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Texas 40-Hour LPC/LMFT Supervisor Training (2026 Syllabus Preview)

Earn your Texas LPC or LMFT Supervisor designation with this fully online, self-paced, 40-hour program created and taught by Kate Walker, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S — NBCC ACEP #7040 and one of Texas’s leading experts in clinical supervision.

This advanced course blends evidence-based learning with real-world application so you can build a comprehensive supervision system that protects your license, supports supervisee growth, and ensures full compliance with Texas LPC and LMFT supervision rules.

Course Format

  • 100% online, asynchronous, and self-paced

  • Designed for working professionals — no live sessions required

  • Combines traditional content + quiz lessons (22 CE Hours) with hands-on outside assignments (18 CE Hours)

  • Participants consistently report that this blend is what makes the course so practical — every lesson leads to a real-world takeaway you can immediately apply in your supervision practice

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the program, you’ll be able to:

  • Apply major supervision theories and developmental models

  • Integrate multicultural, ethical, and legal standards into supervision

  • Design documentation and supervision systems that protect your license

  • Create and evaluate effective remediation plans

  • Demonstrate competence through applied writing, reflection, and video projects

Assignments Overview

Content + Quiz Lessons (22 CE Hours)
Engage with foundational material through readings, video lectures, and quizzes that reinforce supervision models, ethics, and administrative best practices.

Outside Assignments (18 CE Hours)
Put your learning into action through applied assignments — including developing a supervision contract and plan, analyzing ethical dilemmas, creating a remediation plan, and responding to a self-reflection writing prompt that ties it all together.

Graders review each outside assignment within 10 business days, and all assignments must be completed and approved within your 90-day course window.

Completion & Eligibility

Participants have 90 days from purchase (or voucher activation) to complete the course.
The 90-day window includes grading time. Course purchase provides the opportunity to earn a certificate—completion and integrity standards apply.


Support & Access

All support requests go through our online Support Portal at katewalkertraining.com/support. Automated countdown reminders are sent as a courtesy; replies redirect to the portal to ensure prompt assistance.


Refund & Integrity Policy

All sales of online courses and e-goods are final.
Purchasing the course grants access to training content; it does not guarantee a certificate.
Plagiarism, duplicate enrollments, or charge disputes may result in removal from the program without refund.


CE Details

  • Total CE Hours: 40

    • Ethics 27 | Technology 6 | Multicultural 3

  • NBCC ACEP #7040

  • Meets Texas LPC §681.93 and LMFT §801.143 supervision training requirements


Open-Source and Professional Resources

We believe in sharing knowledge—not hiding it behind a paywall. The resources that inform this course are freely available below for anyone who wants to explore them. The unique value of this training lies in how we teach you to apply those ideas through real-world assignments, templates, and systems you can’t find anywhere else.

Course design, assignments, and templates are proprietary to Kate Walker Training LLC and may not be copied or redistributed.

Open-Source Resources

  • American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA Code of Ethics. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2014-code-of-ethics-finaladdress.pdf

  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). (2011). Best Practices in Clinical Supervision. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ACES-Best-Practices-in-Clinical-Supervision-2011.pdf

  • Crunk, A. E., & Barden, S. M. (2017). The Common Factors Discrimination Model: An Integrated Approach to Counselor Supervision. The Professional Counselor, 7(1), 62–75. https://doi.org/10.15241/aec.7.1.62

  • Gearhart, J. (2005). School Records and Case Notes. Colorado Department of Education. https://www.cde.state.co.us/healthandwellness/nurschoolcasenotes.pdf

  • Hunter, T. (2019). What’s Mine Is Not Yours! School Districts Reminded of FERPA’s Sole Possession Exception. National Law Review. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/what-s-mine-not-yours-school-districts-reminded-ferpas-sole-possession-exception

  • Morris, S. A. (2003). Metamodel of Theories of Psychotherapy: A Guide to Their Analysis, Comparison, Integration, and Use. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 10(1), 1–18.

  • Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES). (2020). Resources for Supervision. http://www.saces.org/page-1360109

  • University of Washington Tacoma. Supervisor Toolbox. https://katewalkertraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/UWT_Supervisors_Toolbox.pdf

  • United States Department of Health and Human Services & United States Department of Education. (2008). Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/doc/ferpa-hipaa-guidance.pdf

  • Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Rules and Regulations for LPCs and LMFTs. https://www.bhec.texas.gov/

Professional and Recommended Texts

  • Bernard, J., & Goodyear, R. (2015). The Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision (5th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.

  • Corey, G. (2013). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (9th ed.). Thomson/Brooks/Cole.

  • Fall, M., & Sutton, J. (2004). Clinical Supervision: A Handbook for Practitioners. Pearson Education.

  • Halbur, D., & Halbur, K. (2015). Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling (3rd ed.). North Dakota State University.

  • Haynes, R., Corey, G., & Mouton, P. (2010). Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions (2nd ed.). American Counseling Association.

  • Kendi, I. X. (2019). How to Be an Antiracist. Random House.

  • Todd, T., & Storm, C. (2014). The Complete Systemic Supervisor (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.

  • Walker, K. M. (2024). The Clinical Supervision Survival Guide. Camden House Books, LLC.

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THE PRO: Texas 40 Hour LPC LMFT Supervisor Course 2026

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Welcome to the Kate Walker Training Supervisor Training Course

  • Reviews From Graduates
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Course Updates
  • Syllabus

Orientation to Supervision and the Supervisor Course 2 CE Hours

  • Orientation to Supervision and This 40 Hour Course
  • 2025 Rules Review Webinar Replay 1.5 Hours
  • Important Links to Interact With Your Graders and Ask Questions
  • Assignment Tracker
  • Orientation Quiz

Foundation Lessons 16 CE Hours

  • Writing Prompt Assignment
  • Theories of Counseling and Supervision
  • Theories Quiz
  • Developmental Models of Supervision and ACES Best Practices
  • Developmental Models Quiz
  • The Supervisory Relationship and Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapist Development
  • Supervisory Relationship Quiz
  • Ethical and Legal Issues in Supervision: Technology and ACA Best Practices
  • ACA and Technology Quiz

HIPAA and FERPA: Privacy and Security Training 2 CE Hours

  • HIPAA and FERPA: Privacy and Security Training Lesson Overview
  • Definitions
  • Why protect information?
  • What are the laws that protect privacy?
  • Frequently Asked Questions About HIPAA
  • What is sensitive information?
  • What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
  • Disclosing client information
  • Patient Rights
  • Minimum Necessary Information Standard
  • Research Publications
  • Fundraising and other purposes
  • Business Associate Agreement
  • Summary
  • How do we establish safeguards?
  • Three primary safeguards you must assess regularly
  • The most important safeguard... and why you are taking this course.
  • What is a breach?
  • Who is responsible?
  • Client rights following a breach.
  • Confidentiality
  • Summary
  • FERPA Education Records and HIPAA
  • HIPAA and FERPA: Privacy and Security Training Quiz

Methods and Techniques for Clinical Supervision 1 CE Hour

  • Methods and Techniques for Clinical Supervision
  • Course Resources
  • Methods and Techniques for Clinical Supervision Quiz

Clinical Supervision Systems to Protect Your License and Your Sanity 1 CE Hour

  • Clinical Supervision Systems to Protect Your License and Your Sanity
  • Quiz: Clinical Supervision Systems to Protect Your License and Your Sanity

Contract and Plan Project 6 CE Hours

  • Contract and Plan Project

Ethical and Multicultural Competence in Supervision 4 CE Hours

  • Ethical and Multicultural Competence in Supervision

Ethical Dilemma Analysis: Managing Critical Incidents in Supervision 4 CE Hours

  • Ethical Dilemma Analysis: Managing Critical Incidents in Supervision

Create a Remediation Plan 4 CE Hours

  • Remediation Plan Assignment 4 Hours

Outro and Evaluation

  • Outro and Evaluation