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Appendix G: State Laws and Regulations Regarding the Practice of Counselors as of November 2009
Appendix G: State Laws and Regulations Regarding the Practice of Counselors as of November 2009
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Appendix g State Laws and Regulations Regarding the Practice of Counselors as of November 2009
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Alabama Licensed A person Master's degree or higher in Professional who renders counseling from a CACREP Counselor professional or CORE-accredited program counseling or its equivalent at a regionally services in accredited institution, with private practice at least 48 graduate semester to individuals, hours groups, organizations, corporations, institutions, government agencies, or the general public Alaska Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling or a related field Counselor (including psychology, marital and family therapy, social work, and applied behavioral science) from a CACREP-accredited program or its equivalent, with at least 60 graduate semester hours in counseling, including coursework in eight core subjects
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 3,000 hours Applicant License Yes -- of supervised must be at renewal assessment, experience in least 19 years every 2 years; diagnosis, professional old, have requires treatment counseling under a master's 40 contact planning, a board-approved degree focused hours, 6 individual supervisor; 1,000 primarily in hours of and group hours of the required professional continuing counseling experience may be counseling, education in subtracted for every have ethics 15 graduate semester completed the hours obtained required hours beyond the master's of professional degree experience, have passed the NCE 3,000 hours Applicant License Yes -- of supervised must be at renewal assessment, experience in least 18 years every 2 years; diagnosis, professional old, have a requires treatment counseling, master's or 40 contact planning, including 1,000 doctoral degree hours individual hours of direct in counseling, and group client contact, 100 have counseling hours of face-to-face completed supervision under the required an LPC or other number of licensed mental hours of health professional professional (can be by telephone experience, or electronic have passed means because of the NCE remote location of counselor)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Arizona Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling or a related field Counselor from a CACREP- or CORE accredited program that includes at least 60 semester hours and coursework in 14 content subjects Arkansas Licensed LAC: an Master's degree or higher in Professional applicant with counseling with at least 60 Counselor; less than 3 years semester hours in a program Licensed of post– that reflects the CACREP or Associate master's-level CORE curriculum, from a Counselor supervision regionally accredited institution experience if all other requirements have been met
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; 1 year primarily hours of individual of experience may related to continuing and group be gained for each professional education in counseling 30 semester hours counseling, ethics earned beyond a have completed master's degree (up the required to 2 years) number of years of professional supervised experience, have passed the NCE and an oral examination continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb California Licensed For those grandfathered in Professional or beginning graduate study Clinical before August 1, 2012, a Counselor master's or doctoral degree from an accredited or approved institution with 48 semester hours in a program that is counseling or psychotherapy in content; for those beginning graduate study after August 1, 2012, a 60-semester unit master's or doctoral degree from an accredited or approved institution that is counseling or psychotherapy in content Colorado Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional professional counseling from a Counselor CACREP-accredited program or regionally accredited institution with 48 semester hours, including coursework in core subjects and a practicum or internship
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged At least 3,000 Applicant Licenses will Yes -- post-degree hours must have be issued assessment, of supervised completed beginning diagnosis, experience by all degree January 1, treatment an LPC, LMFT, and clinical 2011, and planning, LCSW, licensed experience must be individual psychologist, or requirements, renewed and group licensed psychiatrist have obtained annually or counseling over a period of a passing biannually; at least 2 years, score on requires 18 including at least examinations hours of 1,750 hours of direct approved by approved counseling with the board, continuing individuals or groups probably the education in a clinical mental NCE, the annually health–counseling NCMHCE, setting and 150 and a hours in a hospital or California community mental jurisprudence health setting and ethics examination 2 years or 2,000 Applicant License Yes -- hours of post- must be at renewal every assessment, master's practice least 21 years 2 years; no diagnosis, in applied old, have a continuing- treatment psychotherapy under master's degree education planning, board-approved in professional requirement individual supervision, counseling, and group including 100 hours have counseling of supervision, of completed which 70 must the necessary be individual years of supervision post-master's practice, have passed the NCE and the Colorado jurisprudence examination continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Connecticut Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling or related mental Counselor health field from a regionally accredited institution consisting of at least 60 semester hours, completion of required coursework, and a sixth-year degree in counseling
