South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 36 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS
Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS
Section 36-10 - Licensing Provisions for Addiction Counselor Associates

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 36-10

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

An applicant for initial licensure as an addiction counselor associate must:

(1) submit an application on forms approved by the Board, along with the required fee; and

(2) show evidence of graduation from an addiction counseling program accredited by CACREP at the time of graduation; or

(3) submit evidence of successful completion of a master's degree, specialist's degree or doctoral degree with a minimum of forty-eight (48) graduate semester hours primarily in counseling or related field from a program accredited by NASAC, CACREP, or one that follows similar educational standards, and from a college or university accredited by the Commission on the Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, one of its transferring regional associations, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, or a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning subsequent to receiving the graduate degree. On one's graduate transcript(s) the applicant must demonstrate successful completion of 27 of the 48 hours consisting of courses in the following areas:

(a) Human growth and development course; and/or

(b) Social and cultural foundations course; and/or

(d) Family System Theory Course; and/or

(e) Career Theory; and/or

(f) Group Dynamics; and/or

(g) Screening, Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis within behavioral health; and/or

(h) Research and evaluation; and/or

(i) Professional orientation: coursework content providing an understanding of professional roles and functions, professional goals and objectives, professional organizations and associations, professional history and trends, ethical and legal standards, professional preparation standards, and professional credentialing; and

(j) 6 hours of Substance Use Disorder/ Addiction Specific Coursework; and

(k) Practicum: a minimum of one (1) supervised one hundred (100) hour counseling practicum; and

(l) Internship: completed an internship, as part of a degree program, of at least six hundred (600) hours, of which three hundred (300) hours must be working primarily with the substance use disordered population with a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) hours of direct client contact; however, if the 300/120 specific hours requirement is not met within the 600 hour internship, a post-graduate experience may be served to meet this requirement; and

(4) submit evidence of a passing score on examinations approved by the Board; and

(5) submit a supervision plan, satisfactory to the Board, designed to take effect after notice of licensure as a Licensed Addiction Counselor Associate. The supervision plan can be submitted with the application, or after the applicant obtains employment; however, an associate cannot begin providing addiction counselor services until a completed satisfactory supervision plan is submitted to and received by the Board.

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