MEMORANDUM

DATE: TO:
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

November 7, 2012 Marriage and Family Therapy Students Christopher Lucey, Ph.D Professor, Counselor Education Program, CSUF BBS Liaison Changes to educational requirements for LPCC licensure

From:

RE:

Dear MFT Student, Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 4999.33 introduces significant changes to the educational requirements for licensure of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California. The following describes those impacted: Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 4999.33 delineates major changes to LPCC education requirements and takes effect for students who begin graduate study before August 1, 2012 and do not complete study on or before December 31, 2018, begin graduate study before August 1, 2012 and who graduate from a degree program that meets the requirements of this section, or begin a degree program on or after August 1, 2012. The Counselor Education Program at California State University, Fresno adjusted our program to comply with these new educational requirements. Changes to the LPCC education requirements will only affect new students who began the MFT program after August 1, 2012. Students currently enrolled in the MFT program (who began the program before August 1, 2012 and will complete the program on or before December 31, 2018) meet the previous educational requirements for LPCC licensure and these changes will not affect you. Students beginning the MFT program after August 1, 2012 must complete the following courses in addition to those required for the MS Counseling option in MFT. Please note that these Department of courses will double count for both the MFT Counseling Counseling, Special Education and Rehabilitation Program and LPCC licensure. The following FOUR courses are new to the counseling program and are mandatory for LPCC 5005 N. Maple Ave. M/S ED3 licensure: Fresno, CA 93740-8025
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3-units of Crisis and Trauma 3-units of Advanced Counseling Theories 3-units of Psychopharmacology (DO NOT enroll in 2-unit course SEE Below) 3-units of Substance Abuse (DO NOT enroll in 1-unit course SEE Below) The above courses are ONLY for those students who wish to pursue both the MFT and LPCC licensure. Please Note that the 3-unit Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse courses will substitute for the 1-unit Substance abuse and 2-unit Psychopharmacology courses needed for MFT. Please free to contact me if you should have any questions. Sincerely,

Christopher F. Lucey, Ph.D., MFT Professor Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation California State University, Fresno