Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP) – Minnesota
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Minnesota requires applicants for this licensure have a master’s in counseling accredited by CACREP or CHEA.
Ten Core Academic Content Areas:
- The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice
- Human growth and development
- Lifestyle and career development
- Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting
- Assessment and appraisal
- Social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues
- Principles of etiology, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders
- Family counseling and therapy
- Research and evaluation
- Professional counseling orientation and ethics
https://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/applicants/apply/apply-for-lpc.jsp