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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 250 - ALABAMA BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING › Chapter 250-X-8 - [Repealed] › Section 250-X-8-.21 - General Rules For Establishment And Operation Of Schools

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(Repealed).
Author:
William H. Filmore
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-7-40(b).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 250 - ALABAMA BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING › Chapter 250-X-8 - [Repealed] › Section 250-X-8-.22 - State Board Examinations For Manicurists

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed).
Author:
William H. Filmore
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-7-40(b).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 250 - ALABAMA BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING › Chapter 250-X-8 - [Repealed] › Section 250-X-8-.23 - State Board Examinations For Manicurist Instructors

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(Repealed).
Author:
William H. Filmore
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-7-40(b)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 250 - ALABAMA BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING › Chapter 250-X-9 - [Repealed] › Section 250-X-9-.01 - Fees

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(Repealed).
Author:
Bob McKee
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-7A-11.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.01 - Introduction

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(1) The Alabama
			 Board of Examiners in Counseling operates under the authority of
Code of Ala. 1975
, §§
								34-8A-1,
et
seq
. The Board interprets
			 the intent of the legislature, which passed Act 423 of 1979 (hereinafter
			 referred to as
Code of Ala. 1975
, §§
								34-8A-1,
et
seq
.), and the Governor
			 who signed it into law, to be the protection of the public welfare and in the
			 public interest.
(2) Therefore, the
			 Board of Examiners in Counseling shall in all its deliberations and all its
			 adopted rules and regulations diligently pursue those goals most consistent
			 with the public interest, and shall at all times apply the provisions of
Code of Ala. 1975
, §§
								34-8A-1,
et
seq
., and the rules and
			 regulations adopted from time to time in a fair and impartial manner.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.02 - Procedure

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The Board hereby adopts Robert's Rules of Order governing
				procedure at Board meetings.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.03 - Organization

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The Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling is composed, by
				law, of seven members appointed by the Governor to staggered terms of five
				years. The composition of the Board shall include three licensed professional
				counselors, two counselor educators and two citizens from the general
				public.
Appointments are made from a list of qualified candidates
				submitted to the Governor by the Executive Committee of the Alabama Counseling
				Association no later than October 1 of each year.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-4.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.04 - Vacancies

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(1) Expired Terms.
			 No later than October 1 of each year, the Executive Committee of the Alabama
			 Counseling Association shall submit to the Governor the names of two qualified
			 candidates for the position or positions on the Board to be vacated by reason
			 of expiration of term of office. The Governor shall make the appointments from
			 this list, prior to January 1. If the Governor fails to make an appointment by
			 January 1, the Alabama Counseling Association, or its successor organization,
			 shall select a successor member from among the two qualified candidates
			 nominated to fill the vacancy. Said appointments shall be for a term of five
			 years.
(2) Unexpired terms. Any
			 unexpired terms shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from a list of
			 two candidates for each vacancy, submitted within thirty days of such vacancy,
			 by the Executive Committee of the Alabama Counseling Association. The
			 appointments shall be made within forty-five (45) days after the candidates'
			 names have been submitted. If the Governor fails to make the appointment within
			 the forty-five (45) day period, the executive director of the Alabama
			 Counseling Association, or its successor organization, shall select a
			 replacement member from among the two qualified candidates nominated to fill
			 the unexpired term of a board member.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.05 - Election Of Board Officials And Appointment Of Board Employees

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(1) The Board shall
			 elect a chair and a vice chair and such other officers as it deems necessary
			 from its members to serve for terms of one year.
(2) The Board may employ such personnel as
			 necessary to carry out the provisions of
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §§
								34-8A-1,
			 34-8A-4.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.06 - Meetings

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(1) The Board shall
			 hold at least one meeting each year and four members shall at all times
			 constitute a quorum.
Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of the chair
				or upon written request of any three members of the Board.
(2) Meetings of the Board, formal or
			 informal, shall be open to the public. Dates, times, and places of meetings
			 shall be furnished to anyone requesting the information.
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §
								13A-14-2.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.07 - Records

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Records of the Board shall be kept, maintained and made
				available for inspection. The Board shall also submit detailed reports of its
				proceedings to the Governor or his representative and shall make annual reports
				in such form as required by the Governor.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-4.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.08 - Finances

