COUNSELOR SUPERVISION

The State of Michigan requires that an applicant for "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR" (LPC), applicant must complete 100 contact hours under the direct supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor that has been "Certified in Counselor Supervision".

Ms. Hull is Certified in Counselor Supervision and has been supervising LPC applicants for over 5 years.
For further information, call Ms. Hull at 269-982-0940. You can also contact the State of Michigan, Bureau of Health Professions at (517) 225-0918, to verify your eligibility status, request an application form and authorization for entering supervision.

STATE OF MICHIGAN SUPERVISION RULES

The Board of Psychology’s administrative rules regarding supervision for limited or educational limited psychology licenses were changed effective January 1, 2006. Some highlights include:

• Rule 338.2510a: If a master’s limited licensee works in either a governmental entity or a nonprofit organization serving benevolent and charitable purposes, he/she is not subject to the supervision requirements. Otherwise, individuals who have held the master’s limited license for less than 10 years must meet, for face-to-face, individual supervision with a fully licensed psychologist for at least two hours a month. Those who have held the master’s limited license for more than 10 years must meet for face-to-face supervision with a fully licensed psychologist for at least one hour a month.

• Rule 338.2506: During an internship for students in a doctoral degree program, the student must meet individually and in person with his or her supervisor for a minimum of eight clock hours a month.

• Rule 338.2507 and 338.2507a: Individuals with a limited license master’s degree for post-experience must earn 2,000 hours of experience under the supervision of a fully licensed psychologist. However, if this experience is obtained in a non-profit, charitable organization or governmental entity, the supervision may be provided by an individual with a master’s limited license. The individual must meet with the supervisor individually and in person for at least four hours a month.

• Rule 338.2510: Postdoctoral experience must comply with the requirement that the limited licensee must meet individually and in person with his or her supervisor weekly for a minimum of four hours per month during which all active work functions and records of the limited licensee are reviewed.

To view the Board of Psychology’s administrative rules, please go to our website at www.michigan.gov/healthlicenseand click on the Health Professions Administrative Rules link. Doctoral Educational Limited Licenses: Please be reminded that Doctoral Educational Limited licenses may only be renewed for a total of five years. During those five years, licensees must complete the required examination and work experience in order to become a licensed Psychologist. If a Doctoral Educational Limited licensee has not completed the examination and experience requirements within the 5-year time frame, they are no longer eligible to renew their Doctoral Educational Limited license. Affected licensees do have the option of either applying for relicensure at the master’s level (provided they previously held that license) or applying for initial licensure at the master’s level.