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Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors Information

APPLICATION PROCESSING:
All applicants for the LPCC program should allow for a significant delay in processing.  The Board is currently unable to provide an estimated length of time for processing applications. Applications are generally processed in the order of date received, but the more complex evaluations may take more time.  You will be notified in writing once your application has been evaluated and/or of your initial eligibility to take the examination.

Please thoroughly review the information on the LPCC links below to assist you with choosing a path to licensure. We appreciate your patience while BBS staff works to implement this new program.

Which Pathway is Right for You? LPCC LICENSURE PATHWAy overview

• Grandparenting Path
• Traditional License Path
• Out-of-State Applicant
• LPCC Nine Core Content Areas

If you still have questions after reviewing the information on this website,
please contact the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELORS

UPDATES:

Out-of-State Degrees ONLY: You must submit syllabi for all coursework listed on the Degree Program Certification form and the Remedial Coursework Certification form, (For MFT or LCSW "Grandparenting" applicants, this syllabus requirement only applies to coursework listed under the "Required Education" and "Remedial Coursework" sections of the application form), except as specified below:

• If your degree was conferred in 1983 or later AND at the time of conferral, the degree program was CACREP accredited, then you DO NOT have to submit syllabi EXCEPT for coursework listed as meeting the “Diagnosis” core content area, however, the Board may require submission of syllabi after evaluating your application.

WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN THE BOARD REQUESTS COURSE SYLLABI

Examination Candidate Handbooks are now available on the Forms and Publications section for the following exams:

• LPCC GAP Examination
• LPCC "Grandparenting" Jurisprudence and Ethics Written Examination
• LPCC "Traditional" Path California Law and Ethics Examination

Please continue to check the Board's Web site for future updates relating to LPCC implementation.

Updates to this page will take place periodically, so please check back frequently or sign up for the Board's email Subscriber's List for update notifications.

Updated: March 19, 2012