MS LPC Jurisprudence case studies
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The Mississippi Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Jurisprudence Examination is the state-specific assessment that the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors uses to confirm an applicant understands the laws, rules, and professional standards that govern counseling practice in Mississippi. It is meant for licensure applicants who have completed their graduate training and supervised experience and are moving toward initial LPC licensure, as well as for anyone the Board directs to complete a jurisprudence review. The MS LPC Jurisprudence case studies are 5 cases and about 5,101 words.
1The Relocated Supervisor and the Undisclosed Home Practice
Dana is an LPC-S in Mississippi supervising Marcus, a post-master's supervisee at a Hattiesburg group practice. Marcus has logged about 1,400 hours of direct client contact across 14 months, and Dana has signed two prior verification forms.
981 words, about 5 min2The Divorce Subpoena, the Joint-Custody Parents, and a Fifteen-Year-Old's Records
Elena, an LPC in Jackson, has been counseling Wyatt, age 15, for depression and family conflict during his parents' divorce. The decree gives both parents joint legal custody; the mother has primary physical custody.
911 words, about 5 min3The Rifle, the Ex-Girlfriend, and the Bruised Six-Year-Old
Robert, 42, was court-referred to LPC Priya for anger management after a misdemeanor assault on his ex-girlfriend. In session eight he is calm but graphic: he has bought a rifle, knows his ex-girlfriend's shift schedule at a Tupelo hotel, and says she "will get what's coming - if I can't have her, nobody will." He says it will happen "before Thanksgiving," about three weeks away.
1,024 words, about 5 min4Bartering, Baseball, and a Facebook Message at 11 p.m.
Tanya is the only LPC within 45 minutes of a Delta town of about 4,000 people. Her new client, Dee, 34, lost her job and her insurance.
1,074 words, about 5 min5The Complaint Letter, the Flooded Storage Unit, and the Assistant Called "Counselor"
Luis, an LPC for eleven years, receives a certified letter from the Mississippi board notifying him that a former client has filed a complaint and giving him 20 days to respond in writing. Separately, his employer, a community mental health center, is preparing for a payer audit and the billing manager has asked him to "tighten up" progress notes from three months ago so they support a higher level of service than he documented at the time.
1,111 words, about 6 min