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 1 year or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- Mandated hours of post- must have a renewal assessment, coverage master's supervised master's or annually; diagnosis, experience in doctoral degree requires treatment professional in social work, 15 contact planning, counseling with at marriage and hours individual least 100 hours of family therapy, and group direct supervision counseling, counseling psychology, or a related mental health field; have completed the required number of hours of postgraduate professional experience; have passed the NCE or NCMHCE continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Delaware Licensed Master's degree or higher, Professional including at least 48 semester Counselor hours of Mental Health District of Licensed Master's degree in counseling Columbia Professional or a related field, including 60 Counselor graduate semester hours and coursework in 10 core subjects (including a practicum or internship)
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; 30 NCE or graduate semester NCMHCE, hours or more be certified by beyond a master's the NBCC as degree may be a CCMHC substituted for 1 year or by another or 1,600 hours of national required experience mental health specialty certifying organization 2 years or 3,500 Applicant License Yes -- hours of post- must have renewal every assessment, master's supervised a master's 2 years; no diagnosis, professional degree, have continuing- treatment counseling completed education planning, experience, including the required requirement individual 200 hours under number of and group an LPC and 100 professional counseling hours of "immediate experience supervision"; hours, have remaining hours can passed be under supervision the NCE, of any licensed NCMHCE, or mental health CRCE professional continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Florida Licensed Master's degree or higher from Mental a CACREP-accredited mental Health health counseling program, Counselor including 60 semester hours, a course in human sexuality, and a course in substance abuse OR a master's degree or higher from a program related to the practice of mental health counseling from an accredited institution, including 60 semester hours, 12 specific content subjects, and 1,000 hours of supervised practicum, internship, or field experience, AND FOR BOTH OPTIONS completion of an 8-hour laws and-rules course and a 2-hour prevention-of-medical-errors course
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years of supervised Applicant License Yes -- Mandated post-master's clinical must have renewal assessment, offering experience in mental a master's every 2 years; diagnosis, health counseling, degree, have requires treatment consisting of at completed 30 contact planning, least 1,500 hours the clinical hours, 2 individual of providing supervision hours of and group psychotherapy face requirements continuing counseling to face with clients and the education in and at least 100 additional prevention hours of face-to- courses on laws of medical face supervision and rules and errors, 3 under an LMHC or on prevention hours in equivalent (50 hours of medical ethics and of which can be errors, have boundary group supervision)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Georgia Licensed Master's degree or higher in a Professional program primarily counseling Counselor in content or in applied psychology from an institution accredited by a regional body recognized by CHEA, including specific coursework and a supervised practicum or internship of at least 300 hours
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, at least 90 hours of supervision, a supervised counseling practicum or internship of at least 300 hours as part of the graduate program continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Hawaii Licensed Master's degree or higher in Mental counseling or an allied field Health related to the practice of Counselor mental health counseling with at least 48 semester hours, including coursework in core subjects, from an accredited institution; program must include two academic terms (of at least 3 semester hours each) of supervised mental health practicum intern experience in a mental health–counseling setting with at least 300 hours of supervised client contact under a licensed supervisor
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- hours of post- must have renewal every assessment, master's experience a master's 3 years; no diagnosis, in the practice or doctoral continuing- treatment of mental health degree, have education planning, counseling with completed all requirement individual and 100 hours of face- required hours group therapy to-face clinical of supervised supervision under a clinical licensed supervisor experience, (experience should have passed be completed in at the NCE least 2 years and no more than 4 years)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Idaho Licensed Master's degree or higher in Clinical a counseling field from an Professional accredited institution with 60 Counselor; semester hours and completion Licensed of a 6-semester-hour advanced Professional counseling practicum Counselor
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LCPC: must LCPC must License Yes -- hold a valid LPC have passed the renewal assessment, license and have NCMHCE; annually; treatment 2 years or 2,000 LPC must requires planning, hours of supervised have passed 20 contact individual direct client- the NCE hours, 3 and group contact experience hours of counseling accumulated after continuing licensure, 1,000 education in hours of which ethics are under the supervision of an LCPC, with at least 1 hour of face-toface, one-on-one supervision for every 30 hours of direct client contact; must also successfully complete a diagnostic-evaluation graduate course or equivalent training or experience; LPC: 1,000 hours of supervised experience in counseling, with 400 hours of direct client contact and at least 1 hour of face-toface supervision for every 20 hours of experience continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Illinois Licensed LCPC: a LCPC: master's degree or Clinical person who higher in counseling or a Professional holds a license related field from a regionally Counselor; authorizing accredited college or university Licensed independent OR current CCMHC Professional practice credential issued by NBCC; Counselor of clinical LPC: master's degree or higher professional in professional counseling counseling in or related field, including private practice; at least 48 semester hours, LPC: a person from an accredited institution who holds (CACREP- and CORE a license accredited programs in authorizing professional counseling are the practice of approved for both LCPCs and professional LPCs) counseling
