Section R. 338.1774 - Application requirements; licensure by examinationRule 74.
(1) An applicant for a professional counselor license shall satisfy the requirements of the code, the rules promulgated under the code, and all the following requirements:(a) Provide the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department.(b) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying completion of a master's or doctoral degree in a program that satisfies the requirements under R 338.1765.(c) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying the engagement in the practice of counseling under section 18101(d) of the code, MCL 333.18101, that involved an opportunity to work with a broad range of the population and was conducted in an organized education, business, health, private practice, or human services setting under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor for either of the following periods of time, as applicable: (i) For an applicant that has completed a master's degree, not less than 3,000 hours accrued in not less than a 2-year period, with not less than 100 hours of regularly scheduled supervision accrued in the immediate physical presence of the supervisor or via 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that allows direct, contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between the supervisor and the supervisee. The supervision begins on the issuance of the limited license and continues until the licensed professional counselor license is issued.(ii) For an applicant that has completed a doctoral degree, not less than 1,500 hours accrued over not less than a 1-year period, with not less than 50 hours of regularly scheduled supervision accrued in the immediate physical presence of the supervisor or via 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that allows direct, contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between the supervisor and the supervisee. The supervision begins on the issuance of the limited license and continues until the licensed professional counselor license is issued.(d) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying a passing score on an examination approved and adopted under either R 338.1773(1), (2), or (3).(e) Provide a professional disclosure statement with the application for licensure, as required under section 18113(3) of the code, MCL 333.18113.(2) For practice experience gained in this state, an applicant shall have held a limited license under R 338.1772, while accruing the experience, and the limited licensed counselor shall have practiced under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor in this state in good standing throughout the period of supervision.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1774
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