Guides for the three supervised-practice tracks the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licenses. Every figure is cited to its section of 68 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1375, 1283 or 1470, or to the Act behind it.
LPC to LCPC
Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board
Illinois LCPC Requirements
Two 1,680-hour years, each in not less than 48 weeks, at least half direct, and one hour of supervision a week.
How to Become an LCPC in Illinois
Degree, the NCE and the LPC, 3,360 supervised hours, the NCMHCE, the VE-LCPC and the LCPC application.
LPC vs LCPC in Illinois
What each license lets you do, who directs an LPC's clinical work, and whether the LPC is required before hours count.
Illinois LCPC Supervision Requirements
One hour a week with no stated total, groups of up to five, and the five licenses that may supervise.
The Illinois LPC License
The supervised-practice license: a 60-semester-hour degree for applications from July 1, 2026, the NCE, $150, no post-degree hours, and renewal every odd-numbered year.
LSW to LCSW
Social Work Examining and Disciplinary Board
Illinois LCSW Requirements
3,000 hours after the MSW with no direct minimum, an average of 4 supervision hours a month, and the 2027 LSW-first rule.
LSW to LCSW in Illinois
The two-tier path, the VE-SW, the ASWB Clinical exam or its alternative, and what changes on January 1, 2027.
Illinois LCSW Supervision Requirements
An LCSW only, an average of 4 hours a month, groups of up to five, and contracted or paid supervision allowed.
The Illinois LSW License
MSW, no exam since 2022, $50, renewal every November 30 of odd years, and what an LSW may do under supervision.
ALMFT to LMFT
Illinois Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing and Disciplinary Board
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