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LCPC: 2 years or LCPC must License Yes -- Mandated 3,000 hours of full- have passed renewal assessment, offering time postgraduate the NCE and every 2 years; treatment supervised NCMHCE requires planning, employment or ECCP 30 contact individual or experience or CRCE; hours and group working as a LPC must counseling clinical professional have passed counselor in a the NCE or professional capacity CRCE under the direction of a qualified supervisor, of which 1,920 hours must be in direct face-to-face service to clients (1 year = maximum of 1,680 hours, including 960 hours of direct face-to-face service to clients)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Indiana Licensed Master's degree or higher Mental in a field related to mental Health health counseling (including Counselor counseling, clinical social work, psychology, human services, human development, and family relations) from a CACREP- or CORE accredited, or equivalent, program from a regionally accredited institution, including at least 60 semester hours in counseling in 12 content subjects and completion of a practicum (100 hours)
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, and group LMHC or equivalent have passed the 2 hours of counseling supervisor NCMHCE continuing education in ethics and professional conduct (1 hour per year) continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Iowa Licensed Master's degree or higher in Mental counseling from a CACREP Health or CORE-accredited program, Counselor or equivalent with at least 60 graduate semester hours, at a regionally accredited institution OR current CCMHC credential issued by NBCC
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years of full- Applicant License Yes -- time postgraduate must have renewal assessment, supervised work completed every 2 years; diagnosis, experience in mental all degree requires treatment health counseling, and clinical- 40 contact planning, with 2,000 hours of experience hours, 2 individual face-to-face mental requirements, hours of and group health counseling; have passed continuing counseling at least 100 of the NCE, education in the 200 hours of NCMHCE, or child-abuse clinical supervision CRCE identification must be individual and supervision reporting training for counselors who treat children, 2 hours of dependent adult–abuse identification and reporting training for counselors who work with adults continued
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Kentucky Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional professional counseling or a Clinical related field from a regionally Counselor accredited institution with at least 60 semester hours in nine specified content subjects and a 400-hour practicum or internship
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LCPC: must be LCPC must License Yes -- licensed as an have passed the renewal assessment, LPC or meet all NCMHCE; every 2 years; diagnosis, requirements to LPC must requires treatment be licensed as an have passed 30 contact planning, LPC and have the NCE hours, 3 individual 2 years or 4,000 hours of and group hours of supervised continuing counseling clinical professional education counseling in ethics, experience under 6 hours an approved clinical related to the training plan, diagnosis and including 1,500 treatment hours of direct client of mental contact and 150 disorders hours of clinical supervision 4,000 hours of post- Applicant License Yes -- master's experience must have renewal assessment, in the practice completed annually; diagnosis, of counseling all degree requires treatment under approved and clinical- 10 contact planning, supervision, experience hours individual including 1,600 requirements, and group hours of direct have passed counseling counseling and 100 the NCE hours of individual, face-to-face clinical supervision continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Louisiana Licensed Master's degree or higher in a Professional program primarily professional Counselor mental health counseling in content from a regionally accredited institution with 48 semester hours and coursework in eight content subjects OR completion of a CACREP accredited counseling program, which must include a supervised practicum (100 hours) and supervised internship (300 hours)
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- Mandated hours of post- must be at renewal assessment, offering master's supervised least 21 years every 2 years; diagnosis, experience in old and a requires treatment professional mental resident of 40 contact planning, health counseling Louisiana, hours individual under the clinical have and group supervision of a completed counseling board-approved all degree supervisor to be and clinicalcompleted in no experience more than 7 years requirements, and to include have passed 1,900–2,900 hours the NCE of direct client contact in individual or group counseling, with a minimum of 100 hours of face-toface supervision; 500 hours of supervised experience may be gained for each 30 graduate semester hours beyond a master's degree, but applicant must have at least 2,000 hours of supervised postgraduate experience continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Maine Licensed LCPC: master's degree or Clinical higher from a CACREP Professional accredited program that Counselor; consists of 60 semester hours or Licensed coursework in 10 core subjects, Professional three additional subjects, and a Counselor practicum or internship of 900 hours; LPC: master's degree or higher from a CACREP- or CORE accredited program that consists of 48 semester hours or coursework in 10 core subjects and a practicum and internship of 600 hours
