Wisconsin Administrative Code
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board
Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure
Section MPSW 11.01 - Application for licensure as a professional counselor
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง MPSW 11.01
Current through February 26, 2024
An applicant for a professional counselor license shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application with the required fee under s. 440.05(1), Stats.
(2) A certificate of professional education, signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean, or registrar of the school from which the applicant has graduated with one of the following approved degrees:
(a) A master's or doctoral
degree in professional counseling.
(b) A degree in one of the following
specialty areas from a program which was accredited by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs at the time the
applicant graduated:
1. Addiction
counseling.
2. Clinical mental
health counseling.
3. Clinical
rehabilitation counseling.
4.
Marriage, couple, and family counseling.
5. Doctoral program in counselor education
and supervision.
(c) A
program which is equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree in professional
counseling by meeting the requirements in s.
MPSW
14.01 or 14.02, including Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs accredited degree programs that are
not listed in par. (b) but meet the requirements of s.
MPSW
14.01 or 14.02.
(d) A degree awarded by a foreign institution
of higher learning which has been evaluated by an organization approved by the
professional counselor section and is equivalent to a degree from a program
approved under pars. (a) to (c). If the applicant's education was not received
in English, the applicant must demonstrate proficiency in English on an
approved test of English as a foreign language.
(3) Verification the applicant has completed one of the following:
(a) After receiving a
master's degree in professional counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the
equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of professional counseling practice,
including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, while holding a
valid professional counselor training license and supervised by a person
qualified to supervise under s.
MPSW
12.02.
(b)
Either during or after the doctorate degree program in professional counseling
or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of
full-time professional counseling practice supervised by a person qualified to
supervise under s.
MPSW 12.02.
Any supervised practice outside of the doctorate degree program shall be done
while holding a valid professional counselor training license.
(4) Verification of a passing score on one of the following:
(a) National
Counselor Examination (NCE).
(b)
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE).
(c) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
examination.
(d) Another
examination approved by the professional counselor section.
(5) Documentation necessary for the section to determine, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., whether any of the following apply:
(a) The applicant has a pending charge for an
exempt offense, as defined in s.
111.335(1m)
(b), Stats., or a violent crime against a
child, as defined in s.
111.335(1m)
(d), Stats., that is substantially related to
the practice of a professional counselor.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a
crime substantially related to the practice of a professional
counselor.
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