You agree that you will not sell or license anything that you download, print, or copy from this website. Pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated A, the requirements for licensure and the restrictions on practice for Associate Professional Counselors are as follows:.
Pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated A an applicant for a license in Professional Counseling must meet the following requirements. H ierarchy Search: Y N. R oute : S earch tips. The practice is further defined in O. The director shall be responsible for assuring the quality of the services rendered by that practitioner and shall ensure that qualified supervision or intervention occurs in situations, which require expertise beyond that of the practitioner.
The purpose of supervision is to promote the development of the practitioner's clinical skills. Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audiotapes, videotapes, and direct observation of the practitioner's clinical skills. Supervision does not require the supervisor to be present at the work site with the supervisee. Supervision may be provided pro bono or for a fee. Both supervisors and supervisees are required to maintain a contemporaneous record of the date, duration, type individual, paired, or group , and a brief summary of the pertinent activity for each supervision session to be submitted to the Board upon request.
If there are any discrepancies in hours, contemporaneous documentation of supervision will be requested. In addition, i a supervisor who holds a master's degree must have three 3 years of post-licensure experience; and ii a supervisor who holds a specialist degree must have two 2 years of post-licensure experience; and iii a supervisor who holds a doctoral degree must have one 1 year of post-licensure experience; and iv for supervision entered into after September 30, , a supervisor who is a Licensed Professional Counselor must hold either a National Board of Certified Counselors NBCC Approved Clinical Supervisor credential or a Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia LPCAGA Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor credential.
Valid work sites should have measurable detailed documentation for every candidate, to include a signed contractual agreement that outlines the job description, office hours, performance review procedures and dismissal policies. The agreement between the work site and the candidate should be akin to employment. Directed experience sites in the contract must meet the requirements of rule An individual course may not be used to fulfill the requirement in more than one content area.
II Multicultural Counseling or Diversity Training , which includes an understanding of societal changes and trends, human roles, societal subgroups, diversity, social mores and interaction patterns, and differing lifestyles; and competency in counseling a diverse clientele. V Lifestyle and Career Development , which includes an understanding of career development theories; occupational educational information sources and systems; career and leisure counseling, guidance and education; lifestyle and career decision making; and career development program planning, resources, and evaluation.
VII Research Methods and Evaluation , which includes an understanding of types of research, statistics, research report development, research implementation, program evaluation, needs assessment, and ethical and legal considerations in research; OR Research Statistics, which includes an understanding of the theory, analysis and interpretation of manual or computer generated statistical measures.
VIII Professional Orientation and Ethics , which includes an understanding of ethical and legal standards, professional roles, responsibilities, and functions; professional goals and objectives; professional organizations and associations; professional history and trends; professional preparation standards; and professional credentialing.
The applicant must have earned a master's degree in a program primarily counseling in content or in a program of applied psychology, which degree includes a supervised practicum or internship of at least hours which was part of the degree program, from an institution which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
After September 30, , practicum or internship hours will be required. The applicant must document graduate level coursework from such an accredited institution in order to demonstrate that the degree program is either primarily counseling in content or a program of applied psychology.
Registration of a contract for obtaining postmaster's directed experience under supervision. The applicant shall register with the Board an acceptable contract, the Directed Experience Under Supervision Contract, for obtaining the post-master's experience required for licensure as a Professional Counselor. The applicant is responsible for notifying the Board of any changes in the contract, by submitting a new contract within fourteen 14 days of the change.
To qualify for licensure as an associate professional counselor, applicant must pass the required competency examination for licensure prescribed by the Board in rule A person who holds a license as an Associate Professional Counselor may only use the title "Associate Professional Counselor. A person who holds a license as an Associate Professional Counselor may engage in the practice of Professional Counseling, but only under direction and supervision, and only for a period not to exceed five years while obtaining the post-master's experience and supervision required for licensure as a Professional Counselor.
Rule The director shall be responsible for assuring the quality of the services rendered by that practitioner and shall ensure that qualified supervision or intervention occurs in situations which require expertise beyond that of the practitioner.
The number of required years of Directed Experience is based on the applicant's educational credentials as defined in Rule Endorsement applications will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the Board. Practice without direction is not a work setting acceptable to the Board. II Multicultural Counseling or Diversity Training , which includes an understanding of societal changes and trends, human roles, societal subgroups, diversity, social mores and interaction patterns, and differing lifestyles and competency in counseling a diverse clientele.
The applicant must have earned a master's degree from an institution which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation CHEA. The applicant must document graduate level coursework from such an accredited institution in order to demonstrate that the degree program is primarily counseling in content and meets the requirements in Rule A "Masters" degree must be so designated by the educational institution awarding the master's degree and indicated on the official transcript.
Directed Experience under Supervision. The applicant must present evidence of four 4 years of post-master's directed experience under supervision [see definitions in Rule A minimum of two 2 years of the supervision must be provided by a supervisor who is a licensed Professional Counselor and meets the requirements in Rule To qualify for licensure as a professional counselor, applicant must pass the required competency examination for licensure prescribed by the Board.