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LCPC: 2 years or LCPC must License Yes, both Mandated 3,000 hours of post- have passed the renewal LCPC and offering master's supervised NCMHCE; every 2 years; LPC -- clinical counseling LPC must requires assessment, experience, including have passed 55 contact individual 1,500 hours of direct the NCE hours and group client contact and counseling; 100 hours of clinical LCPC can supervision with an diagnose, treat approved supervisor; LPC: 2 years or 2,000 hours of postmaster's supervised counseling experience, including 1,000 hours of direct counseling and 67 hours of supervision under an approved supervisor continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Maryland Licensed Master's degree or higher in Clinical a professional counseling or Professional related field from an accredited Counselor institution with at least 60 graduate semester hours, including specific coursework in alcohol and drug-abuse counseling and supervised field experience OR doctoral degree with at least 90 graduate semester hours in counseling training
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, Maryland Law including 1,500 Test on the hours of face-to- Professional face client contact Counselors and at least 100 and Therapists hours of face-to-face Act clinical supervision under a boardapproved supervisor; for those with a doctoral degree: 2 years or 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience in professional counseling, 1 year or 1,000 hours of which must be postdoctorate and 1,000 hours face-toface client contact, with at least 50 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision under a boardapproved supervisor continued
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, and coursework in 10 content subjects OR current CCMHC credential issued by NBCC Michigan Licensed Master's degree or higher Professional in professional counseling, Counselor including at least 48 semester hours from a program reflecting the CACREP curriculum and a 600-hour internship
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required hours and 130 hours of of supervised supervision (75 clinical hours of which experience, must be individual have passed the supervision) ; NCMHCE hours do not include practicum and internship supervision requirements 2 years or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- Any willing hours of postdegree must have a renewal every assessment, provider supervised counseling master's or 3 years; no diagnosis, experience, including doctoral degree continuing- treatment at least 100 hours in counseling education planning, under the immediate or student requirement individual physical presence personnel and group of the supervisor, work from counseling who must be an an approved LPC; 30 semester program, have hours beyond the completed master's degree may supervised be substituted for counseling 1 year or 1,500 under a hours postdegree licensed supervised experience professional (including 50 counselor, have hours of immediate passed the supervision)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Minnesota Licensed LPCC: in addition to or as Professional part of the graduate degree in Clinical counseling or a related field, Counselor completion of 24 graduate (new licensure level semester credits in six tier as of clinical content subjects; August 2007) ; LPC: master's degree or higher Licensed in counseling or a related field Professional from a CACREP-accredited Counselor program or regionally accredited institution, including at least 48 semester hours, at least 700 hours of supervised field experience in counseling, and coursework in 10 core content subjects
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, of the master's supervised have passed number of professional practice ethical, oral, graduate to be completed and situational credits in no more than examinations; sufficient 3 years, including LPC must to reach a 100 hours of have passed combined supervision under the NCE total of 60 an LPC, licensed graduate psychologist, or semester other qualified credits supervisor between the degree program and this requirement continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Mississippi Licensed Master's degree or educational Professional specialist's degree in counselor Counselor education or a related program from a regionally accredited program with 60 semester hours and completion of coursework in 10 content subjects OR doctoral degree primarily in counseling, guidance, or related counseling field from a regionally accredited program
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under an LPC designated as a board-approved qualified supervisor continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Missouri Licensed Master's degree or higher Professional in counseling, counseling Counselor psychology, clinical psychology, or school psychology from a regionally accredited institution with at least 48 semester hours reflecting the CACREP or CORE curriculum and a practicum, internship, or field experience consisting of 6 semester hours in the practice of counseling
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; if person obtained a doctorate or specialist's degree, 1 year or 1,500 hours of counseling experience to be completed within 36 months, including 600 hours of direct client contact, 15 hours of supervised counseling per week, and 1 hour of faceto-face supervision per week; all supervision must be under an LPC or licensed psychologist or psychiatrist continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Montana Licensed 60-semester-hour counseling Clinical in-nature graduate degree Professional from an accredited institution, Counselor including specific coursework and a 6-semester-hour advanced counseling practicum OR at least 45-semester-hour counseling-in-nature degree from an accredited institution, including a 6-semester hour advanced counseling practicum; on board approval, the applicant must complete remaining hours to equal the total requirement of 60 semester hours
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 3,000 hours Applicant License Yes -- Mandated of supervised must have renewal assessment, coverage counseling completed annually; diagnosis, experience under all degree requires treatment an LPC or licensed and clinical- 20 contact planning, allied mental health experience hours individual professional, 1,500 requirements, and group hours of which must have passed counseling be postdegree; 1,000 the NCE or of the 1,500 must be NCMHCE direct client contact continued
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from a regionally Mental LPC: available accredited institution and Health for LMHP who completion of a practicum or Practitioner- has a graduate internship with at least 300 Certified degree from hours of direct client contact Professional a CACREP- under the supervision of a Counselor accredited qualified supervisor or Licensed program or a Professional program with Counselor; equivalent Licensed coursework; Mental LMHP: a Health person who Practitioner is qualified to engage in mental health practice or offers or renders mental health practice services