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(1) The Board shall
			 set fees and no part of any fee shall be refundable under any
			 conditions.
(2) The following fees
			 shall be in effect:
(a)
Application
$200.00
(b)
Licensed Professional Counselor
							 License
$300.00
(c)
Associate Licensed Counselor License
$150.00
(d)
Licensed Professional Counselor
							 Renewal
$300.00
(e)
Associate Licensed Counselor Renewal
$150.00
(f)
Supervising Counselor Approval Processing
							 Fee
$150.00
(g)
Duplicate or replacement license
$ 15.00
(h)
Provisional License
$150.00
(i)
License Reactivation year not to exceed
							 $250.00
$ 50.00 per
(j)
Written License Verification
$ 25.00
(k)
LPC Reinstatement under
							 255-X-7-.01(3)(a)
$500.00
(l)
Bad Check Charge
$ 30.00
(m)
Mailing Labels
$ 25.00
(n)
Request of Reduction of Professional Experience
							 Hours
$150.00
(o)
Lapsed License Fee
$100.00
(3)
			 All fees collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury, with funds being
			 disbursed in accordance with normal state procedures. In addition to fees
			 collected, the Board is empowered to accept grants from foundations and
			 institutions to carry out its functions.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.09 - Forms And Instructions

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The Board has authority to adopt and change forms for use by
				the Board as the Board deems necessary to conduct its business.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-1 - ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE BOARD › Section 255-X-1-.10 - Military Exceptions

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The Board recognizes the unique challenges of obtaining and
				maintaining licensure for those who are serving on active duty in the military
				or who are the spouse of a person serving on active duty in the
				military.
In its review of applications for licensure, licensure renewal,
				and requests for inactivation or reactivation of licensure status, the board
				shall exercise authority to examine individual circumstances related to
				applicants who are serving on active duty in the military or who are the spouse
				of a person serving on active duty in the military. In such cases, the Board
				may accept alternative means of verification as well as grant exceptions for
				educational requirements, supervised experience requirements, and examination
				requirements. The Board examine each case and determine eligibility for
				exceptions based on this review but in so doing shall not compromise its
				mission of public protection.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.01 - Practice of Counseling

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(1)
			 Unless specifically exempt by
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 § 34-8 A-3, no person shall engage in the private practice of counseling
			 in the state of Alabama without a valid license issued through due process by
			 the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling. The issuance of a license by the
			 Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling authorizes a licensee to engage in the
			 private practice of counseling in the State of Alabama only.
(2) The private practice of counseling shall
			 mean rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, organizations or
			 the general public counseling services, in settings of individual or group
			 practice, for a fee, salary, or other compensation, involving the application
			 of principles, methods or procedures of the counseling profession which
			 include, but are not restricted to:
(a)
COUNSELING
. To render evaluation and therapy that
			 includes, but is not limited to, providing individual counseling, family
			 counseling, martial counseling, group therapy, school counseling, play therapy,
			 rehabilitation counseling, art therapy, human growth and development
			 counseling, couples counseling, chemical abuse or dependency counseling, career
			 counseling, and vocational disability counseling. The use of specific methods,
			 techniques, or modalities within the practice of a Licensed Professional
			 Counselor is restricted to counselors appropriately trained in the use of three
			 methods, techniques, or modalities. A licensed professional counselor or
			 associate licensed counselor may diagnose and develop treatment plans but shall
			 not attempt to diagnose, prescribe for, treat, or advise a client with
			 reference to problems or complaints falling outside the boundaries of
			 counseling services.
(b)
APPRAISAL ACTIVITIES
. Selecting, administering scoring
			 and interpreting instruments designed to assess an individual's aptitudes,
			 attitudes, abilities, achievements, interests and personal characteristics, but
			 shall not include the use of projective techniques in the assessment of
			 personality.
(c)
COUNSELING, GUIDANCE AND PERSONNEL CONSULTING
.
			 Interpreting or reporting upon scientific fact or theory in counseling,
			 guidance and personnel services to provide assistance in solving some current
			 or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations.
(d)
REFERRAL
			 ACTIVITIES
. The evaluating of data to identify problems and to
			 determine advisability of referral to other specialists.
(e)
RESEARCH
			 ACTIVITIES
. The designing, conducting and interpreting of research
			 with human subjects.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.02 - Licensed Professional Counselor

