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Dear Current & Future LLPC:

Thank you for inquiring about our Licensure Educational Training (LET) Program. Your interest in our Limited Licensed Professional Counselor supervision services is appreciated. Since 2000, I have supervised 150 LLPCs towards successfully achieving their required supervision hours and LPC status.

On a monthly basis, RSRC serves over 500 different children/parents, undergraduate/graduate college students, professionals and others. Below you will find information about LET. The packet details the program and provides important documents. There are three program components: Basic Supervision, Professional Development and Professional Conferences/Residencies.

Program activities take place in a variety of formats and settings (group supervision, individual supervision, NCE study course, book club, etc.). There are limited slots available. To ensure your participation, please complete and return the below Participant Profile via email to reccorichardsonphd@gmail.com.

There is a required $200 deposit at the time I sign the professional disclosure statement. However the amount may be waived. If not waived, the amount is credited towards your account and is refundable in the event that you select a different supervisor. However, my signature on your professional disclosure statement and submission of the LET material reserves your slot.

Once again, thank you for your interest in LET and I look forward to servicing you.

Sincerely,

Recco Santee Richardson, Ph.D., LPC

Recco S. Richardson Consulting Inc.

LET Application
Please email your completed application to reccorichardsonphd@gmail.com with the subject line “[Your Name] LET Application”.

Licensure Educational Training (LET) Program

“An Effective Professional Counselor Licensure Supervision Program”

Program Overview

The Licensure Educational Training (LET) Program is an effective supervisory program that targets Limited Licensed Professional Counselors (LLPCs) who need supervision and/or who have yet to pass the National Counselor Exam. LLPC status must be in place in order to participate.

LET intends to enhance participant’s counseling skills, competence, confidence, etc. The program is designed to provide quality supervision, promote personal growth in critical areas, provide guidance, promote professional development and prepare participants for the national exam. It can be expected that regular encouragement/motivation and a meaningful steps in the right direction will be provided.

Statement of Need

Individuals with a master’s degree must accrue 3,000 hours of post-degree counseling experience in not less than a two year period, with at least 100 hours accrued in the immediate physical presence the supervisor.

In addition, in order to be eligible for Licensed Professional Counselor status, the National Counselor Exam must be taken and passed.

Approach To Services

Our supervisory efforts and approaches are based on years of successful undergraduate/graduate school teaching experience, relationship, best practices and promising approaches as identified in research and the code of ethics.

Program services are founded upon traditional mental health approaches, time tested business principles and creativity.

LET offers three different program components. Participants are only required to take part in the basic supervision component.

Basic Supervision

Group Supervision: Monthly gatherings (4 hours) that review caseloads, offers Q/A session, discusses trends in the field, guest speakers, etc.

Individual Supervision/Mentoring: As needed/requested, informal one-on-one sessions (1 hour) that provides personal attention, intentional brainstorming, insightful strategies, etc.

Communication: Unlimited monthly communication via phone, email, text, etc.

Professional Residencies

NCE Study Course Residency: A total of 30-60 hours of classroom instruction, review sessions, study strategies and assignments regarding the following 9 content areas of the national exam:

Human Growth/Development
Helping Relationships
Career/Lifestyle Development
Research/Program Evaluation
Counseling Field Experience
Assessment/Testing
Social/Cultural Foundations
Group Work/Process
Professional Orientation to Counseling

Counseling Residency: Specific training (4 – 8 hours) in participant’s areas of interests. The focus is to build competence and skills. The topics are:

Grant/Proposal Writing
Play Therapy Techniques
Advertising/Marketing Plans
Treating Clients (i.e. Bipolar)
Testifying In Court
Fundraising/Special Appeals
Group Facilitation
Effective Treatment Plans
K-12 Afterschool Programs
Substance Abuse Counseling
Effective Workplace Supervision
Developing Programs From Scratch
Childhood Trauma & Abuse/Neglect
Developing/Implementing Curriculum
Writing/Publishing Your Book
The Child Welfare System

Professional Development

Facilitate Free Workshops/Trainings: Opportunity to share your expertise with the general public and market your counseling services.

Book Club: Short term selected readings that feature discussion sessions, skits, etc.

Scholarly Writing/Research: The researching and producing of fresh data and insight regarding current trends in the field and the mental health treatment of clients.

Fee

Deposit: A required $200 deposit at the time the professional disclosure statement is signed. The amount is credited towards participant’s account.

Basic Supervision: The fee is a flat rate of $25 per hour ($100 per month).

Professional Development: The fee varies.

Professional Conferences/Residencies: The classroom instruction/training fees range from $100 to $700 per conference/residency. Where applicable, the fee does not include the cost of materials, study guides, textbooks, hotel accommodations, transportation, etc.

Service Delivery

Monthly group supervision sessions will take place on the weekend. Professional Development and Professional Conferences/Residencies vary in their time, location, frequency, etc.