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LIMHP: must have Applicant License Yes, both the LMHP credential must have renewal LIMHPs and and 2 years or 3,000 completed every 2 years; LMHP -- hours of post-master's all degree requires assessment, experience in mental and clinical- 32 contact treatment health practice experience hours, 2 planning, accumulated in not requirements, hours of individual more than 5 years have passed continuing and group under the supervision the NCE or education in counseling; of an LIMHP, NCMHCE ethics LIMHPs may licensed psychologist, diagnose or licensed physician with mental health– treatment training, including 1,500 hours of experience with clients who have diagnoses of major mental illness; LMHP, LMHP– CPC/LPC: 3,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in mental health practice accumulated during the 5 years immediately preceding the application for licensure, including 1,500 hours of direct client contact, with supervision under an LMHP, LIMHP, licensed psychologist, or licensed physician with mental health– treatment training continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Nevada Licensed Master's degree or higher in Clinical mental health counseling or Professional community counseling from Counselor a CACREP-accredited or equivalent program New Licensed Master's degree or higher in Hampshire Clinical counseling or psychology Mental from a regionally accredited Health institution with at least 2 Counselor academic years of full-time graduate study related to mental health counseling, 60 graduate semester hours, and coursework in nine content subjects
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years or 3,000 Applicant must License Yes -- hours of post- have completed renewal assessment, master's supervised all degree annually; no diagnosis, counseling and clinical- continuing- treatment experience, including experience education planning, 1,500 hours of direct requirements, requirement individual client contact and have passed and group 100 hours of direct the NCE or counseling supervision NCMHCE; NCE is accepted only if the applicant provides evidence of at least 3 years of work experience in mental health counseling; as of January 1, 2010, only the NCMHCE will be accepted 2 years or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- Mandated hours of paid post- must have renewal assessment, coverage master's supervised completed every 2 years; diagnosis, clinical work all degree requires treatment experience in a and clinical- 40 contact planning, mental health setting experience hours, 6 individual to be completed requirements, hours of and group in no more than have passed the continuing counseling 5 years, with at NCMHCE education in least 1,500 hours and an essay ethics per year and 100 examination hours of face-to-face supervision provided by a licensed, boardapproved mental health professional continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb New Jersey Licensed Master's degree in counseling Professional from a regionally accredited Counselor institution with at least 60 graduate semester hours (45 of which must be distributed in eight of nine defined course content subjects) ; an acceptable graduate degree is defined as one in which "counseling" or "counselor" appears in the title of the degree awarded or the institution offering the degree specifically states that the purpose of the graduate degree is to prepare students for the professional practice of counseling
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 3 years or 4,500 Applicant License Yes -- hours of full- must be at renewal assessment, time supervised least 18 years every 2 years; diagnosis, counseling old, have requires treatment experience in completed 40 contact planning, a professional all degree hours, 5 individual counseling setting, and clinical- hours of and group 1 year of which may experience continuing counseling be before master's requirements, education degree is obtained; have passed in ethics 30 graduate semester the NCE and legal hours beyond the standards master's degree may be substituted for 1 year or 1,500 hours of experience; person must have at least 1 year of post-master's work experience continued
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00 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb New Licensed LPC: as of LPCC: master's degree or Mexico Professional July 1, 2007, higher in counseling or a Clinical no longer counseling-related field Mental issued; LMHC: (mental health, community Health a person who counseling, agency counseling, Counselor; is pursuing a psychology, clinical psychology, Licensed LPCC license family studies, art therapy, Professional but still needs or education) with at least Mental to complete 48 graduate hours from an Health the supervised- accredited institution; Counselor; experience LMHC: master's degree or Licensed requirements higher in counseling or a Mental counseling-related field with at Health least 48 graduate hours from Counselor an accredited institution and completion of 9 practicum hours New York Licensed Master's degree or higher Mental in counseling, including 48 Health semester hours and completion Counselor of specific coursework (requirement will increase to 60 hours on January 1, 2010)
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experience, and at least 100 have passed hours of face-to- the NCE or face supervision NCMHCE; under an LPCC or LMHC (entrylicensed MFT, PAT, level license) psychiatrist, clinical applicant must psychologist, or be at least independent social 21 years old, worker have a master's degree, have completed 9 practicum hours, have passed the NCE 3,000 hours of post- Applicant Registration Yes -- master's supervised must be at renewal every assessment, experience in least 21 years 3 years; no diagnosis, providing mental old; have continuing- treatment health counseling completed all education planning, education, requirement individual experience, and group and training counseling requirements; have passed the NCMHCE continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb North Licensed Master's degree or higher in Carolina Professional counseling from a regionally Counselor accredited institution that includes 48 semester hours, coursework in eight content subjects, and a 300-hour practicum or internship OR master's degree or higher in a related field supplemented with equivalent coursework
