Committee for Professional Counselors

Meeting Dates

The committee convenes for a face-to-face meeting three to four times per year and conducts full and subcommittee conference calls approximately every six weeks. To obtain information concerning upcoming meetings and conference calls, please contact the committee office by email at profcounselor@pr.mo.gov or call 573/751-0018.

Meeting Overview

The committee receives frequent inquiries regarding the committee's meeting schedule. The guidelines for submitting information to the committee are outlined below.

• Because of the volume of applications received the committee schedules conference calls approximately every six weeks, in addition to the face-to-face meetings are scheduled three times per year.
• Due to the members' work schedules the committee allows approximately one hour for a conference call.
• It is not unusual for the number of items that have been submitted to the committee for review to exceed the amount of time allotted for a call. Therefore, the committee must limit the number of agenda items to no more than thirty-five items per conference call. More time is available at face-to-face meetings so the committee has not set a limit on items to be considered at a face-to-face meeting.
• The committee will review registration of supervision, application for licensure, clarification of committee decisions, and requests for reconsideration. All materials are scheduled on a "first come first served" basis.

The committee does not wish to delay anyone's application for supervision or licensure, however, the large volume of incoming mail, time needed to duplicate the files, send the agenda and review the agenda requires deadlines and agenda item limits.

Please note that section 337.535.5 RSMo, of the licensure law addresses meetings of the committee, "The committee shall hold an annual meeting at which it shall elect from its membership a chairperson and secretary. The committee may hold such additional meetings as may be required in the performance of its duties.."

Committee regulation 4 CSR 95-2.020(2)(B) requires an applicant for supervision to submit the form and any required documentation at least thirty (30) days in advance of a meeting or conference call to be considered for an agenda. Committee regulation 4 CSR 95-2.065(2)(A) authorizes an applicant to submit the form for licensure and any required documentation in advance of completing the required supervision hours and months. An application for licensure received more than sixty (60) days in advance of completing the required supervision hours and months shall be rejected by the committee as untimely. The completed forms will be returned to the applicant for submission at a later date.

Finally, all results of the review will be mailed within two weeks from the date of the meeting or conference call. Results cannot be given over the telephone due to confidentiality of the information.