"Administrative Procedures Act" ("APA")
means Article I and/or Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, 75 O.S. §§ 250
et
... [Show More] seq.
"Complainant"
means any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC, Candidate, or a
person who delivers licensed professional counseling services without a license.
"Complaint Committee"
means one Board member who is a LPC, the Executive Director, the Assistant
Attorney General and may include other appropriate individuals as determined by the
Committee.
"Dual relationship"
means a familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or
other nontherapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with
another person THAT INTERFERES OR CONFLICTS WITH the LPC's or LPC
Candidate's PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATION to a client.
"Forensic services"
means the application of knowledge, training and experience from the mental health
field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of
law or ordered by a court of law.
Formal Complaint
means a written statement of alleged violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules which is
filed by the Assistant Attorney General. The Formal Complaint schedules an
Individual Proceeding before the Board in accordance with 75 O.S. §309.
"Full time"
means at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week.
"Group supervision"
means an assemblage of two (2) to six (6) Candidates.
"On-site supervisor"
means a person who may not be an approved LPC supervisor but is licensed by the
state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed
Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist, Clinical
Social Worker, Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor employed by
the agency employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties include acting
as the immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available to the
candidate at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC
Candidate.
"Request for Inquiry" ("RFI")
means a written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible
violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules.
"Respondent"
means the person against whom an Individual Proceeding is initiated.
Requirement of records
LPCs shall maintain verifiable, accurate and truthful records necessary for rendering
professional services to their clients for LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS beyond termination
of services. LPCs employed at an institution or facility that has a published records [Show Less]