OR MFT Jurisprudence study plan
OR MFT Jurisprudence · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Oregon statutes and administrative rules governing the practice of professional counseling and marriage and family therapy
Map the Oregon Revised Statutes chapter governing licensed professional counselors and marriage and family therapists, noting the sections that define licensure, scope, and discipline
Build a one-page index of the Oregon Administrative Rules divisions that implement the counseling and MFT statutes, listing division numbers and subject matter
Define in your own words the statutory difference between the LPC and LMFT licenses, including any shared provisions
Create a flashcard set covering statutory definitions such as practice of professional counseling, practice of marriage and family therapy, and supervision
Your checkpoint
A statute-and-rule index (spreadsheet or outline) with at least 25 entries mapping each citation to its subject and a one-line summary
Oregon statutes and administrative rules governing the practice of professional counseling and marriage and family therapy & Scope of practice, licensure requirements, and supervision requirements
Trace the full licensure pathway for each license type from application through issuance, listing every required document and exam
Compare education, supervised experience hour, and examination requirements between the two licenses in a side-by-side table
Identify the statutory and rule-based requirements for license renewal, continuing education, and inactive or retired status
Explain how licensure by reciprocity or endorsement works under Oregon rules and what documentation an out-of-state applicant must supply
Your checkpoint
A two-column licensure pathway comparison with every requirement cited to a statute or rule section
Scope of practice, licensure requirements, and supervision requirements
Draft a plain-language scope-of-practice statement for each license that a client could understand
List activities that fall outside the scope of both licenses and explain the statutory basis for each exclusion
Diagram the supervision hierarchy: supervisor qualifications, supervisee registration, required supervision hours, and documentation duties
Summarize the rules on supervision contracts, session observation, and the supervisor's evaluation and reporting obligations
Your checkpoint
A supervision requirements one-pager covering supervisor eligibility, hour requirements, and documentation, with citations
Scope of practice, licensure requirements, and supervision requirements & Ethical standards, professional disclosure, informed consent, and confidentiality
Compare the required elements of a professional disclosure statement across both license types and note where rules differ
Draft a model professional disclosure statement that satisfies each required element
Explain the informed consent process, including when it must occur and how it is documented
Identify the limits of confidentiality under Oregon law, including statutory exceptions and when disclosure is permitted versus required
Your checkpoint
A model professional disclosure statement with a checklist confirming each statutorily required element is present
Ethical standards, professional disclosure, informed consent, and confidentiality
Outline the ethical standards adopted by the board and map each standard to a realistic clinical scenario
Analyze confidentiality and record-keeping duties, including retention periods and release-of-information requirements
Describe how to handle boundary, multiple-relationship, and competence questions using the adopted code as the decision framework
Write short case analyses applying the ethical standards to at least four distinct dilemmas
Your checkpoint
Four written case analyses, each identifying the applicable rule, the competing obligations, and a defensible course of action
Board procedures, complaint and disciplinary processes, and mandatory reporting
Sequence the board complaint process from intake through investigation, hearing, and final order
Distinguish the types of disciplinary action the board may impose and the findings each requires
Identify every mandatory reporting obligation relevant to practice, including who must report, what triggers a report, and the reporting timeline
Explain the practitioner's rights and duties once a complaint is filed, including response deadlines and representation
Your checkpoint
A process flowchart of the complaint-to-order sequence with mandatory reporting triggers annotated at each stage
Board procedures, complaint and disciplinary processes, and mandatory reporting & Oregon statutes and administrative rules governing the practice of professional counseling and marriage and family therapy
Compile a citation sheet of the highest-yield statute and rule numbers with a one-sentence rule statement for each
Review administrative rule amendments and note any recent changes that affect practice or supervision
Practice applying disciplinary precedent by reading sample final order language and identifying the violated rule
Self-test on board procedure and reporting duties with timed questions, then review every missed item
Your checkpoint
A 40-item citation sheet plus a log of missed self-test items with the corrected rule for each
Oregon statutes and administrative rules governing the practice of professional counseling and marriage and family therapy & Scope of practice, licensure requirements, and supervision requirements & Ethical standards, professional disclosure, informed consent, and confidentiality & Board procedures, complaint and disciplinary processes, and mandatory reporting
Take two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions and record scores by domain
Re-review the two weakest domains using your own notes and flashcards rather than new material
Recite the professional disclosure elements, supervision hour requirements, and mandatory reporting triggers from memory
Build a final one-page pre-exam review sheet limited to the facts you have repeatedly missed
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice exams with a domain-by-domain error analysis and a finalized one-page review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the education, experience, and exam requirements for both licenses without notes, citing at least one statute or rule per requirement
Week 4: Professional disclosure draft passes the element checklist with no missing required items, and confidentiality exceptions are listed from memory
Week 6: Can narrate the complaint process end to end and name every mandatory reporting trigger with its timeline
Week 8: Practice exam scores are stable across both attempts and no domain falls below your target passing threshold