Licensed Professional Counselors Association Of Georgia Inc

Programs: The annual convention provides the highest quality training for licensed professional counselors over a four day period. The annual convention is an important facet of the lpca mission statement, the profession and professionalism of mental health professionals, by providing the latest trends in treatment plans and access to the advanced experts. Acheivement: due to demand, the lpca convention has been expanded to a regional conference to provide access to other states mental health professionals. Currently, we serve over 350 attendees, providing 24 continuing education credit hours including ethics, supervision training and core trainings.

lpca continuing education program- organizations, agencies or institutions wishing to obtain approval for core ethics education hours for licensed professional counselors in georgia may do so through the licensed professional counselors association of georgia (lpca). Each application must identify if the event is for core hours-those hours for lpcs or ethics hours. Events such as workshops, conferences, symposia, and trainings are submitted for committee review. Achievement: lpca ce committee has processed over 65 applications providing guidance and direction to ensuring quality trainings that meet the state of georgia composite board of pc,sw,and mft.

the lpca newsletters promotes the profession and services of lpca. It contains a list of continuing education workshops, updates covering the entire state of georgia. Newsletters keep mental health professionals informed of important changes and events. Acheivements: a members survey asked if members prefer an electronic newsletter instead of a hard copy. 78% responded they prefer the printed newsletter.