Section MPSW 11.01 - Application for licensure as a professional counselor An applicant for a professional counselor license shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application with the required fee under s. 440.05(1), Stats.(2) A certificate of professional education, signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean, or registrar of the school from which the applicant has graduated with one of the following approved degrees: (a) A master's or doctoral degree in professional counseling.(b) A degree in one of the following specialty areas from a program which was accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs at the time the applicant graduated: 2. Clinical mental health counseling.3. Clinical rehabilitation counseling.4. Marriage, couple, and family counseling.5. Doctoral program in counselor education and supervision.(c) A program which is equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree in professional counseling by meeting the requirements in s. MPSW 14.01 or 14.02, including Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs accredited degree programs that are not listed in par. (b) but meet the requirements of s. MPSW 14.01 or 14.02.(d) A degree awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning which has been evaluated by an organization approved by the professional counselor section and is equivalent to a degree from a program approved under pars. (a) to (c). If the applicant's education was not received in English, the applicant must demonstrate proficiency in English on an approved test of English as a foreign language. (3) Verification the applicant has completed one of the following:(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.(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.(4) Verification of a passing score on one of the following:(a) National Counselor Examination (NCE).(b) National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE).(c) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) examination.(d) Another examination approved by the professional counselor section.(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: (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.(b) The applicant has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of a professional counselor.Wis. Admin. Code Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board MPSW 11.01
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.Amended by, 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, eff. 2/1/2018Amended by, 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, eff. 6/1/2020Amended by, CR 20-032: r. and recr. (2) (b), am. (c) Register November 2021 No. 791, eff. 12/1/2021