and
treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders based primarily on verbal communications and
intervention with, and in the presence of, one or more clients.
"Employee"
means in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 3121 (d): (A) Any officer of a corporation; or (B) Any individual who,
under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the
status of employee.
"Face-to-face supervision"
means the Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the physical presence of the other during individual or
group supervision.
"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.
"Formal Complaint"
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.
"Counseling"
means the application of mental health and developmental principles in order to: a. facilitate human
development and adjustment throughout the life span, b. prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or
behavioral disorders or associated distress which interfere with mental health, c. conduct assessments
or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives, and d. plan, implement or
evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions;
"Full time"
means at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week.
"Group supervision"
means an assemblage of two (2) to six (6) Candidates.
"Home-study" or "technology-assisted distance learning"
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.
"Licensed Professional Counselor" ("LPC")
means a person holding a current license issued pursuant to the provision of the Professional Counselor
Licensure Act.
"Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate" ("Candidate")
means a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for
licensure as provided in 59 O.S. §1906.
"Licensure Committee"
means two LPC Board members, the Executive Director, and may include other appropriate individuals as
determined by the Committee.
"OAC"
means the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
"On-site supervisor"
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
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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.
"Request for Inquiry" ("RFI")
means a written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act
and/or Rules.
"Respondent"
means the person against whom an Individual Proceeding is initiated.
"Staff"
means the personnel of the Board
"Technology-assisted supervision"
refers to supervision that occurs through video teleconferencing, over secure internet connections,
wherein a Supervisor and a Candidate are in separate physical locations.
"Counseling treatment interventions"
means the application of cognitive, affective, behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include
principles of development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society. Such interventions
are specifically implemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship
"Consulting"
means interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving
current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations
"Referral activities"
means the evaluating of data to identify problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other
specialists
"Research activities"
means reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in counseling
"Specialty"
means the designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is recognized by a national certification
agency or by the Board
"Supervisor"
means a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who is licensed pursuant to
the Licensed Professional Counselors Act
"Executive Director"
means the Executive Director of the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.
Exemptions
"Act"
means the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, 59 O.S. §§ 1901 et seq., as amended.
"Administrative Procedures Act" ("APA")
means Article I and/or Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S. §§ 250 et seq
"Applicant"
means a person who has made a formal application with the Board.
"Approved LPC Supervisor" ("Supervisor")
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 of this Chapter.
"Board"
means the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.
"Complainant"
means any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC, Candidate, or a person who delivers
licensed professional counseling services without a license.
"Complaint Committee"
means one Board member who is a LPC, the Executive Director, the Assistant Attorney General and may
include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee.
"Dual relationship"
means a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or other nontherapeutic
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.
"Direct Client Contact Hours"
means the performance of therapeutic or clinical functions that includes diagnosis, assessment and
treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders based primarily on verbal communications and
intervention with, and in the presence of, one or more clients.
"Employee"
means in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 3121 (d): (A) Any officer of a corporation; or (B) Any individual who,
under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the
status of employee.
"Face-to-face supervision"
means the Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the physical presence of the other during individual or
group supervision.
"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.
"Formal Complaint"
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.
"Counseling"
means the application of mental health and developmental principles in order to: a. facilitate human
development and adjustment throughout the life span, b. prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or
behavioral disorders or associated distress which interfere with mental health, c. conduct assessments
or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives, and d. plan, implement or
evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions;
"Full time"
means at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week.
"Group supervision"
means an assemblage of two (2) to six (6) Candidates.
"Home-study" or "technology-assisted distance learning"
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.
"Licensed Professional Counselor" ("LPC")
means a person holding a current license issued pursuant to the provision of the Professional Counselor
Licensure Act.
"Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate" ("Candidate")
means a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for
licensure as provided in 59 O.S. §1906.
"Licensure Committee"
means two LPC Board members, the Executive Director, and may include other appropriate individuals as
determined by the Committee.
"OAC"
means the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
"On-site supervisor"
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
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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.
"Request for Inquiry" ("RFI")
means a written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act
and/or Rules.
"Respondent"
means the person against whom an Individual Proceeding is initiated.
"Staff"
means the personnel of the Board
"Technology-assisted supervision"
refers to supervision that occurs through video teleconferencing, over secure internet connections,
wherein a Supervisor and a Candidate are in separate physical locations.
"Counseling treatment interventions"
means the application of cognitive, affective, behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include
principles of development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society. Such interventions
are specifically implemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship
"Consulting"
means interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving
current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations
"Referral activities"
means the evaluating of data to identify problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other
specialists
"Research activities"
means reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in counseling
"Specialty"
means the designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is recognized by a national certification
agency or by the Board
"Supervisor"
means a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who is licensed pursuant to
the Licensed Professional Counselors Act
"Executive Director"
means the Executive Director of the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.
Exemptions
