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THE LPCC (Licensed professional Clinical Counselors)
Exams for LicensureThe BBS has adopted the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE), to be administered by the NBCC, as the licensure exam for California LPCCs. A California LPCC Law and Ethics Exam, which will be administered by the BBS, is also required for licensure. Candidates must receive approval from the BBS before taking either exam. The National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) This exam is taken when all requirements for licensure have been met. The NCMHCE consists of 10 clinical mental health counseling cases and assesses clinical problem-solving ability. This exam requires knowledge of clinical diagnosis, treatment planning and clinical practice, including the DSM codes.Additional information and sample questions are included in the Candidate Handbook. Click here for the Candidate Handbook for the NCMHCE The California LPCC Law and Ethics (jurisprudence) Exam Beginning January 1, 2016, all interns that the BBS regulates must take the Law & Ethics Exam in their first year of internship. They must have taken this exam in order to renew their intern registration for a second year. The BBS has a video on these requirements: Please see the BBS website for information for the Candidate Handbook, FAQs on the exam and the application. https://www.bbs.ca.gov/exams/lpcc.html Preparing for the Exam Law and Ethics Exam: Instruction in California law and ethics (course description), which is required for licensure and is described in Additional Coursework, would be good preparation for this exam, as well as the LPCC law, particularly Scope of Practice Section 4999.20, Practice Requirements Section 4999.70 and Enforcement, Section 4999.82 and the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2014) http://counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf Exam Prep Providers are found on the CALPCC website: https://calpcc.org/exam-prep-providers |