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Any person who represents to the public by any title or
				description of services incorporating the words "licensed professional
				counselor" or "licensed counselor"; and who offers to render professional
				counseling services in private practice to individuals, groups, organizations,
				corporations, institutions, government agencies, or the general public in
				settings of individual or group practice for a fee, salary or other
				compensation, implying licensure and training, experience, or expertise in
				counseling, and who holds a current, valid license to engage in the private
				practice of counseling, with the exception of those practitioners listed in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-7, and who holds a current,
				valid license to engage in the private practice of counseling, with the
				exception of those practitioners listed in
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §
								34-8A-3.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-2(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.03 - Associate Licensed Counselor

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Any person who meets the qualifications set forth in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-8, and who has been licensed
				to offer counseling services while under the supervision of a Board approved
				supervisor.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-2(1).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.04 - Board Approved Supervision

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This phrase shall mean supervision of an Associate Licensed
				Counselor by a Licensed Professional Counselor who meets the supervision
				criteria set out in section
				255-X-3-.03 or
				255-X-3-.05 and whose name
				appears on the ALC's license.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.05 - Supervising Counselor

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Supervising counselors shall be Licensed Professional
				Counselors and shall have adequate training, knowledge and skill to render
				competent clinical supervision. Supervising counselors shall meet the
				supervision criteria set out in section
				255-X-3-.03.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.06 - Privileged Communication

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This phrase shall mean any communication between client and
				counselor, given in confidence and not intended to be disclosed to third
				persons other than those to whom disclosure is made in the furtherance of the
				rendition of professional services to the client. The confidential relations
				and communications between the licensed professional counselor or associate
				licensed counselor and the client are placed on the same basis as those
				provided by law between attorney and client, and nothing in
Code of
				Ala. 1975
, §§
								34-8A-1,
et
seq
., shall be construed
				to require any such privileged communication to be disclosed.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-21.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.07 - Resident Of The State Of Alabama

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(Repealed).
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.08 - Citizen Of The United States

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(Repealed).
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.09 - Good Moral Character

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This phrase shall mean any individual who is highly regarded in
				personal character and professional ethics.
(1) Applicants and licensees are required to
			 disclose to the Board any instance of censure, consent agreement, or
			 disciplinary action; refused licensure or certification; voluntary surrender of
			 licensure or certification; or license or certification suspension or
			 revocation by any counseling or mental health related regulatory Board, or any
			 counseling or mental health related professional organization within thirty
			 (30) days of the action or disciplinary event.
(2) Applicants and licensees are required to
			 disclose to the Board any arrests or convictions resulting from the suspected
			 violation of any Federal, State, Municipal, or Local laws and ordinances,
			 including pleas of nolo contendere, within thirty (30) days of the arrest,
			 conviction, or plea agreement.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.10 - Supervised Experience In Professional Counseling

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This phrase shall mean counseling activities which are not part
				of a practicum, internship or any other academic course work necessary to meet
				the requirements of
				255-X-3-.01(b)
				(1-11).
These activities must be supervised by a Supervising Counselor
				who assumes responsibility for services rendered by the Associate Licensed
				Counselor.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.11 - Relevant Professional Or Continued Educational Experience

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This phrase shall mean documented training, workshops,
				institutes, seminars, etc., primarily counseling in content, as set forth in
				255-X-7-.03(f)2.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.12 - Supervising Associate (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.13 - Indirect Counseling Service

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Activities concerning client care that do not qualify as
				direct service. In general, the term is used to refer to time spent in
				management, administration, or other aspects of counseling service ancillary to
				direct service. The following would be considered indirect service:
(1) observing others providing counseling or
			 related services,
(2) record
			 keeping,
(3) administrative
			 duties
(4) clinical and/or
			 administration supervision.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.14 - Direct Counseling Service

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Interaction with clients that includes supervised use of
				counseling, consultation, or related professional skills with actual clients
				(can be individuals, couples, families, or groups) for the purpose of fostering
				social, cognitive, behavioral, and/or affective change. These activities must
				involve interaction with others and may include:
(1) assessment,
(2) counseling,
(3) psycho-educational activities,
			 and
(4) consultation on specific
			 client issues.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.15 - Provisional License

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A one-year, temporary licensure status equal to that of a
				licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor with specified
				stipulations for establishing substantial equivalency according to subdivision
				(4) of Section
				34-8A-7 and Chapter
				255-X-3.01(2)(a) and 255-X-3.01(2)(b)1-11.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-15
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.16 - Contact Clock Hours

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The number of actual clock hours spent in direct interactive
				participation between learner and instructor or facilitator.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.17 - Continuing Education Unit