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and at least the NCE, ethics 100 hours of face- NCMHCE, or to-face supervision CRCE by a board-approved supervisor (with no more than 25 hours of group supervision) continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb North Licensed LPC: full LPCC: master's degree or Dakota Professional professional higher in counseling from Clinical license after an accredited institution, Counselor; LAPC criteria including 60 semester hours, Licensed are met and core clinical coursework, and Professional supervised 800 hours of clinical training Counselor; experience in a supervised practicum and Licensed has been internship; Associate completed; LPC/LAPC: master's degree Professional LAPC: a or higher in counseling or Counselor 2-year license a closely related field from that allows for an accredited institution, completion of including 48 semester hours the supervised and specific core counseling experience -- coursework requires 2-year plan of supervision and passing of the NCE
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0 APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LPCC: must have LPCC must License Yes, LPCCs the first-level LPC have passed the renewal and LPCs -- credential and 2 NCMHCE, every 2 years; assessment, years or 3,000 have requires 30 diagnosis, hours of post- completed a contact hours treatment master's supervised videotaped for LPCs, 40 planning, clinical counseling clinical contact hours individual experience in a counseling for LPCCs; and group clinical setting, session of LPCCs must counseling; including 100 hours at least 30 also have LPC -- allowed of direct supervision minutes; 10 hours to practice by a board-approved LPC/LAPC in clinical independently supervisor, 60 of must have education in nonclinical which must be passed the settings individual face-to- NCE face supervision; LPC: 400 hours of client counseling contact during the 2-year LAPC supervisory period, including 100 hours of direct supervision by a board-approved supervisor (of which 60 hours must be individual face-toface supervision)
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Ohio Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling (degrees in other Clinical disciplines, such as psychology, Counselor; social work, and marriage Licensed and family therapy are not Professional considered counseling degrees) Counselor from a CACREP- or CORE accredited or equivalent program with 60 semester hours, 20 hours of which must be in clinical content subjects, and a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship Oklahoma Licensed Master's degree or higher Professional in counseling or a related Counselor mental health field with 60 graduate semester hours from a regionally accredited institution, including coursework in 10 subjects and a counseling practicum or internship of 300 hours
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0 APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LPCC: must have LPCC must License Yes, LPCC the first-level LPC have passed the renewal and LPC -- credential and 2 years NCMHCE; every 2 years; assessment, or 3,000 hours of LPC must requires diagnosis, post-master's clinical have passed 30 contact treatment counseling experience the NCE hours, 3 planning, under the supervision hours of individual of an LPCC who continuing and group has the supervision education in counseling credential, including ethics and diagnosis of and legal issues treatment for mental and emotional disorders 50% of the time 3 years or 3,000 Applicant must License Yes -- hours of full-time be at least 21 renewal assessment, postgraduate years old; have annually; diagnosis, professional successfully requires treatment counseling experience completed 20 contact planning, supervised by an all related hours, 3 individual approved LPC coursework, hours of and group supervisor; for each degree, and continuing counseling 1,000 hours, 350 clinical- education in hours must be direct experience ethics face-to-face contact, requirements; and face-to-face have passed supervision must the NCE and be 45 minutes for Oklahoma every 20 hours Legal and of experience; 30 Ethical graduate semester Responsibilities hours beyond the Examination master's degree may be substituted for every year of experience up to 2 years; person must have at least 1 year of supervised counseling experience continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Oregon Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling with 48 semester Counselor hours in a CACREP- or CORE-accredited or equivalent program from a regionally accredited institution and a 600-hour internship or practicum Pennsylvania Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling or a closely related Counselor field from an accredited institution, including 60 semester hours and coursework in nine core subjects and a supervised practicum (100 hours) and internship (600 hours)
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under CRCE, an approved or other supervisor; 800 examination client contact hours approved may be obtained by the state during the clinical licensing portion of the board and qualifying degree the Oregon program law and rules examination 3 years or 3,600 Applicant License Yes -- hours of supervised must have renewal assessment, clinical experience completed every 2 years; diagnosis, under a qualified all degree requires treatment supervisor after and clinical- 30 contact planning, completing 48 experience hours, 3 individual graduate-level requirements; hours of and group credits; if person have passed continuing counseling obtained doctorate the NCE, education in in counseling: 2 CRCE, ATCB, ethics years or 2,400 hours CBMT, PEPK, of supervised clinical AAODA, or experience, 1 year EMAC or 1,200 hours of which must be postdegree continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Puerto Rico Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling from an institution Counselor accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico with specific coursework in 8 of 10 subjects Rhode Licensed Master's degree or higher Island Clinical specializing in counseling or Mental therapy from an institution Health accredited by the New England Counselor Association of Schools and Colleges or equivalent regional accrediting agency OR master's degree, certificate in advanced graduate studies, or doctoral degree in mental health counseling or allied field from a recognized educational institution AND, for both options, completion of 60 semester hours, coursework in eight core subjects, a supervised practicum (12 semester hours) , and a 1-year supervised internship consisting of 20 hours per week in counseling
