• Completed in Oregon before July 1,2002, or
• completed in another state.

Reciprocity Application

• The other state must have required and reviewed:
  • A graduate degree in counseling,

OR 

• A graduate degree in marriage & family therapy, or a a related degree with systemic coursework.

• 2 years experience, or no less than 1,000 direct service hours.

• Passage of a competency exam.

• The license itself must be:
  • Active and comparable to Oregon's  LPC license.
• Clear of discipline for misconduct or incompetence.

• The graduate program must have been:
  • A structured program of at least 30 semester or 45 quarter credit units, teaching counseling and therapeutic principles, techniques and training. Designed to graduate a professional counseling practitioner,from a regionally accredited school.
  • LPC candidates for reciprocity must have completed 9 core courses and clinical experience as outlined below.

• Counseling Theory - Studies of basic theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application professional counseling settings.
• Human Growth & Life Span Development - Studies that provide an understanding of the nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels, from birth to old age.
• Social & Cultural Foundations - Studies that provide an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues and trends in a diverse society.  Includes such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, family values, education, religious and spiritual values, socio-economics status, etc.
• Helping Relationship - Studies that provide an understanding of counseling/consultant characteristics that influence the helping process (age, gender, ethnic factors, etc.); essential interviewing and counseling skills for developing a therapeutic relationship, set goals, maintain boundaries, evaluate client outcome and termination.
• Group Dynamics - Studies of theoretical and experiential understandings of group purpose, development, dynamics, counseling theories and methods.
• Lifestyle & Career Development - Studies of the career counseling process, techniques, resources & career development.
• Appraisal of Individuals - Studies that provide an understanding of individual & group approaches to assessment and evaluation (standardized and non-standardized testing, performance assessment, individual and group test and inventory methods, etc).
• Research & Evaluation - Studies that provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment and program evaluation.
• Professional Orientation - Studies of the following aspects of professional functioning: history and philosophy of the counseling profession; professional roles and relationships with other human service providers, credentialing, advocacy processes, ethical and legal considerations in professional Counseling.
• Clinical/Applied Experience Required - Clinical courses and hours reviewed by Board on reciprocity application case-by-case basis.  (Non-reciprocity full standard for current licensure is 600 all-inclusive hours).  Practicum/internship.  Direct client contact hours, supervision, staff meetings, community relations, record keeping, supervised in-house practica and off-campus site placement.
• Supporting Coursework in Counseling Specialty Areas - Minimum of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units.