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Alcohol & Drug Counseling - ANSWER -
Assisting an individual, family, or group through
the client counselor relationship to develop What are the 6 types of licenses? -
understanding of intrapersonal and interpresonal ANSWER -Clinical Alcohol & Drug
substance abuse problems. Counseling
Clinical Marriage & Family Therapy
Clinical Professional Counseling
Appraisal - ANSWER -Selecting, Graduate Alcohol & Drug Counseling
administering, scoring, and interpreting Graduate Marriage & Family Therapy
instruments designed to assess an individual's Graduate Professional Counselor
aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements,
interests, and personal characteristics
What does it mean to practice clinical
counseling? - ANSWER -means to engage
Board - ANSWER -The State Board of professionally and for compensation
Professional Counselors and Therapists
What does it mean to practice graduate
Certificate - ANSWER -Certificate issued counseling? - ANSWER -to practice
by the Board to practice professional counseling clinically under the supervision of a licensed
clinical provider while fulfilling the requirements
for supervised experience.
Certified Professional Counselor -
ANSWER -Professional Counselor who is
certified by the board Legislative Findings - ANSWER -The
General Assembly finds that the profession of
counseling and therapy profoundly affects the
Counseling - ANSWER -Assisting an lives and health of the people of this state.
individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop an
understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal How many members are on the board? -
problems, define goals, make decisions, to plan ANSWER -13 members
a course of action reflecting the needs, interests,
and abilities
What is the breakdown of the board members? -
ANSWER -5 Licensed Clinical Professional
Fund - ANSWER -The State Board of Counselors
Professional Counselors and Therapists Fund 3 Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapists
3 Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselors
2 Consumer Members
License - ANSWER -Unless the context
requires otherwise, one of six types of these are
issued by the Board authorizing an individual to Qualifications for Consumer Members -
practice ANSWER -Must be a member of general
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May not have been a certified or licensed
counselor How many days should the board wait before
May not have anyone in household as a certified notifying the Board of Examiners of Psychologists
or licensed counselor of any complaint? - ANSWER -60 days
May not participate in a commercial or
professional field related to counseling
May not have any financial investments with any When is it ok to practice without a license? -
board members ANSWER -If one is a student working under
the supervision of a licensed mental health care
provider while pursuing a course of study
How many years does each board member
serve? - ANSWER -4 years
Supervised Clinical Experience -
ANSWER -Applicant shall have completed
Process for vacancies in the board - not less than 3 years with a minimum of 2000
ANSWER -Governor shall fill within 60 days hours of supervised experience.
Removal process from the board - What are the requirements for a certified
ANSWER -Governor may remove any professional counselor? - ANSWER -Good
member for incompetency, misconduct or neglect Moral Character
of duty. 18 years old
Secretary may recommend that the Governor Should hold a master's or doctoral degree in a
remove a member who has been absent for 2 health and human services counseling field
successive meetings without adequate reason
Supervised clinical experience for a certified
Powers & Duties of the Board - ANSWER - professional counselor-alcohol and drug -
Maintain a registry of all licensed & certified ANSWER -Completed not less than 3 years
members with a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised
Submit annual report experience
Code of Ethics
Establish CEU's
Adopt an official seal Requirements for a certified supervised
Create committees to advise on special issues counselor-drug and alcohol - ANSWER -
Associates Degree
Have completed not less than 2 years with a
What two things must the board do to take minimum of 2,000 hours
action? - ANSWER -Discusses the Minimum of 15 hours of drug and alcohol training
proposed action with a board member who is Practice under supervision
licensed
The licensed board member votes either in the
affirmative or negative on a proposed action What are the requirements to get a waiver? -
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Alcohol & Drug Counseling - ANSWER -
Assisting an individual, family, or group through
the client counselor relationship to develop What are the 6 types of licenses? -
understanding of intrapersonal and interpresonal ANSWER -Clinical Alcohol & Drug
substance abuse problems. Counseling
Clinical Marriage & Family Therapy
Clinical Professional Counseling
Appraisal - ANSWER -Selecting, Graduate Alcohol & Drug Counseling
administering, scoring, and interpreting Graduate Marriage & Family Therapy
instruments designed to assess an individual's Graduate Professional Counselor
aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements,
interests, and personal characteristics
What does it mean to practice clinical
counseling? - ANSWER -means to engage
Board - ANSWER -The State Board of professionally and for compensation
Professional Counselors and Therapists
What does it mean to practice graduate
Certificate - ANSWER -Certificate issued counseling? - ANSWER -to practice
by the Board to practice professional counseling clinically under the supervision of a licensed
clinical provider while fulfilling the requirements
for supervised experience.
Certified Professional Counselor -
ANSWER -Professional Counselor who is
certified by the board Legislative Findings - ANSWER -The
General Assembly finds that the profession of
counseling and therapy profoundly affects the
Counseling - ANSWER -Assisting an lives and health of the people of this state.
individual, family, or group through the client
counselor relationship to develop an
understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal How many members are on the board? -
problems, define goals, make decisions, to plan ANSWER -13 members
a course of action reflecting the needs, interests,
and abilities
What is the breakdown of the board members? -
ANSWER -5 Licensed Clinical Professional
Fund - ANSWER -The State Board of Counselors
Professional Counselors and Therapists Fund 3 Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapists
3 Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselors
2 Consumer Members
License - ANSWER -Unless the context
requires otherwise, one of six types of these are
issued by the Board authorizing an individual to Qualifications for Consumer Members -
practice ANSWER -Must be a member of general
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May not have been a certified or licensed
counselor How many days should the board wait before
May not have anyone in household as a certified notifying the Board of Examiners of Psychologists
or licensed counselor of any complaint? - ANSWER -60 days
May not participate in a commercial or
professional field related to counseling
May not have any financial investments with any When is it ok to practice without a license? -
board members ANSWER -If one is a student working under
the supervision of a licensed mental health care
provider while pursuing a course of study
How many years does each board member
serve? - ANSWER -4 years
Supervised Clinical Experience -
ANSWER -Applicant shall have completed
Process for vacancies in the board - not less than 3 years with a minimum of 2000
ANSWER -Governor shall fill within 60 days hours of supervised experience.
Removal process from the board - What are the requirements for a certified
ANSWER -Governor may remove any professional counselor? - ANSWER -Good
member for incompetency, misconduct or neglect Moral Character
of duty. 18 years old
Secretary may recommend that the Governor Should hold a master's or doctoral degree in a
remove a member who has been absent for 2 health and human services counseling field
successive meetings without adequate reason
Supervised clinical experience for a certified
Powers & Duties of the Board - ANSWER - professional counselor-alcohol and drug -
Maintain a registry of all licensed & certified ANSWER -Completed not less than 3 years
members with a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised
Submit annual report experience
Code of Ethics
Establish CEU's
Adopt an official seal Requirements for a certified supervised
Create committees to advise on special issues counselor-drug and alcohol - ANSWER -
Associates Degree
Have completed not less than 2 years with a
What two things must the board do to take minimum of 2,000 hours
action? - ANSWER -Discusses the Minimum of 15 hours of drug and alcohol training
proposed action with a board member who is Practice under supervision
licensed
The licensed board member votes either in the
affirmative or negative on a proposed action What are the requirements to get a waiver? -
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