TX LPC Juris study plan
TX LPC Juris · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 503 (Licensed Professional Counselor Act)
Map every subchapter of the Licensed Professional Counselor Act and write a one-page outline of each subchapter's section range and purpose
Define from memory the statutory terms governing counseling, the practice of professional counseling, and licensed professional counselor
Trace the statutory licensure pathway from application through license issuance, listing each prerequisite in order
Distinguish the license types and statuses the statute authorizes and state who qualifies for each
Your checkpoint
A 3-page statute outline plus 40 self-authored flashcards, scored at 90% or better on a closed-book self-quiz.
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 503 (Licensed Professional Counselor Act) & Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Chapter 681 (LPC Board rules: licensure and practice)
Explain in writing the statutory grounds for denial, suspension, revocation, and probated suspension of a license
Identify the statutory provisions governing criminal history review, continuing education, and license renewal cycles
Compare each Chapter 503 disciplinary section against its implementing rule and note where the rule adds detail
Complete 30 practice items on Domain 1 and log every miss with the governing section cite
Your checkpoint
An annotated statute-versus-rule comparison table covering 10 disciplinary topics, plus an error log for all 30 practice items.
Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Chapter 681 (LPC Board rules: licensure and practice)
Recite the rule-based requirements for the graduate degree, required coursework content areas, and practicum
Sequence the supervised-experience requirements, including supervisor qualifications, hour accrual, and documentation
Outline the examination, jurisprudence, and application procedures required before licensure
Diagram the renewal, continuing education, and lapsed-license reinstatement cycles
Your checkpoint
A one-page flowchart of the full licensure pipeline from graduate coursework to first renewal, verified line by line against rule text.
Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Chapter 681 (LPC Board rules: licensure and practice)
Summarize record-keeping, record-retention, and client-access obligations imposed by rule
Explain telehealth, distance-counseling, and technology-use requirements for Texas licensees
Describe the documentation and oversight duties a supervisor owes to an associate
Distinguish advertising, fee-setting, and public-disclosure requirements
Your checkpoint
A timed, closed-book 50-item mixed quiz on Domains 1 and 2 scored at 80% or better, with a written remediation list.
Code of Ethics and standards of practice for Texas LPCs
State the core ethical principles and the overall structure of the Texas LPC Code of Ethics
Apply informed-consent and confidentiality rules to 10 short written vignettes
Analyze boundary, multiple-relationship, and bartering scenarios using a repeatable decision model
Explain mandated reporting and duty-to-warn obligations and when each is triggered
Your checkpoint
10 written vignette analyses, each ending with the governing ethics provision and a defensible course of action.
Code of Ethics and standards of practice for Texas LPCs & Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council structure, complaint, and disciplinary processes
Resolve ethics vignettes on competence, referral, termination, and record release
Outline the Council's composition, statutory authority, and relationship to the LPC advisory body
Trace the complaint intake and jurisdictional-eligibility determination process step by step
Your checkpoint
A 25-item ethics vignette exam scored at 85% or better, plus a one-page summary of Council structure and authority.
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council structure, complaint, and disciplinary processes
Sequence the disciplinary process from complaint intake through investigation, administrative hearing, and final Council action
Distinguish available sanctions, including reprimand, suspension, probated suspension, revocation, and administrative penalty
Explain appeal routes, reinstatement procedures, and the confidentiality status of complaint records
Describe the practical steps a licensee should take after receiving notice of a complaint
Your checkpoint
A process map of the complete complaint-to-disposition timeline with every decision point labeled, plus 20 practice items completed.
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 503 (Licensed Professional Counselor Act) & Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Chapter 681 (LPC Board rules: licensure and practice) & Code of Ethics and standards of practice for Texas LPCs & Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council structure, complaint, and disciplinary processes
Complete two full-length timed mixed exams under simulated testing conditions
Consolidate every missed item from weeks 1 through 7 into one deduplicated error log
Recite from memory a one-page summary sheet for each of the four domains
Your checkpoint
Two timed full-length practice exams scored at 85% or better, plus four final one-page domain summary sheets.
Milestones
Week 2: Recite the Chapter 503 licensure pathway and the statutory disciplinary grounds without notes, scoring 90% or better on a 20-item oral self-quiz.
Week 4: Score 80% or better on a closed-book 50-item quiz spanning Domains 1 and 2, with every miss cited to a statute or rule section.
Week 6: Score 85% or better on a 25-item ethics vignette exam and correctly describe the Council's authority in a five-minute unscripted explanation.
Week 8: Score 85% or better on both full-length timed mixed exams and demonstrate that the error log contains no unresolved duplicate misses.