Wisconsin Legislature: 002 - CR 16-009 Rule Text

(4) A passing score on the Wisconsin statutes and rules examination.

Section 8. MPSW 12.01 is repealed and recreated to read:

MPSW 12.01 Supervised practice requirement. (1) Except as provided in sub. (4), an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor under s. 457.12, Stats., shall complete a period of supervised practice while holding a valid professional counselor training license before being eligible for licensure. Supervision may be exercised by a person other than an employment supervisor.

(2) The applicant shall complete one of the following supervised practice requirements:

(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 MPSW 12.02.

(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 MPSW 12.02. Any supervised practice outside of the doctorate degree program shall be done while holding a valid professional counselor training license.

(3) A person with a training license must be supervised.

(4) An applicant who has completed any portion of his or her supervised professional counseling practice in another state shall be given credit for those hours obtained without a professional counselor training license provided the hours meet the requirements of this chapter.

Section 9. MPSW 12.02 is repealed and recreated to read:

MPSW 12.02 Supervised practice. (1) Supervisor qualifications. It is the applicant’s responsibility to satisfy the professional counselors section that the applicant’s supervisor met all qualifications. Supervision of the supervised practice of professional counseling may be exercised by any of the following:

(a) An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has received a doctorate degree in professional counseling.

(b) An individual licensed as a professional counselor who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full−time professional counseling.

(d) A psychologist licensed under ch. 455, Stats.

(e) A person employed by the division of vocational rehabilitation as a vocational rehabilitation supervisor, who is licensed as a professional counselor or who has engaged in the equivalent of 5 years of full−time professional counseling.

(f) An individual, other than an individual specified in pars. (a) to (e), who is approved in advance by the professional counselor section based upon evidence of 5 years of experience in counseling practice.

(2) Supervisor responsibilities. The supervisor’s responsibilities include all of the following:

(a) Exercise discretion as to the frequency, duration, and intensity of the face-to-face supervision session to meet an average of one hour of supervision per week during the supervised practice period.

(b) Permit a supervisee to engage in only professional counseling services the supervisor can competently perform.

(d) Be legally and ethically responsible for the supervised activities of the supervisee.

(e) Be able to interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, or recommend to the supervisee’s employer that the employer interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases.

(f) To terminate the supervised relationship.

(3) Group Supervision Requirements. Supervision in group sessions, shall meet all of the following:

(a) The group shall consist of no more than 6 persons for every 1 person providing supervision.

(b) Each person receiving supervision as part of the group session receives one hour credit for each hour that the group meets for supervision, but may not credit any time which is primarily social activity with the group or supervisor as part of a supervision session.

(c) A supervision session for a group or individual which is provided by more than one supervisor may not be credited for more than the actual time elapsed during the supervision session, not including social activities.

Section 10. MPSW 12.03 and 12.04 are repealed.

Section 11. MPSW 14.02 is repealed and recreated.

MPSW 14.02 Academic program equivalent to a doctorate in professional counseling. An academic program is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in professional counseling from an approved institution if the completed program meets the following criteria:

(1) The course work was completed at an institution which was accredited by its regional accrediting association at the time the applicant graduated from the program, and was part of a program of studies leading to a doctoral degree in a field closely related to professional counseling.

(2) The doctoral program consists of a minimum of 4 academic years of graduate-level preparation defined as 8 semesters or 12 quarters with a minimum of 96 semester credits or 144 quarter credits of graduate-level credits required of all students in the program.

(3) Doctoral students are required to participate in a supervised doctoral-level practicum of a minimum of 100 hours in counseling, of which 40 hours must be in direct service with clients. The nature of the doctoral-level practicum experience is to be determined in consultation with program faculty and/or a doctoral committee. During the doctoral student’s practicum, supervision by student supervisors is not permissible.

(4) Doctoral students are required to complete doctoral-level counseling internships that total a minimum of 600 hours. The 600 hours may include supervised experiences in clinical practice, research, and teaching. The internship includes most of the activities of a regularly employed professional in the setting. The 600 hours may be allocated at the discretion of the doctoral advisor and the student on the basis of experience and training.

(5) During the practicum and internship, the student receives weekly individual or triadic supervision, performed by a supervisor with a doctorate in professional counseling or a related profession. Group supervision is provided on a regular schedule with other students throughout the internship and is usually performed by a program faculty member.

Section 12. MPSW 14.04 is repealed.

Section 13. 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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