Licensing Board and Data Source: Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - Professional Licensing and Certification Unit (PLCU) - Chemical Dependency Counselors Program adopts rules to license and regulate the qualifications and performance of the Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC).
Information regarding the education requirements, licensure requirements, and responsibilities of Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors can be found on the website of the Professional Licensing and Certification Unit at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/plc/default.shtm.
Note: The Texas totals do not include the number of active Texas license holders with out-of-state addresses. These numbers can be found on the tables.
Historical Supply Trends Graphs
2002 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,699) - September
2003 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,358) - September
2004 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,354) - September
2005 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,186) - September
2006 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,073) - December
2007 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (4,179) - September
2008 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Residence (6,980) - September*
2009 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Practice (6,918) - September
2010 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Practice (7,242) - September
2011 Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors by County of Practice (7,572) - September
*Note: Starting in 2008, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Interns were included in the tables. This explains the increase in the numbers from 2007-2008. The specific numbers for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Interns can be found at the bottom of the tables.
Note: Many agencies that certify or license health professionals collect only a licensee's mailing address for correspondence purposes. The mailing (RESIDENCE) address may be either the work or home address of the licensee. If available, the HPRC county totals for each profession are based on the PRACTICE address from licensure data, and from the mailing/residence address if the practice address is not available. Therefore, when the mailing/residence address is used, the county supply totals may not accurately reflect the actual supply in a county since a professional may live in one county but practice in another.
Please contact the Health Professions Resource Center at (512) 776-7261 or contact us by email if you have any comments or questions about the above licensing board information or supply tables.