Locate your state laws and regulations relating to the five areas of practice listed below. Use Capella’s Licensure Resources for this assignment. The laws regulating the practice of counseling in your state can be found on your state counseling board website or through your state counseling association. School counselors should check with the state board of education. Use the Researching My State’s Counseling Credentials Form document listed below as a guide for completing this assignment.
Review the state laws and regulations relating to the practice of counseling for your specialization. Within these regulations, locate the specific areas relating to:
Master’s Program site-based learning (such as practicum or internship) requirements.
Post-master’s degree hour requirements under supervision.
If none, indicate “not applicable.” This is common for school counselors.
Supervision.
Who can function as a supervisor in your state?
What are the requirements for being a supervisor?
Licensing certification requirements and application process.
Education requirements, for example.
Continuing education requirements for licensed/credentialed counselors.
How many hours will you need? And how often?
Information about grounds for suspension or revocation of a license.
List three specific things that can get you into trouble in your state.
Address how these laws impact counseling professionals in general.
This section should be one paragraph.
Remember to cite your sources.
Address how credentialing requirements are intended to protect the clients, the consumers, and the public.
This section should be one paragraph.
Remember to cite your sources.
Please be sure to cite the specific legal codes. For example, the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) #4757-13 discusses the licensing of counselors
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