Posted by Tabitha on March 8, 2003, at 16:36:40
In reply to Finding quality, recognized,legislated counselling, posted by jay on March 7, 2003, at 21:30:03
Jay, I'm not sure how it's different in Canada, but in my state there are several different types of counselors that are licensed. To get licensed they all need a degree from an accredited program, some number of hours of supervised internship, to pass a test, and to fulfill continuing education requirements.
LCSW (licensed clinical social worker)
MFT (marriage & family therapist, used to be called MFCC marriage family & child counselor)
LCP - Licensed Clinical Psychologist.Probably MFTs are the most common counsellor license here. The MFT and LCSW are somewhat equivalent in requirements, both take masters degrees, but the MFT allows different types of degrees (social work, psychology, education) while the LCSW is only a social work degree. Near as I can tell they offer similar services in individual therapy. The LCP license takes the most training, a doctorate instead of a masters. Un-licensed psychologists can also practice under supervision of an LCP, generally at a cut rate.
I'd recommend people educate themselves about the types of licensing in their own state when shopping for therapy.
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