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2 years or 2,000 Applicant License Yes -- Mandated hours of post- must have renewal assessment, coverage master's direct client completed every 2 years; diagnosis, contact offering all degree requires treatment clinical counseling or and clinical- 40 contact planning, therapy services with experience hours individual emphasis on mental requirements, and group health counseling, have passed the counseling including 100 hours NCMHCE of supervised case work under a boardapproved supervisor over the 2-year period continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb South Licensed LPC/I: a Master's degree or higher Carolina Professional person who in professional counseling Counselor; has met the or related discipline from Professional education and a regionally accredited Counselor examination institution, including at least Intern requirements 48 semester hours, coursework but not the in 10 content subjects, requirement and a 150-hour supervised of 2 years of counseling practicum supervised experience
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged Must have the Applicant License Yes -- first-level LPC/I must be renewal assessment, credential and 2 credentialed every 2 years; diagnosis, years or 1,500 hours as an LPC/I, requires treatment of full-time post- have passed 40 contact planning, master's supervised the NCE or hours individual clinical experience NCMHCE and group in the practice counseling of professional counseling involving direct counseling with individuals, couples, families, or groups, including at least 150 hours of clinical supervision by a board-approved LPC supervisor (100 hours must be individual supervision)
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; LPC: 48 semester hours; LPC-MH: 60 semester hours or completion of all required coursework
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged LPC-MH: must LPC-MH License Yes, LPC and Mandated have the first-level must have renewal LPC-MH -- coverage, LPC credential and passed the annually; assessment, mandated 2 years or 2,000 NCMHCE; requires diagnosis, offering hours of post- LPC must 40 contact treatment master's direct client have passed hours every 2 planning, contact in a clinical the NCE years individual setting, including and group 100 hours of face- counseling to-face supervision; 1,000 hours of post-master's direct client contact and 50 hours of faceto-face supervision earned under the LPC credential may be counted toward these requirements; LPC: 2,000 hours of full-time postmaster's counseling experience, including 800 hours of direct client contact and 100 hours of face-toface supervision continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Tennessee Licensed LPC/MHSP: in addition to or Professional as part of the graduate degree, Counselor- completion of 9 graduate Mental semester hours of coursework Health related to diagnosis, appraisal, Service and assessment of and Provider; treatment for mental disorders; Licensed LPC: 60 graduate semester Professional hours in professional Counselor counseling or a related field from an institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, CACREP, or a comparable accrediting body, including completion of a master's degree in professional counseling and a supervised 500-hour practicum or internship (300 hours of which must be completed in a clinical setting)
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, treatment 10 hours per week) and clinical- 3 hours of planning, and 50 hours of experience continuing individual supervision per week requirements; education and group LPC/MHSP per year in counseling must have ethics or passed Tennessee the NCE, code, NCMHCE, rules, or and Tennessee regulations Jurisprudence Examination for Professional Counselors; LPC must have passed the NCE and Tennessee Jurisprudence Examination for Professional Counselors continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Texas Licensed Master's degree or higher Professional in professional counseling Counselor or related field (including psychology, psychiatry, social work, marriage and family therapy, and guidance and counseling) consisting of 48 graduate semester hours from an accredited institution, including completion of specific coursework and a 300-hour supervised practicum with at least 100 hours of direct client contact Utah Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional mental health counseling Counselor from a CACREP-accredited program, including at least 60 graduate semester hours in specific coursework, 3 semester hours of a practicum, and 6 semester hours of an internship
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, individual 1,500 hours of direct completed 3 hours of and group client contact all clinical- continuing counseling experience education in requirements, ethics every 2 have passed years the NCE and Texas Jurisprudence Examination 2 years or 4,000 Applicant License Yes -- Mandated hours of post- must have renewal assessment, coverage master's supervised completed every 2 years; diagnosis, professional all degree- requires treatment counseling program, 40 contact planning, experience, 1,000 coursework, hours individual of which must and clinical- and group be supervised experience counseling experience in mental requirements; health therapy, have passed including 100 the NCE, hours of face-to- NCMHCE, face supervision by and the Utah a licensed mental Professional health therapist Counselor Law, Rules and Ethics Examination continued
