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Understanding LPC Supervision Qualifications in Michigan: A Comprehensive Guide for the Michigan LLPC
In the field of counseling, supervision plays a crucial role in the professional development of Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs). To ensure that supervision meets regulatory standards, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has established specific qualifications for LPC supervisors. In this guide, we'll delve into the essential details outlined in LARA's document regarding LPC supervision qualifications.
Updates for Michigan LLPC from Lara
There is a large list of changes that the Board of Counseling is proposing to be pushed through. Below is a link to the complete rules with proposed changes. These changes are not finalized yet, but looks like they will all be shortly. Here are the highlights that can affect you: …
Michigan telehealth and the limited licensed counselor
…An exert from the Michigan Mental Health Code reads “Telemedicine means the use of an electronic media to link patients with health care professionals in different locations. To be considered telemedicine under this section, the health care professional must be able to examine the patient via a [HIPAA] compliant, secure, interactive audio or video or both telecommunications system or through the use of store and forward online messaging.”
Reflective Supervision Basics for the LLPC
dding in thoughtful, purposeful reflection to clinical supervision is imperative for the professional growth of the LLPC. Part of a clinical supervisors role is to help the professional counselor step back from an experience and take time to wonder and notice. It is through reflection of not just the “event” of a therapy session but the experience of that event that helps us, as clinical practitioners AND individuals, better understand ourselves and how we have the potential to impact our clients.
In order to begin a more reflective type of supervision a strong foundational…
What to expect when you begin Supervision
Completing practicum/intern is such a huge step, congrats! There are a few things that I run through with newly licensed LLPC's that contact The Michigan LLPC Supervisor about supervision for their full licensure.