OLERE 2024 Study Guide
1. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC): any person who offers
professional counseling services for compensation to any person and is
licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act
2. Board: the state board of Behavioral Health Licensure
3. Counseling: means the application of mental health and
developmental princi- ples in order to:
-facilitate human development & adjustment throughout the life span
-prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders or
associated distress which interfere with mental health
-conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing
treatment goals and objectives, and
-plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling
treatment interven- tions
4. Counseling treatment interventions: the application of cognitive,
effective, be- havioral and systemic counseling strategies which include
principles of develop- ment, wellness, and pathology that reflect a
pluralistic society. Such interventions are specifically implemented in
the context of a professional counseling relationship
5. Consulting: interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in
counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential
problems of individuals, groups or organizations
6. Referral activities: evaluating of data to identify problems and to
determine the advisability of referral to other specialists
7. Research activities: reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on
research in counseling
8. Specialty: the designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is
recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board
9. Supervisor: a person who meets the requirements established by the
,Board and who is licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act
10.Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate: a person whose
application for licensure has been accepted and who is under
supervision for licensure as provided in Section 1906 of this title
11.Executive Director: the Executive director of the state board of
behavioral health licensure
12.The Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall not be construed to in-
clude the pursuits of the following professionals acting w/n the scope of
their duties as such professionals, nor shall the title "Licensed Professional
Coun- selor" or "LPC" be used by such professionals:: Physicians,
psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists and
attorneys, rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists,
psychiatric and mental health nurses, alcohol and
,drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers, and school
counselors, who are all certified by their respective certifying
authorities; persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher
education, or in the employ of accredited institutions of local, state, or
federal government and members of the clergy
13.The licensed professional counselors act shall not be construed to allow
the practice of any of the profession specified in subsection A of this
section by a licensed professional counselor unless:: said licensed
professional coun- selor is also licensed or accredited by am appropriate
agency, institution or board.
14.The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private,
nonprofit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide
behavioral services with the state shall be exempt from licensure as a LPC if
such activities and services: are a part of the official duties of such
person with the private nonprofit agency
15.any person who is unlicensed and is operating under these exemptions
shall not use any of the following official titles or descriptions::
psychologist, psychology or psychological, licensed social worker,
clinical social worker, certified rehabilitation specialist, licensed
professional counselor, psychoanalyst or marital and family therapist
16.Such exemption to the provisions of this section shall apply only while
the unlicensed individual is operating under the auspices of a contract with
the state and w/n the employ of the nonprofit agency contracting with the:
state. such exemption will not be applicable to any other setting.
17.State agencies contracting to provide behavioral health services will
strive to ensure that the quality of care is not compromised by contracting
with external providers and that the quality of service is at least equal to the
service that would be delivered if that agency were able to provide the
service directly. The persons exempt under the provisions of this section
shall provide services that are consistent with their training experience.:
Agencies will also ensure that the entity with which they are contracting
has qualified professionals in its employ and that sufficient liability
, insurance is in place to allow for reasonable recourse by the public.
18.The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, for-
profit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide
behavioral services to youth and families in the care and custody of the
office of juvenile affairs of the department of human services on March 14th,
1997 shall be exempt from licensure as a licensed professional counselor if
such activities and services are a part of the official duties of such person
with the private for-profit contracting agency.: Any person who is
unlicensed and operating under these exemptions shall not use any of
the following official titles or descriptions: psy-
1. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC): any person who offers
professional counseling services for compensation to any person and is
licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act
2. Board: the state board of Behavioral Health Licensure
3. Counseling: means the application of mental health and
developmental princi- ples in order to:
-facilitate human development & adjustment throughout the life span
-prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders or
associated distress which interfere with mental health
-conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing
treatment goals and objectives, and
-plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling
treatment interven- tions
4. Counseling treatment interventions: the application of cognitive,
effective, be- havioral and systemic counseling strategies which include
principles of develop- ment, wellness, and pathology that reflect a
pluralistic society. Such interventions are specifically implemented in
the context of a professional counseling relationship
5. Consulting: interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in
counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential
problems of individuals, groups or organizations
6. Referral activities: evaluating of data to identify problems and to
determine the advisability of referral to other specialists
7. Research activities: reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on
research in counseling
8. Specialty: the designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is
recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board
9. Supervisor: a person who meets the requirements established by the
,Board and who is licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional
Counselors Act
10.Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate: a person whose
application for licensure has been accepted and who is under
supervision for licensure as provided in Section 1906 of this title
11.Executive Director: the Executive director of the state board of
behavioral health licensure
12.The Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall not be construed to in-
clude the pursuits of the following professionals acting w/n the scope of
their duties as such professionals, nor shall the title "Licensed Professional
Coun- selor" or "LPC" be used by such professionals:: Physicians,
psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists and
attorneys, rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists,
psychiatric and mental health nurses, alcohol and
,drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers, and school
counselors, who are all certified by their respective certifying
authorities; persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher
education, or in the employ of accredited institutions of local, state, or
federal government and members of the clergy
13.The licensed professional counselors act shall not be construed to allow
the practice of any of the profession specified in subsection A of this
section by a licensed professional counselor unless:: said licensed
professional coun- selor is also licensed or accredited by am appropriate
agency, institution or board.
14.The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private,
nonprofit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide
behavioral services with the state shall be exempt from licensure as a LPC if
such activities and services: are a part of the official duties of such
person with the private nonprofit agency
15.any person who is unlicensed and is operating under these exemptions
shall not use any of the following official titles or descriptions::
psychologist, psychology or psychological, licensed social worker,
clinical social worker, certified rehabilitation specialist, licensed
professional counselor, psychoanalyst or marital and family therapist
16.Such exemption to the provisions of this section shall apply only while
the unlicensed individual is operating under the auspices of a contract with
the state and w/n the employ of the nonprofit agency contracting with the:
state. such exemption will not be applicable to any other setting.
17.State agencies contracting to provide behavioral health services will
strive to ensure that the quality of care is not compromised by contracting
with external providers and that the quality of service is at least equal to the
service that would be delivered if that agency were able to provide the
service directly. The persons exempt under the provisions of this section
shall provide services that are consistent with their training experience.:
Agencies will also ensure that the entity with which they are contracting
has qualified professionals in its employ and that sufficient liability
, insurance is in place to allow for reasonable recourse by the public.
18.The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, for-
profit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide
behavioral services to youth and families in the care and custody of the
office of juvenile affairs of the department of human services on March 14th,
1997 shall be exempt from licensure as a licensed professional counselor if
such activities and services are a part of the official duties of such person
with the private for-profit contracting agency.: Any person who is
unlicensed and operating under these exemptions shall not use any of
the following official titles or descriptions: psy-
