Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-2 - Competence

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Counseling.
LPCs and LPC
				Candidates shall practice only within the boundaries of their competence, based
				on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national
				professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. An LPC or
				LPC Candidate shall only practice in a new area when said LPC or LPC Candidate
				has received the necessary education, training and supervised experience, and
				shall take steps to ensure the competence of work provided and to protect
				others from possible harm.
(b)
Testing and assessment.
LPCs and LPC Candidates shall know the
				limits of their competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and
				assessment services for which they have received training and supervision in
				the administration, scoring and interpretation processes associated with the
				provisions of such services. LPCs and LPC Candidates shall be responsible for
				receiving training on testing and assessment instruments that have been revised
				or updated. LPCs and LPC Candidates shall be familiar with related
				standardization, proper application, copyright restrictions and security
				demands of any testing or assessment technique utilized. LPCs and LPC
				Candidates shall ensure that any testing instrument selected is the most
				current edition available, has been properly evaluated for validity and
				reliability and is culturally appropriate for the clients with whom it is used.
				LPCs and LPC Candidates using computer-based test interpretations shall be
				trained in the construct being measured and the specific instrument being used
				prior to using this type of computer application. LPCs shall ensure the proper
				use of assessment techniques by persons under their supervision.
(c)
Diagnosis of mental
				disorders.
LPCs and LPC Candidates shall provide the proper diagnosis of
				mental disorders in their clients, as published in Section E.5., Diagnosis of
				Mental Disorders, of the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics,
				approved by the ACA Governing Council, 2005.
(d)
Specialty.
LPCs and LPC
				Candidates shall not represent themselves as specialists in any aspect of
				counseling, unless so designated by the Board.
(e)
Research.
LPCs and LPC
				Candidates shall plan, design, conduct, and report research only in a manner as
				published in Section G., Research and Publication, of the American Counseling
				Association (ACA)Code of Ethics, approved by the ACA Governing Council,
				2005.
(f)
Impairment.
LPCs and LPC Candidates shall not offer or render
				professional services when such services may be impaired by a personal
				physical, mental or emotional condition(s). LPCs and LPC Candidates shall seek
				assistance for any such personal problem(s) with their physical, mental or
				emotional condition, and, if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their
				professional activities. If an LPC or LPC Candidate possesses a bias,
				disposition, attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits
				his or her ability to recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that
				is indicated, and under such circumstances where all other treatment and
				decision options are contra-indicated, then in that event the LPC shall not
				undertake to provide counseling and will terminate the counseling relationship
				in accordance with these rules.
(g)
Knowledge of impairment.
If a LPC or LPC Candidate becomes aware
				that a LPC or LPC Candidate is violating an obligation described in OAC
				310:405-3-2(f),
				OAC
				310:405-3-4(b)
				or other provisions of the Act or this Chapter of regulations, the LPC or LPC
				Candidate must, within thirty (30) days, report the situation to the Department
				in accordance with OAC
				310:405-31-2. The
				report shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Name of the LPC or LPC Candidate making
				the report;
(2) Name of the LPC or
				LPC Candidate who is allegedly impaired;
(3) Any facts that can be revealed concerning
				the impairment;
(4) The LPC or LPC
				Candidate shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to Title 59
				of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				1910,
				unless a signed release is received from the client.