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LPCs! Ready for CE Broker?
As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, the Texas Continuing Education Modernization Act (SB 912) introduces a critical change to your license renewal process. It moves CE compliance from an "honor system" with random audits to a mandatory, electronic verification system. Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), which regulates approximately 77,000 mental health professionals, made proactive strides to incorporate CE modernization into its strategic goals. As


Beyond the Session: World Mental Health Day 2025
October 10, 2025, marks World Mental Health Day , a global initiative to raise awareness of mental health issues and mobilize efforts in...


Maximizing Your Clinical Supervision: For LPC Associates During Increased Political Violence
The current climate of increased political violence in the U.S. is creating new challenges for clients and therapists alike. As an LPC...


Navigating the Storm: Supervising Texas LPC Associates Amidst Rising Political Violence
The role of an LPC Supervisor in Texas has always been multifaceted, demanding clinical expertise, ethical guidance, and supportive...


Elevating Practice: Essential Insights for Texas LPC Associates and Supervisors
Navigating clinical supervision is a cornerstone for professional growth in counseling, impacting both the developing supervisee and the...


Top 5 Unmet Topics in LPC Supervision: Current Research Insights
If you're an LPC Associate feeling like certain crucial topics are missing from your supervision sessions, you're not alone. And if...


Beyond Bias: Guiding Supervisees on Immigration and Neutrality
Navigating politically charged topics like immigration operations in the US requires a delicate balance of empathy, ethical duty, and...


National Grief Awareness Day & Supervising Grief Competency in Texas
August 30, 2025, marks National Grief Awareness Day – a timely reminder of the profound impact grief has on our clients. As...


Navigating Political Distress in the Lone Star State: A Guide for LPC-Supervisors
From El Paso to Houston, and from the Panhandle to the Valley, our clients are feeling the weight of an increasingly charged political...


Beyond the Hours: Why Treatment Planning Must Be a Focus in LPC Supervision
We all know the drill. We meet with our LPC-Associates, review their cases, discuss ethics, and meticulously track their hours. But in...


Culturally Responsive Supervision: What Texas LPC Supervisors Need to Know (Checklist Download)
If you’re a Texas LPC Supervisor, you already know that supervision isn’t just about signing off on hours and talking through cases. It’s...


How LPC Associates Can Effectively Manage Caseload Fluctuations While Accumulating Internship Hours
Aspiring Licensed Professional Counselors Associates face two major early-career challenges: learning to manage sometimes unpredictable...


Ethical Landmines in Texas LPC Supervision: Avoiding the Most Common Pitfalls
Licensed Professional Counselor supervision in Texas is not just a formative experience for pre-licensed associates—it's a high-stakes...


Navigating the End of the 988 LGBTQ+ Specialized Line: What Texas LPCs Need to Know
As of July 17, 2025, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s “Press 3” option—dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults—has been...


Important Update for Texas LPCs: New 24-Hour Reporting Requirement for Suspected Child Abuse
July 16, 2025 Texas Law Now Requires Quicker Action from Mental Health Professionals As professionals dedicated to protecting the...


Seeing the Spectrum: An LPC's Guide to Understanding and Describing Neurodiversity
As mental health professionals, our ability to effectively support clients hinges on our understanding of human variation....


Expanding Our Lens: Why Neurodiversity Belongs in Every LPC Supervision Session
As LPCs, our ethical imperative is to provide effective and affirming care to all clients. In an increasingly aware and inclusive...


Are You Prepared for Community Behavioral Health LPC Associate Supervision? (Download: CBH LPC Supervision Readiness Assessment)
The productivity paradox in community behavioral health creates a complex supervision environment. When associates are pressured to see...


The Texas LPC Associate Productivity Paradox: When Organizational Demands Clash with Professional Development (Includes an LPC Internship Pre-Application Worksheet Download)
The mental health field in Texas faces a critical challenge that threatens the quality of clinical training and the development of future...


Navigating the Nuances: Should You Supervise an LPC Associate in a Community Behavioral Clinic?
As an LPC Supervisor, the decision to take on a new supervisee is always significant. It involves a commitment to fostering professional...

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