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Chapter SPS 161
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
SPS 161.01   Substance abuse counselor-in-training application.
SPS 161.02   Substance abuse counselor application.
SPS 161.03   Clinical substance abuse counselor application.
SPS 161.04   Clinical supervisor-in-training application.
SPS 161.05   Intermediate clinical supervisor or independent clinical supervisor application.
SPS 161.06   Prevention specialist-in-training application.
SPS 161.07   Prevention specialist application.
SPS 161.08   Reciprocity.
Note: Chapter SPS 161 was repealed and recreated by 2017 Wis. Act 262 effective 5-1-18, Register April 2018 No. 748.
SPS 161.01Substance abuse counselor-in-training application. An applicant for certification as a substance abuse counselor-in-training shall submit all of the following:
(1)An application form.
(2)A fee as determined by the department under s. 440.05, Stats.
(3)Evidence of successful passage of the jurisprudence examination.
(4)Evidence of completion of 100 hours of substance use disorder specialized education through a postsecondary institution, department-approved continuing education, or department-approved education program. The 100 hours shall be in all of the following:
(a) Fifteen hours in assessment training.
(b) Fifteen hours in counseling training.
(c) Ten hours in case management.
(d) Fifteen hours in patient education.
(e) Twenty hours in professional responsibility.
(f) Twenty-five hours in electives in any of the subjects in pars. (a) to (e).
(5)Evidence of current employment, a written offer of employment, internship, practicum, or an agreement authorizing volunteer hours at an agency providing substance use disorder treatment.
(6)For applicants who have a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of a crime, all related information necessary for the department to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the practice of substance abuse counseling.
History: 2017 Wis. Act 262: cr. Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 161.02Substance abuse counselor application. An applicant for certification as a substance abuse counselor shall submit all of the following:
(1)An application form.
(2)A fee as determined by the department under s. 440.05, Stats.
(3)Evidence of successful passage of the jurisprudence examination unless the applicant has previously passed the examination in the process of obtaining a substance abuse counselor-in-training credential.
(4)Evidence of completion of 360 hours of substance use disorder specialized education through a postsecondary institution or a department-approved education program. The 360 hours shall be in all of the following:
(a) Sixty hours in assessment training.
(b) Sixty hours in counseling training.
(c) Sixty hours in case management.
(d) Sixty hours in patient education.
(e) Sixty hours in professional responsibility.
(f) Six hours in boundaries and ethics.
(g) Fifty-four hours in electives in any of the subjects in pars. (a) to (f).
(5)Evidence of successful passage of the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors’ NCAC I exam.
(6)Evidence of completion of 3,000 hours of work experience performing the practice dimensions supervised by an individual under ch. SPS 162 within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of application. The 3,000 hours shall include all of the following:
(a) One thousand hours in providing substance use disorder counseling with a minimum of 500 hours in a one-on-one individual modality setting.
(b) Two hundred hours of providing counseling during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application of which 100 hours shall have been completed using an individual modality setting.
(7)For applicants who have a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of a crime, all related information necessary for the department to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the practice of substance abuse counseling.
History: 2017 Wis. Act 262: cr. Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 161.03Clinical substance abuse counselor application. An applicant for certification as a clinical substance abuse counselor shall submit all of the following:
(1)An application form.
(2)A fee as determined by the department under s. 440.05, Stats.
(3)Evidence of successful passage of the jurisprudence examination unless the applicant has previously passed the examination in the process of obtaining a substance abuse counselor-in-training or substance abuse counselor credential.
(4)Evidence of one of the following:
(a) Holding a substance abuse counselor credential.
(b) Completion of 360 hours of substance use disorder specialized education through a postsecondary institution or department-approved education program. The 360 hours shall be in all of the following:
1. Sixty hours in assessment training.
2. Sixty hours in counseling training.
3. Sixty hours in case management.
4. Sixty hours in patient education.
5. Sixty hours in professional responsibility.
6. Six hours in boundaries and ethics.
7. Fifty-four hours in electives in any of the subjects in subds. 1. to 6.
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