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One (1) continuing education unit (CEU) is equivalent to ten
				(10) continuing education (CE) clock hours. To use graduate course work for
				continuing education, one (1) graduate semester hours is equivalent to 12.5
				CE's, and one (1) graduate quarter hour is equivalent to 8.3
				CE's.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.18 - Relevant Professional and Continuing Educational Experience

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A professional program, seminar, workshop, or formal graduate
				course work in a regionally accredited institution, consisting of at least one
				(1) contact hour focused on increasing knowledge and use of skills in the
				private practice of counseling in one or more of the following areas:
				counseling theory and practice, human growth and development, social and
				multicultural foundations, helping relationships, group dynamics, lifestyle and
				career development, appraisal of individuals, research and evaluation, or
				professional orientation. Formal graduate course work utilized as continuing
				education for licensure renewal cannot also be utilized as a substitute for
				supervised experience required to become a Licensed Professional Counselor.
				Formal graduate course work used as a substitution for supervised experience to
				become a Licensed Professional Counselor cannot also be utilized as continuing
				education for licensure renewal.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.19 - Concurrent Supervision

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All supervision of an ALC providing direct service to clients
				is to be provided by the Supervising Counselor identified on the license of the
				ALC. Concurrent supervision is supervision of the direct service provided by an
				ALC by more than one supervisor for the same clients in order to meet licensure
				or certification requirements of an entity other than the Alabama Board of
				Examiners in Counseling. Concurrent supervision of an ALCs service to the same
				clients by more than one supervisor is prohibited by the Alabama Board of
				Examiners in Counseling.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.20 - Practicum

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Graduate level academic course work that provides for the
				development of individual and group counseling skills under supervision. The
				practicum must be taken through a regionally accredited institution, for a
				total of one hundred (100) clock hours. A minimum of forty (40) clock hours
				must be direct service work with clients. At least 80% of the direct service
				work with clients in the practicum must be in counseling sessions with clients.
				Assessment activities with clients may not account for more than 20% of the
				direct services in the practicum. A minimum of one (1) clock hours per week
				must be of individual supervision by program faculty, and a minimum of one and
				one-half (1½) clock hours per week must be group
				supervision.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.21 - Internship

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Graduate level academic course work that provides an
				opportunity for the student to perform all the activities that a regularly
				employed staff member in the setting would be expected to perform. The
				internship must be taken through a regionally accredited institution for a
				total of six hundred (600) clock hours. A minimum of two hundred and forty
				(240) clock hours must be direct service work with clients. At least 80% of the
				direct service work with clients in the internship must be in counseling
				sessions with clients. Assessment activities with clients may not account for
				more than 20% of the direct services in the internship. A minimum of one (1)
				clock hours per week must be of individual supervision by program faculty, and
				a minimum of one and one-half (11/2) clock hours per week must be group
				supervision.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.22 - Active Duty Military

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This phrase shall refer to persons who are in active service in
				a branch of the armed forces of the United States (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast
				Guard, or Marine Crops), a reserve unit for a branch of the armed forces of the
				United States, or the Alabama military forces. Verification of active duty
				military status must accompany a request for Military Exceptions related to
				initial licensure as an Associate Licensed Counselor or Licensed Professional
				Counselor, licensure endorsement from another state, renewal of an active or
				lapsed license, or requests for inactivation or reactivation of an inactive
				license.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.23 - Direct Supervision

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The "Direct Supervision" component for licensure supervision by
				an ABEC approved LPC-S requires that the supervision occur as an individual,
				in-person, one-to-one, face-to-face, and physically present (not utilizing
				virtual formats or methos of interaction)
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-2 - DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATION OF TERMS › Section 255-X-2-.24 - Other Supervision

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"Other Supervision" encompasses all forms of supervision that
				are not defined as "Direct", specifically including a virtual presence of the
				SC with the ALC as well as the modality of group supervision. However, no form
				of "Other" supervision is allowed without the real-time, synchronous presence
				of an ALC's approved SC.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LPC AND ALC; SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; EXCEPTIONS FOR SUPERVISION BY SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE › Section 255-X-3-.02 - Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC)

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(1) General. All applicants must meet the
			 qualifications set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-7(1) through
			 (4).
(2) Education.
(a) All applicants must meet the educational
			 requirements set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									34-8A-7(4).
(b) All applicants must meet the educational
			 requirements set forth in Rule
			 255-X-3-.01(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LPC AND ALC; SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; EXCEPTIONS FOR SUPERVISION BY SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE › Section 255-X-3-.03 - Supervising Counselor

