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MPSW 11.01(3)(3)Verification the applicant has completed one of the following:
MPSW 11.01(3)(a)(a) After receiving a master’s degree in professional counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of professional counseling practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, while holding a valid professional counselor training license and supervised by a person qualified to supervise under s. MPSW 12.02.
MPSW 11.01(3)(b)(b) Either during or after the doctorate degree program in professional counseling or its equivalent, engaged in the equivalent of at least 1,000 hours of full-time professional counseling practice supervised by a person qualified to supervise under s. MPSW 12.02. Any supervised practice outside of the doctorate degree program shall be done while holding a valid professional counselor training license.
MPSW 11.01(4)(4)Verification of a passing score on one of the following:
MPSW 11.01(4)(a)(a) National Counselor Examination (NCE).
MPSW 11.01(4)(b)(b) National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE).
MPSW 11.01(4)(c)(c) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination.
MPSW 11.01(4)(d)(d) Another examination approved by the professional counselor section.
MPSW 11.01(5)(5)Documentation necessary for the section to determine, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., whether any of the following apply:
MPSW 11.01(5)(a)(a) The applicant has 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 11.01(5)(b)(b) The applicant has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of a professional counselor.
MPSW 11.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455, eff. 12-1-93; CR 02-105: am. (1) (intro.), (a), (e) and (f) Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 03-090: am. (1) (b) Register June 2004 No. 582, eff. 7-1-04; CR 08-088: am. (1) (b) Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; CR 16-009: r. and recr. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; correction in (3) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2018 No. 745; CR 19-116: r. and recr. (5) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; correction in (5) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2020 No. 773; CR 20-032: r. and recr. (2) (b), am. (c) Register November 2021 No. 791, eff. 12-1-21.
MPSW 11.015MPSW 11.015Application for a professional counselor training license.
MPSW 11.015(1)(1)The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor training license to any individual who does all of the following:
MPSW 11.015(1)(a)(a) Submits a completed, signed application form.
MPSW 11.015(1)(b)(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), Stats.
MPSW 11.015(1)(c)(c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.12 (2), Stats.
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(2)(d)(d) Other relevant documentation.
MPSW 11.015 HistoryHistory: 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 11.035MPSW 11.035Temporary license.
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(1)(a)(a) Submits application and pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), Stats.
MPSW 11.035(1)(b)(b) Satisfies the requirements under s. MPSW 11.01 (2) and (3).
MPSW 11.035(1)(c)(c) Submitted an application to take the next available examination under s. MPSW 11.01 (4).
MPSW 11.035(2)(2)A temporary license is valid for a period not to exceed 9 months and may be renewed once.
MPSW 11.035 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1998, No. 514, eff. 11-1-98; CR 02-105: am. Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 16-009: r. and recr. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18.
MPSW 11.04MPSW 11.04Reciprocal 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 HistoryHistory: 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 11.045MPSW 11.045Reciprocal 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 NoteNote: Application forms are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov.
MPSW 11.045 HistoryHistory: 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.
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