(a) A minimum of 135 contact hours of substance use disorder education, which may be obtained within the master’s degree or additional to the master’s degree. The education shall contain all of the following topics:
1. Understanding addiction.
2. Knowledge of addiction treatment.
3. Application to addiction practice.
4. Professional readiness in addiction treatment.
(b) A minimum of 200 hours of face-to-face client treatment with individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders, under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.
(3) Specialty requirements for individuals certified by the board other than as advanced practice social workers or Independent Social Workers. To be authorized to treat substance use disorder as a specialty an individual certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1) or 457.14 (1) (a), Stats., shall meet all of the following: (a) A minimum of 180 contact hours of substance use disorder education, which may be obtained within the bachelor or master’s degree or in addition to the bachelor or master’s degree. The education shall be in all of the following:
1. Thirty hours in assessment training.
2. Thirty hours in counseling training.
3. Thirty hours in case management.
4. Thirty hours in patient education.
5. Thirty hours in professional responsibility.
6. Three hours in boundaries and ethics.
7. Twenty-seven hours in electives in any of the subjects in subd. 1. to 6.
(b) A minimum of 1,000 of hours of face-to-face substance use disorder treatment experience, under the supervision of a qualified supervisor, with individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders. The supervised hours can be either the same as or separate from the hours obtained for the credential issued by the board.
(4) Qualified supervisors. A qualified supervisor is a person who is knowledgeable in psychopharmacology and addiction treatment and is any of the following:
(b) A licensed marriage and family therapist.
(c) A licensed professional counselor.
(d) A licensed clinical social worker.
(e) A licensed psychologist.
(f) A licensed physician.
(g) An individual, other than an individual specified in pars. (a) to (f) who is approved in advance by the board.
(5) Continuing education. To maintain the authority to treat substance use disorder, an individual certified by the board must complete at least 6 continuing education hours during each biennial credentialing period in substance use disorder. The continuing education may be counted toward the continuing education required for renewal of the underlying credential.
Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dated _________________ __________________________________
Board Chair
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional
Counseling and, Social Work Examining Board