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(1)
			 General. Supervising Counselors shall be licensed professional counselors and
			 shall have adequate training, knowledge and skill to render competent clinical
			 supervision.
(2) To be able to
			 provide virtual supervision for licensure, the Supervising Counselor must
			 complete, in the Supervising Counselor training or in other independent CE
			 trainings, two (2) continuing education contact hours in the practices and
			 ethics of providing virtual supervision. This two (2) hour training requirement
			 must only be completed ONCE to be able to offer distance/virtual supervision as
			 an LPC-S.
(3) Licensed professional
			 counselors applying for supervising counselor status must comply with the
			 following requirements.
(a) Experience.
			 Document one of the following:
1. A minimum of
			 five (5) years of full time (20+ hours per week) clinical practice as an ABEC
			 approved Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LPC AND ALC; SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; EXCEPTIONS FOR SUPERVISION BY SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE › Section 255-X-3-.04 - Exceptions for Supervision by Supervising Counselor. (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LPC AND ALC; SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; EXCEPTIONS FOR SUPERVISION BY SUPERVISING COUNSELOR; SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE › Section 255-X-3-.05 - Supervising Associate. (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 34-8 A-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.01 - General

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Applications and forms are to be obtained from, completed and
				returned to the Chairman of the Board, or designate.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.02 - Transcripts

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The applicant must have official transcripts sent from
				institutions where credit was earned. If the transcript course titles are
				ambiguous or do not adequately convey the pertinent content of the courses,
				clarifying documents may be requested.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.03 - Other Training Credentials

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(Repealed).
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.04 - References

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The applicant will have a minimum of three references on a form
				supplied by the Board.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.05 - Board Decisions Relative To Application

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An affirmative vote of a majority of those Board members
				present and voting will be held as evidence that the applicant has qualified
				for the next step in the procedure or qualified for licensure:
(a) Granting of the license to a Licensed
			 Professional Counselor.
(b)
			 Granting of the license to the Associate Licensed Counselor.
(c) Granting of the provisional
			 licensure.
(d) Granting Supervising
			 Counselor status.
(e) Granting
			 inactive status, or reactivation status.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 34-8A-l,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.06 - Unresolved Questions Concerning Application

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Should the Board have unresolved questions of competence based
				upon any part of the screening procedure, it may require any one or all of the
				following:
(a) Additional academic
			 work;
(b) Additional supervised
			 experience;
(c) Additional
			 references or recommendations;
(d)
			 Clarifications of intent of practice;
(e) Other evidence deemed necessary to
			 satisfy the Board as to the qualification and/or fitness and competence of the
			 applicant to practice as a counselor.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.07 - Denial Of Application

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If the Board votes to deny the application, the applicant will
				be so notified by certified mail. Specific reasons for denial will be stated,
				such as incomplete information, unofficial records, failure on examination, and
				other matters judged insufficient for licensure.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-9.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-4 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 255-X-4-.08 - Application Retention

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Active pursuit of application for licensure is expected.
				Applications not resulting in licensure are deemed to be temporary Board
				records. These records are retained three (3) years after the end of the fiscal
				year in which the records were created. The creation date of the file will be
				the initial date of receipt of the application.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-5.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-5 - EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS › Section 255-X-5-.01 - General

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An applicant who has met the requirements of
Code
				of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-7(l) through
				(4) and Chapter
				255-X-3-.01(2)(a) through
				(2)(b) l-ll, will be granted permission to
				take the written examination.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-8A-7(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-5 - EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS › Section 255-X-5-.02 - Written Examination

