Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-60c - Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act Rule
Section R156-60c-302a - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-60c-302a
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
(1) Under Subsection 58-60-405(1)(d), the minimum 3,000 hours of clinical mental health experience required shall include:
(a) 1,000 hours providing clinical
mental health therapy as defined in Subsection
58-60-102(7),
directly to clients; and
(b) 75
hours of clinical mental health therapy performed under direct supervision per
Subsection R156-60c-102(9).
(2) Clinical mental health experience may include the following:
(a)
individual, family, and group therapy;
(b) crisis intervention;
(c) intermediate treatment; and
(d) long-term treatment.
(3) Supervised experience shall be obtained:
(a) after completion of the education in
Section 58-60-405 and may not include any
clinical internship or practicum hours;
(b) unless Subsection (4) applies, while the
applicant is licensed as an ACMHC;
(c) while the applicant is a W-2 employee
providing clinical mental health services at one of the following facilities:
(i) mental health agency;
(ii) in-patient or out-patient
hospital;
(iii) educational
institution;
(iv) non-profit
organization; or
(v) government
agency;
(d) in
accordance with the supervision experience requirements of Section
R156-60c-305b;
(e) under a supervisor who meets the
requirements of Section
R156-60c-305a; and
(f) in not less than 18 months
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection R156-60c-302a(3)(c), an individual may qualify for licensure when:
(a) exempt under Subsection
58-1-307(1)(b);
or
(b) they completed training in
another jurisdiction while:
(i) licensed as
the equivalent of an ACMHC; or
(ii)
engaged in the practice of clinical mental health counselor while not required
to be licensed; and
(c)
satisfactory evidence is provided to the Division and Board documenting
training is equivalent to and meets the experience requirements under this
section and Subsections
58-60-405(1)(d) and (e).
(5) The exemption in Subsection 58-1-307(1)(b) does not permit an applicant to engage in the required hours of clinical mental health training or mental health therapy training without first becoming licensed as an ACMHC.
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