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0 MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Vermont Licensed Master's degree or higher in Clinical counseling from an accredited Mental institution with a minimum Health of 60 semester hours and Counselor 1,000 hours of a supervised practicum, internship, or field experience in a clinical mental health setting Virginia Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional counseling or related field, Counselor including 60 semester hours from a program that reflects the CACREP or CORE curriculum, and completion of a supervised internship of at least 600 hours
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 2 years or 3,000 Applicant Licensure Yes -- Mandated hours of post- must have renewal assessment, offering master's experience received a every 2 years; diagnosis, in clinical mental graduate requires 40 treatment health counseling, degree, contact hours planning, and including 2,000 completed and 4 hours individual/ hours of direct client the minimum continuing group contact and 100 number education in counseling hours of face-to-face of hours ethics supervision under of clinical a board-approved experience, licensed mental and passed health professional the NCE and NCMHCE 4,000 hours of Applicant License Yes -- Mandated postgraduate must have renewal assessment, coverage supervised completed annually; diagnosis, counseling all degree- requires treatment experience, including program, 20 contact planning, 2,000 hours of direct coursework, hours, 2 individual client contact and and clinical- hours of and group 200 hours of face- experience continuing counseling to-face supervision requirements; education in (of which 100 hours have passed the ethics must be individual NCMHCE supervision with an LPC and 100 can be group supervision)
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Washington Licensed Master's degree or higher in Mental mental health counseling or Health related field from a regionally Counselor accredited institution, including a supervised counseling practicum or internship and 4 hours of HIV/ AIDS education and training West Licensed Master's degree or higher Virginia Professional (acceptable degrees: Counselor specialization in community agency counseling, mental health counseling, pastoral counseling, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, substance-abuse or addiction counseling, or similar degrees that include "counseling" deemed closely related by the board) from a CACREP- or CORE-accredited program or comparable accrediting body with 60 semester hours and a practicum and internship
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APPEnDIx G License Renewal and HealthClinical-Experience Licensing Continuing Independent Insurance Requirements Requirementsc Education Practice? Coveraged 3 years of full- Applicant License Yes -- Mandated time counseling must have renewal assessment, coverage or 3,000 hours a graduate annually; diagnosis, of postgraduate degree, have requires 36 treatment supervised mental completed contact hours planning, health counseling all clinical- every 2 years, individual in an approved experience 6 hours of and group setting, including requirements, continuing counseling 1,200 hours of have passed education in direct counseling the NCE or ethics and with individuals, NCMHCE law couples, groups, or families and 100 hours of immediate supervision by a board-approved supervisor 2 years or 3,000 Applicant License Yes -- hours of post- must have renewal assessment, master's supervised a graduate every 2 years; diagnosis, professional degree, have requires treatment counseling completed 40 contact planning, experience under all clinical- hours, 3 individual a board-approved experience hours of and group professional, of requirements, continuing counseling which at least have passed education in 50% is in the the NCE or ethics direct provision CRCE of counseling services to clients and which includes at least 1 hour of direct individual supervision for every 20 hours of practice continued
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MEnTAL HEALTH CoUnSELInG SERVICES UnDER TRICARE State Credentialsa Definition Educational Requirementsb Wisconsin Licensed Master's degree or higher in Professional professional counseling or Counselor equivalent program from a regionally accredited institution with at least 42 semester hours, including 3 semester hours of counseling theories and 3 semester hours of supervised counseling Wyoming Licensed Master's degree or higher Professional in counseling with at least Counselor 48 semester hours from a CACREP- or CORE accredited program or regionally accredited institution NOTE: This summary should not be relied upon as a definitive source of information on license requirements -- state license boards should always be consulted for current and complete requirements. CPC = certified professional counselor, LAC = licensed associate counselor, LAPC a = licensed associate professional counselor, LCMHC = licensed clinical mental health counselor, LCPC = licensed clinical professional counselor, LIMHP = licensed independent mental health practitioner, LMHC = licensed mental health counselor, LMHP = licensed mental health practitioner, LPC = licensed professional counselor,
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, including or doctoral 45 contact planning, 100 hours of face- degree, have hours individual to-face supervision completed and group by a licensed mental all clinical- counseling health professional experience requirements, have passed the NCE LPCC = licensed professional clinical counselor, LPC/I = licensed professional counselor intern, LPC-MH = licensed professional counselor of mental health, LPCMHC = licensed professional clinical mental health counselor, LPC/MHSP = licensed professional counselor/mental health service provider, LPMHC = licensed professional mental health counselor CACREP = Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs b (organizational affiliate of American Counseling Association) , CCMHC = certified clinical mental health counselor, CHEA = Council for Higher Education Accreditation, continued
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, NCMHCE = National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (administered by National Board for Certified Counselors) , PEPK = Practice Examination of Psychological Knowledge (administered by Northamerican Association of Masters in Psychology)
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