New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR (LPCC)
Section 16.27.4.11 - DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.27.4.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A completed application as specified in 16.27.3.8 NMAC.
B. Proof of education and experience requirements:
(1) The applicant is required
to submit an official transcript in a sealed envelope from each institution
contributing to the applicant's master or doctoral degree, a total of no less
than 48 graduate semester hours or 72 quarter graduate hours which includes the
required clinical core curriculum. Applicants who have just graduated with an
appropriate degree field, and whose degrees have not yet been conferred by
their university, may submit the following documentation in while awaiting
official transcripts to become available:
(a)
A verification letter from a university official verifying
(i) their degree program;
(ii) that all courses have been completed and
they have earned passing grades;
(iii) their degrees will be conferred by the
university; and
(b) A
receipt verifying that they have ordered their transcripts to be sent to the
board office once their degree is conferred.
(2) A statement from each supervisor in a
sealed envelope on a form provided by the board (attachment B) verifying the
applicant's supervised experience and setting forth the nature and extent of
such supervision must be submitted with the application. The statement shall
verify that the applicant's performance was in accordance with adequate
counseling and therapy standards of practice. If a supervisor's statement is
not available, the applicant may submit documentation explaining why the
supervisor's statement is not available and sworn affidavits from other
individuals verifying that supervision took place and describing the nature and
the extent of the supervision.
(3)
Documentation of 3,000 hours of postgraduate direct clinical client contact and
100 hours of appropriate face to face postgraduate supervision.
(4) Attachment E, listing only specific
graduate coursework. The board may request syllabi as needed to clarify course
content.
(5) If submitting hours
obtained in another jurisdiction, documentation of the applicant's licensure,
registration or certification status must be submitted on attachment form A
which must be sent directly to the board by the jurisdiction in which the
applicant is licensed, certified or registered.
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