The applicant must have earned a specialist degree from an institution, which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
A "Specialist" degree must be so designated by the educational institution awarding the specialist degree and indicated on the official transcript. The applicant must present evidence of two 2 years of post-master's directed experience under supervision [see definitions at A minimum of one 1 year of the supervision must be provided by a supervisor who is a licensed Professional Counselor and meets the requirements in Rule The applicant must have earned a doctoral degree from an institution which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
A "Doctoral" degree must be so designated by the educational institution awarding the doctoral degree and indicated on the official transcript. The applicant must present evidence of one 1 year of supervised counseling internship of at least seven hundred fifty hours during the doctorate degree program in a work setting acceptable to the Board OR one 1 year of post master's directed experience under supervision [see definitions in Rule A minimum of half of the one year of supervision must be provided by a supervisor who is a licensed Professional Counselor and meets the requirements in Rule The applicant must have earned a master's degree from a rehabilitation counseling program which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education OR a master's degree from an institution which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation with documented graduate level coursework demonstrating that the degree program is primarily counseling in content and meets the requirements in Rule A "masters" degree must be so designated by the educational institution awarding the master's degree and indicated on the official transcript.
The applicant must present evidence of three 3 years of post-master's directed experience providing rehabilitation services in a rehabilitation setting acceptable to the Board under the supervision [see definitions in Rule A minimum of one 1 year of the supervision must be provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor or a supervisor who is a licensed Professional Counselor and meets the requirements in Rule The applicant must hold the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor designation.
The applicant must have earned a master's degree in a program of applied psychology from an institution, which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
The applicant must document graduate level coursework from such an accredited institution in order to demonstrate that the degree program is a program of applied psychology. The degree program must meet the requirements in Rule A minimum of two 2 years of the supervision must be provided by a supervisor who is a licensed Professional Counselor who meets the requirements in Rule A licensed Master's Social Worker may render or offer to render to individuals, marriages, couples, families, groups, organizations, governmental units, or the general public, service which is guided by knowledge of social resources, social systems, and human behavior.
The licensee may provide evaluation, prevention and intervention services which include but are not restricted to community organization, counseling techniques, and supportive services such as administration, direction, supervision of bachelor's level social workers, consultation, research or education. The first two years of practice after the issuance of the Master of Social Work license shall be under direction and supervision.
After two years of Social Work practice under direction and supervision, the licensee may engage in private practice however, a master's licensee whose practice includes counseling or psychotherapeutic techniques may only engage in such practice under supervision and only for such period of time as is prescribed for qualification to take the clinical social work licensing examination. In order to continue in the private practice of social work that includes counseling or psychotherapy, a licensed master's social worker must apply for a Clinical Social Work license within 60 days of meeting the experience and supervision requirements for that license.
Upon receipt of notification that the licensee has passed the Clinical Social Work licensing examination and after meeting all requirements as prescribed in O. If the Licensee fails the examination, the Board shall require that the licensee's work remain supervised until the applicant has taken and passed the examination.
The exam must be taken at the next scheduled exam date unless the Board, in its sole discretion, approves the postponement for good cause. The exam may be taken a total of three times.
An applicant for licensure as a Master's Social Worker must have earned a master's degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Candidacy, conditional or accreditation status must have been in effect at the school when the degree was awarded. Persons who have obtained a master's degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and who are practicing social work under direction and supervision while preparing to take the master's social work licensing examination, may practice for a period of up to one year following the granting of such degree.
Within one year of graduating from a social work graduate program the individual practicing social work in the State of Georgia must apply to take the licensing examination. If the applicant fails the exam the first time it is taken, then the applicant is required to take the examination at the next scheduled exam date, unless good cause is shown for postponement.
The applicant mays it for the examination a total of three times. An applicant who fails the examination three times, shall not continue to engage in the practice of social work in the state of Georgia, until such time as the applicant has taken and passed the exam absent of statutory exemption.
The person providing direction shall be responsible for assuring the quality of the services rendered by the practitioner and shall ensure that qualified supervision or intervention occurs in situations which require expertise beyond that of the practitioner.
The purpose of supervision shall be to promote the development of the practitioner's clinical skills. Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audiotapes, videotapes and direct observation. For supervision to enable the applicant to qualify for Clinical Social Work licensure, it must comply with requirements specified in Rule Supervision provided for an individual seeking licensure as a clinical social worker must be in compliance with Rule A supervisor of a bachelor level social worker must meet the requirements specified in O.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker may practice all authorized services of licensed master's social workers and may provide: supervision; direction; psychosocial evaluation through data collection and analyses to determine the nature of an individual's mental, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems or conditions; counseling, and psychotherapy to individuals, marriages, couples, families and groups; interpretation of the psychosocial dynamics of a situation and recommend and implement a course of action to individuals, marriages, couples, families, or groups.
