... agency/mental counselors ▪ Purpose: To enhance the profession of mental health counseling through licensing, advocacy, education and professional development ▪ Provides a wide range of member benefits ... become a Licensed Professional Counselor There still isn’t easy transferability from one state to another as states often have similar, yet different requirements to be an LPC See Box 17. 1, p 581: ... The increase in the kinds of counseling services offered The ever-increasing knowledge of multicultural issues and their effects on client treatment The development of new ways of treating individuals...