Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-13 - Licensing of Counselors › Section 4757-13-07 - Counselor program approval

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								Except as defined
			 in paragraph (D) of rule 4757-13-07 of the Administrative Code,all Ohio programs
			 are required to be accredited by the Ohio department of higher education and
			 are required to be "Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
			 Educational Programs" "CACREP" clinical mental health program, clinical
			 rehabilitation counseling program, or addiction counseling program accredited
			 by January 1, 2018; and if so accredited are deemed to be approved programs per
			 division (B)(2) of section
			 4757.23 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Programs that are
			 "CACREP" accredited in mental health, clinical mental health, clinical
			 rehabilitation counseling program, or addiction counseling program are deemed
			 to have met the requirements and shall be verified by the "CACREP" website or
			 copy of the approval letter from "CACREP" sent to the board by the
			 program.
(C) Supervision of
			 students shall meet the requirements established in "CACREP" accreditation
			 standards for clinical mental health counseling programs, clinical
			 rehabilitation counseling programs, or addiction counseling programs. Students
			 registered as counselor trainees with the board shall further meet supervision
			 requirements per rule
			 4757-17-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(D)
								Ohio counselor education programs not yet accredited by
			 CACREP may apply to the board for temporary approval to enroll students pending
			 the award of CACREP accreditation.
(1)
									Programs may be approved for an initial two year period
			 by the counselor professional standards committee of the board. At the
			 discretion of the Board, approval may be extended for up to two additional
			 years if the program demonstrates progress in attaining accreditation as
			 confirmed by the accrediting body.
(2)
									To be considered
			 for temporary permission for its graduates to be considered eligible to sit for
			 the licensed professional counselor examination, programs must submit the
			 following to the board:
(a)
										Letter of introduction describing the proposed program
			 and the proposed accreditation timeline, including when the first cohort of
			 students will be enrolled;
(b)
										Letter of
			 committment to obtain accreditation executed by the academic officer
			 responsible for the division or department administering the counselor
			 education program;
(c)
										Syllabi, course descriptions, and curricular
			 information for all clinical mental health counseling courses;
(d)
										Proposed program
			 administrative documents such program handbooks for students and faculty;
			 and
(e)
										Curriculm vitae and/or resumes of all current or
			 proposed program faculty. If not all faculty are currently employed by the
			 program, include proposed job descriptions or an outline the expected
			 qualifications as well as a plan for hiring qualified faculty.
(3)
									If a
			 temporarily approved program fails to attain accreditation or withdrawals from
			 the accreditation process, students enrolled as of the date of notification of
			 failure to attain accreditation or the date on which the program voluntarily
			 withdraws, will be eligible to apply for licensure provided the student meets
			 all other licensure requirements in effect at the time of application for
			 licensure.
(4)
									Programs that fail to attain accreditation are barred
			 from seeking permission to enroll students under this rule for a period of five
			 years.