N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-21.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:34-21.3 - Rehabilitation counselor: experience requirements

(a) In addition to the requirements listed in N.J.A.C. 13:34-21.2, an applicant for licensure as a rehabilitation counselor shall submit to the Committee documentation indicating that the applicant has met the supervised rehabilitation counseling experience requirements for licensure as set forth below:

1. Three calendar years of supervised rehabilitation counseling experience in a rehabilitation counseling setting, only one calendar year of which may be obtained prior to the granting of the master's degree. Hours of supervised rehabilitation counseling experience obtained during college or university graduate level practicums or internships may be counted toward satisfying a portion of the supervised counseling experience requirement provided the courses labeled practicums or internships are not also used to satisfy the educational requirements for licensure as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34-21.2; or

2. Two calendar years of supervised rehabilitation counseling experience in a rehabilitation counseling setting. Hours of supervised rehabilitation counseling experience obtained during college or university graduate level practicums may be counted toward satisfying a portion of the supervised rehabilitation counseling experience requirement provided the courses labeled graduate level practicums or internships are not also used to satisfy the educational requirements for licensure as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34-21.2. No more than one calendar year of supervised professional counseling experience may be obtained prior to the granting of the master's degree.

(b) An applicant for licensure may take up to a maximum of six years to satisfy the supervised rehabilitation counseling experience requirement within the definitions stated in N.J.A.C. 13:34-21.1. Rehabilitation counseling experience submitted to the Committee which occurs before the date of the application may be accepted toward the fulfillment of the experience requirement if the experience meets the criteria stated above including supervision by a qualified supervisor.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34-21.3

New Rule, R.2004 d.158, effective 4/19/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 5228(a), 36 N.J.R. 1943(a).
Amended by R.2009 d.301, effective 10/5/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1946(a), 41 N.J.R. 3813(a).
In (a)2, deleted ", provided that the applicant has earned, subsequent to completing the master's degree, an additional 30 graduate semester hours clearly related to counseling as contained in N.J.A.C. 13:34-21.2(a)3i through x" following "setting".