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(1) The
			 Board has adopted a prepared standardized test covering the specialized
			 knowledge common to a variety of counseling practices. The Board may contract
			 with test design specialists to prepare and provide materials for such testing
			 and to revise the examination as deemed necessary. Passing and failing scores
			 will be determined by the Board utilizing the normative data associated with
			 each administration of the examination. A passing score on the examination is
			 one of the requirements for licensure as a licensed professional
			 counselor.
(2) Application for
			 Examination and Fee. Following notification of eligibility for examination, the
			 applicant shall receive and complete an application for examination and submit
			 the required fee to the Board, or their designated examination agency, with
			 their application for examination.
(3) Notification by Board of Examination.
			 Upon receipt of the applicant's application for examination the Board shall
			 notify the applicant of the date, time and location of the examination. Said
			 notification shall be accompanied by an admission letter which will entitle the
			 applicant to admission to the examination.
(4) Authority to Set Location and Frequency
			 of Examination. The Board shall have authority pursuant to
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-10, to designate the
			 location of examinations and the frequency with which these examinations shall
			 be given.
(5) Notification of
			 Results. As soon as the results of the examination have been completed, the
			 Board shall notify each applicant by mail of his or her examination
			 score.
(6) Re-examination. In the
			 event an applicant fails to receive a passing grade on the examination, the
			 applicant may register and shall be allowed to take a subsequent
			 examination.
(7) Preservation of
			 Examination. Pursuant to
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-13, the Board shall preserve
			 the examination score of each candidate as part of its records for a period of
			 two years following the date of examination.
(8) Examination Option. Applicants for
			 associate licensed counselor may opt for examination at the completion of their
			 education requirement as set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §
								34-8A-7(4) and
			 Chapter 255-X-3-.01, or they may defer
			 examination until completion of the experience requirement set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-7(5).
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 34-8A-l,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-5 - EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS › Section 255-X-5-.03 - Electronic Examination

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(1)
			 Beginning June 1, 2007, the Board has the option to accept an electronically
			 administered and scored examination as an alterative that would conform to the
			 stipulations specified in Chapter
			 255-X-5-.02(1).
(2) The electronic examination option would
			 eliminate the application of procedures noted in Chapter
			 255-X-5-.02(2) through
			 (6).
(3) Upon meeting the prerequisite academic
			 requirements for licensure specified in Chapter
			 255-X-3-.01(2)(a)
			 and 255-X-3-.01(2)(b)1
			 through 11, the Board will assist applicants in identifying and pursuing an
			 electronic administration of the examination.
(4) Should the Board elect to implement the
			 option of utilizing an electronic examination administered and scored by an
			 external agency, written examinations shall not be scheduled or administered by
			 the Board.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-1
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-6 - LICENSURE › Section 255-X-6-.01 - Licensure

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(1) The Board shall
			 issue a license to practice as a professional counselor to all persons who meet
			 the qualifications and who pass the required examination and meet the required
			 experience qualifications. For all initial licenses, the licensure term may be
			 less than or greater than two (2) years depending on the date of issuance of
			 the license and will expire July 31 of the renewal year.
(2) The Board shall issue a license to
			 practice as an associate licensed counselor to all persons who meet the
			 qualifications set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-7(1), (2), (3), and
			 (4). The associate licensed counselor license
			 will be issued for a period of one year and will expire twelve (12) months from
			 the date of issue.
(3) Licensure
			 shall be documented by the issuance of a license document approved by the
			 Board, carrying the approval seal of the board, and bearing the signature of
			 the Chair of the Board. The issuance of a license by the Alabama Board of
			 Examiners in Counseling authorizes a licensee to engage in the private practice
			 of counseling in the State of Alabama only.
(4) Each licensed professional counselor and
			 associate licensed counselor shall be required to display his or her license
			 for inspection by the general public.
(5) Valid Licensure. All ALC's are required
			 to maintain valid licensure (defined as current supervision by an ABEC approved
			 LPC-S, current PPoS [particularly in the case of a change in LPC-S or work
			 site], proper renewals with appropriate CE documentation, appropriate fee
			 payments, adherence to the Codes and Rules of ABEC in order to provide clinical
			 services. ALC's will become invalid due to unapproved changes in supervision or
			 supervisor, or unapproved changes in site where supervised client services are
			 acquired.
(6) Notwithstanding the
			 exemptions provided in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-8A-3, those persons who file an
			 application with the Board or who are licensed professional counselors or
			 associate licensed counselors shall comply with the codes and regulations of
			 the Board and be subject to the disciplinary provisions of the Board.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority
:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 34-8A-l,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 255 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Chapter 255-X-6 - LICENSURE › Section 255-X-6-.02 - Inactive License

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An LPC or ALC may seek inactive status of their licensure
				through written request to the Board prior to the ending valid date of the
				license. The Board shall inform the licensee in writing of the inactivation
				decision. Once the Board renders the license inactive, the licensee shall have
				all privileges associated with licensure revoked until the license is
				reactivated. Otherwise, the licensee will be subject to Section 255-X-7 of the
				regulation regarding licensure renewal, since the Board will not consider
				retroactive inactivation of a lapsed or expired license.
Author:
Alabama Board of Examiners in
				  Counseling
Statutory Authority
:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-8A-6.