Ethics and Law for Louisiana Professional Counselors (3 Hours)

This three hour, text-based home study course covers ethics and law for Louisiana licensed professional counselors and provisional licensed professional counselors. All three hours are ethics content.

Module 1 covers how Louisiana regulates counselors: the Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act (R.S. 37:1101 et seq.), the LPC Board, the LPC and PLPC licenses, renewal and continuing education, the Board's Code of Conduct in LAC 46:LX Chapter 21, and complaints and discipline. Module 2 covers confidentiality and privilege, Louisiana's mandatory duty to warn under R.S. 9:2800.2, child abuse reporting including the changes effective January 1, 2027, adult abuse reporting, and the 2026 parental consent law for minors. Module 3 covers applying the Code of Conduct and the ACA Code with an ethical decision-making model, boundaries, social media, rural and disaster practice, teletherapy, and the Counseling Compact. Each module includes a practical routine, a tool training, a skills practice, and Louisiana case studies.

This course is designed around the continuing education requirements of the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners and is not approved or endorsed by the Board.

Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7987. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.