This practice may occur in such settings as private practice, family service and counseling agencies, health care facilities and schools and may provide direct evaluation, casework, social work advocacy, education, training, prevention and intervention services in situations threatened or affected by social, intrapersonal stress, interpersonal stress or health impairment.
The applicant with a master's degree must have completed three years' full-time supervised experience in the practice of social work following granting of the master's degree. Of the three years of supervised experience, only the first two must be under direction. The applicant must present evidence of having practiced clinical social work for a minimum of hours post social work master's degree supervised experience acquired over a period of no less than 36 months or more than months, the first hours of experience must be under supervision and direction in the practice of clinical social work.
An applicant who holds a master's degree in social work and holds a doctoral degree in Professional Counseling; Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Medicine; Psychiatric Nursing; Applied Psychology; Pastoral Counseling; or Applied Child and Family Development and whose degree program included a supervised clinical internship may substitute this for one year of experience.
An individual who holds a master's degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and holds a doctoral degree in Professional Counseling; Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Medicine, Psychiatric Nursing; Applied Psychology; Pastoral Counseling; or Applied Child and Family Development must also present evidence of two years full time supervised post master's degree experience defined as hours under direction in the practice of Clinical Social Work obtained in no less than 24 months or no more than 72 months.
Fifty percent of the supervision must be provided by a licensed Clinical Social Worker. The exam must be taken at the next scheduled exam date unless good cause is shown for postponement. Supervision may include without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audiotapes, videotapes and direct observation. Individual Supervision means one supervisor meeting with a maximum of two supervisees. Group Supervision means one supervisor meeting with a maximum of six supervisees. To obtain such approval the person shall submit documentation of the following: 1.
Three years of full-time post-licensure experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy; 2. A recommendation from each of the supervisors who provided supervision-of-supervision attesting to the applicant's competence as a supervisor; and, 5.
The Board may, in its discretion, approve a supervisor who is licensed, in good standing, as a Marriage and Family Therapist and designated an approved marriage and family therapy supervisor in another jurisdiction. Such a statement, once reviewed and approved by the Board, shall be considered an approved contract.
An approved contract may be amended, so long as any changes have been approved by the Board. The director shall be responsible for assuring the quality of services rendered by that practitioner, and shall ensure that qualified supervision or intervention occurs in situations which require expertise beyond that of the practitioner.
In order to be acceptable to the Marriage and Family Therapy Standards Committee of the Board, a director must attest to having performed the functions specified in this paragraph, and when not an employer must have entered into a contractual agreement with the practitioner to perform these functions.
Directors may not provide direction to family members. Family member means a member of a person's immediate or extended family, by direct descent or by marriage, including intimate or cohabitation relationships. Marriage and family therapy includes, without being limited to, individual, group, couple, sexual, family and divorce therapy. Marriage and family therapy involves an applied understanding of the dynamics of marital and family therapy systems, including individual psychodynamics, the use of assessment instruments that evaluate marital and family functioning, designing and recommending a course of treatment, and the use of psychotherapy and counseling.
Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audio tapes, video tapes, and direct observation in order to promote the development of the practitioner's clinical skills. Supervisors may not provide supervision to family members. The applicant must have earned a master's degree from a program in marriage and family therapy, from a program equivalent to a marriage and family therapy degree program, or from any program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education COAMFTE.
Such program shall be in an educational institution which, at the time the degree was awarded, was accredited by a regional body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation CHEA. The applicant must have completed a one year practicum in the practice of marriage and family therapy before or after the granting of the master's degree. Such practicum shall include a minimum of hours of direct clinical experience.
Such practicum shall include hours of supervision provided by a licensed marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychiatrist or psychologist, who was also an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor, a Georgia Board Approved Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor, or a person who was receiving supervision-of-supervision in order to qualify for either designation.
Applicants who have not yet secured employment or begun supervision at the time of submission of their application for licensure shall so indicate on the Contract for Post-Graduate Experience and Supervision. The applicant shall submit an updated Contract for Post-Graduate Experience and Supervision to the Board for approval within thirty 30 days of securing post-graduate employment or beginning post-graduate supervision; 2.
The APC credential allows you to gain hours of qualifying directed experience under supervision that you can use to apply for full LPC licensure. At least two of these years must be provided by a qualified LPC. At least one of these years must be provided by a qualified LPC. Your degree program must include a practicum or internship. Programs that are accredited by the following agencies set the standard for what fulfills the education requirement for APC and LPC licensure:.
This means your program must cover the following core-content areas:. To be eligible to renew you must attest to completing 35 hours of continuing education each renewal period. Have your out-of-state Board of Professional Counseling verify your license for the Georgia State Board using this form.
At this point you can register for your exam of choice. Both exams are computer based. The NCE is a more basic multiple-choice test. Both tests are administered by the Center for Credentialing and Education CCE , which manages the online ProCounselor portal you use to register for your exam.
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