Licensure Board Actions Against Professional Counselors: Implications for Counselor Training and Practice

A major component of counselor education is preparing counselors-in-training to navigate the legal and ethical pitfalls of the field. As the profession evolves, however, those pitfalls can change. This article provides an analysis of the most common legal and ethical issues associated with disciplinary actions against licensed counselors over the course of five years across 28 states. These states were used in the study specifically due to their disciplinary action data being provided online. Implications are addressed as they pertain to counselor education and training.