MPSW 11.015(1)(d)
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section of one of the following:
MPSW 11.015(1)(d)1.
1. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position as a professional counselor in a supervised clinical professional counseling practice.
MPSW 11.015(1)(d)2.
2. The applicant is in a position or has an offer for a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the professional counselor section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised clinical professional counseling practice.
MPSW 11.015(2)
(2) A professional counselor training license is valid for 48 months, and may be renewed in two year intervals at the discretion of the professional counselor section. In determining whether to renew a professional counselor training license, the professional counselor section may request any of the following from the applicant:
MPSW 11.015(2)(a)
(a) A statement explaining why the applicant needs additional time to complete the hours of professional counselor practice experience required under s.
MPSW 11.01 (3).
MPSW 11.015(2)(b)
(b) Documentation of any continuing education or graduate level courses the applicant has completed since obtaining their professional counselor training license.
MPSW 11.015(2)(c)
(c) A report from a person actively supervising the applicant under s.
MPSW 12.02 (1), demonstrating that the applicant is making satisfactory progress towards completion of the professional counselor practice experience required under s.
MPSW 11.01 (3).
MPSW 11.015 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1995, No. 469, eff. 2-1-95;
CR 01-027: rn. to be (1), cr. (2),
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 1-1-02;
CR 07-048: r. and recr.
Register March 2008 No. 627, eff. 4-1-08;
CR 21-094: r. and recr. (2) Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22. MPSW 11.035(1)(1)
The professional counselor section may issue a temporary license to practice professional counseling to an individual who does all of the following:
MPSW 11.035(2)
(2) A temporary license is valid for a period not to exceed 9 months and may be renewed once.
MPSW 11.04
MPSW 11.04 Reciprocal license. Except as provided in s.
MPSW 11.045, the professional counselor section shall grant a license as a professional counselor to an applicant who pays the fee required by s.
440.05 (2), Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following:
MPSW 11.04(1)
(1) The applicant has a current credential as a professional counselor or the substantial equivalent in good standing in another state or territory of the United States.
MPSW 11.04(2)
(2) The requirements for obtaining the credential in the other state or territory of the United States are substantially equivalent to the requirements under s.
457.12, Stats.
MPSW 11.04(3)
(3) The applicant does not have a license, registration, or certificate revoked, suspended, limited, or subject to any other discipline in any other jurisdiction warranting denial.
MPSW 11.04(4)
(4) The applicant does not have a pending charge for an exempt offense, as defined in s.
111.335 (1m) (b), Stats., or a violent crime against a child, as defined in s.
111.335 (1m) (d), Stats., that is substantially related to the practice of a professional counselor.
MPSW 11.04(4m)
(4m) The applicant has not been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of a professional counselor.
MPSW 11.04(5)
(5) The applicant has a passing score on the Wisconsin statutes and rules examination.
MPSW 11.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94;
CR 02-105: am. (intro.), (2) and (4), cr. (5),
Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02;
CR 16-009: am. (intro.), (2), r. and recr. (3) to (5)
Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18;
CR 19-116: r. and recr. (4), cr. (4m)
Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; correction in (4) made under s.
35.17, Stats.,
Register May 2020 No. 773;
CR 21-053: am. (intro.) Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22; correction in (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2022 No. 800. MPSW 11.045
MPSW 11.045
Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses. The professional counselor section shall grant a reciprocal license to practice professional counseling to a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member who the board determines meets all of the requirements under s.
440.09, Stats. Subject to s.
440.09 (2m), Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination under this section.
MPSW 11.045 Note
Note: Application forms are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov.
MPSW 11.045 History
History: CR 21-053: cr. Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2022 No. 800.
