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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 2 - Definitions For Practice Of Social Work › Section MPSW 2.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
				MPSW 2 to 6:
(1) "Accredited" means accredited by the
			 council on social work education.
(2) "Certified advanced practice social
			 worker" means a person who holds a certificate under s.
			 457.08(2),
			 Stats.
(4) "Certified independent
			 social worker" means a person who holds a certificate under s.
			 457.08(3),
			 Stats.
(5) "Certified social
			 worker" means a person who holds a certificate under s.
			 457.08(1)
			 or
			 457.09,
			 Stats.
(6) "Client" means the
			 individual, group, business, agency, school, organization, or association for
			 whom the social worker provides professional services. The term client"
			 includes the term and concept of patient."
(7) "Clinical field training" means a minimum
			 of one academic year in the supervised practice of clinical social work
			 services consisting of assessment; diagnosis; treatment, including
			 psychotherapy and counseling; client-centered advocacy; consultation; and
			 evaluation. Clinical field training" does not include indirect social work
			 service, administrative, research, or other practice emphasis.
(8) "Clinical social work practice" means
			 providing services for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and
			 emotional disorders in individuals, families, and groups, to restore, maintain,
			 and enhance social functioning through treatment interventions that include
			 psychosocial evaluation, counseling of individuals, families, or groups,
			 referral to community resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational
			 change to meet social needs, and individual, marital, or group
			 psychotherapy.
(9) "Clinical social
			 work concentration" means a course of study with a primary focus on resolving
			 intrapsychic and interpersonal problems by means of direct contact with clients
			 at the individual, small group and family level. A concentration on community
			 or organizational problems, social planning or policy development does not
			 constitute a clinical social work concentration. To qualify as a master's or
			 doctoral degree in social work with a concentration in clinical social work,
			 the course of study shall include one course in psychopathology and social work
			 and, from among the following, 2 theory and practice courses:
(a) Case management.
(c) Clinical assessment and treatment of
			 specific populations and problems, such as children, adolescent, elderly,
			 alcohol and drug abuse, family or couples relationships.
(d) Psychopharmacology.
(e) Psychotherapeutic
			 interventions.
(f) Electives such
			 as family therapy, social work with groups, sex- or gender-related issues and
			 topics.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.01 - Application for certification as a social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to paying the fee under s.
				440.05(1),
				Stats., an applicant for certification as a social worker shall submit a
				completed, signed application form together with:
(1) A certificate of professional education,
			 signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean or registrar of the school from which
			 the applicant has graduated with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in
			 social work.
(2) Verification that
			 the school or program which awarded the social work degree was accredited by,
			 or a pre-accreditation program, of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
			 at the time the applicant graduated from the program or school, or that a
			 degree awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning has been determined
			 by the CSWE to be equivalent to a program accredited by the CSWE. If the
			 applicant's education was not received in English, the applicant must
			 demonstrate proficiency in English by achieving a score of 550 (or 213 on the
			 computer-based exam) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
			 (TOEFL) or an equivalent score on an equivalent examination.
(3) Verification of successful completion of
			 the required examinations.
(4)
			 Verification of the applicant's credential in all jurisdictions in which the
			 applicant has ever been credentialed.
(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 social worker.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a
			 crime substantially related to the practice of a social worker.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.05 - Application for certification as an advanced practice social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to paying the fee under s.
				440.05(1),
				Stats., an applicant for certification as an advanced practice social worker
				shall submit the completed, signed application form and:
(1) A certificate of professional education,
			 signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean or registrar of the school from which
			 the applicant has graduated with a master's or doctoral degree in social
			 work.
(2) Verification that the
			 school or program which awarded the social work degree was accredited by, or a
			 pre-accreditation program, of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) at
			 the time the applicant graduated from the program or school, or that a degree
			 awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning has been determined by the
			 CSWE to be equivalent to a program accredited by the CSWE. If the applicant's
			 education was not received in English, the applicant must demonstrate
			 proficiency in English by achieving a score of 550 (or 213 on the
			 computer-based exam) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
			 (TOEFL) or an equivalent score on an equivalent examination.
(3) Verification of successful completion of
			 the required examinations.
(4)
			 Verification of the applicant's credential in all jurisdictions in which the
			 applicant has ever been credentialed.
(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 an advanced practice social worker.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a
			 crime substantially related to the practice of an advanced practice social
			 worker.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.07 - Application for certification as an independent social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to paying the fee under s.
				440.05(1),
				Stats., an applicant for certification as an independent social worker shall
				submit the completed, signed application form and:
(1) A certificate of professional education,
			 signed and sealed by the chancellor, dean or registrar of the school from which
			 the applicant has graduated with a master's or doctoral degree in social
			 work.
(2) Verification that the
			 school or program which awarded the social work degree was accredited by, or a
			 pre-accreditation program, of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) at
			 the time the applicant graduated from the program or school, or that a degree
			 awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning has been determined by the
			 CSWE to be equivalent to a program accredited by the CSWE. If the applicant's
			 education was not received in English, the applicant must demonstrate
			 proficiency in English by achieving a score of 550 (or 213 on the
			 computer-based exam) or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
			 (TOEFL) or an equivalent score on an equivalent examination.
(3) An affidavit that the applicant, after
			 receiving a master's or doctoral degree and after receiving certification as an
			 advanced practice social worker, has obtained at least 3,000 hours of social
			 work practice in no less than 2 years under the supervision of a supervisor
			 approved by the social worker section. Pre-certification supervised practice
			 shall meet the criteria under s.
			 MPSW
			 4.01.
(4)
			 Verification of successful completion of the required examinations, or
			 verification that the applicant has obtained certification of the Academy of
			 Certified Social Workers (ACSW) of the National Association of Social
			 Workers.
(5) Verification of the
			 applicant's credential in all jurisdictions in which the applicant has ever
			 been credentialed.
(6)
			 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., which is substantially related
			 to the practice of an independent social worker.
(b) The applicant has been convicted of a
			 crime substantially related to the practice of an independent social
			 worker.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.11 - Temporary certificate or license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The social
			 worker section may issue a temporary certificate permitting the use of the
			 title "social worker" to an individual who pays the fee under s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., and who meets all the qualifications for the social worker certificate
			 except for passing the required examinations.
(2) The social worker section may issue a
			 temporary certificate permitting the use of the title "advanced practice social
			 worker" to an individual who pays the fee under s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., and who meets all the qualifications for the advanced practice social
			 worker certificate except for passing the required examinations.
(3) The social worker section may issue a
			 temporary certificate permitting the use of the title "independent social
			 worker" to an individual who pays the fee under s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., and who meets all the qualifications for the independent social worker
			 certificate except for passing the required examinations.
(4) The social worker section may issue a
			 temporary license permitting the practice of clinical social work and the use
			 of the title "clinical social worker" to an individual who pays the fee under
			 s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., and who meets all the qualifications for the clinical social worker
			 license except for passing the required examinations.
(5) The temporary credential expires upon
			 notification of successful completion of the required examinations or
			 expiration of the 9 month period, whichever is earlier. The temporary
			 credential may be renewed once.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.12 - Reciprocal certificate or license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in s. MPSW 3.125, the social worker section shall grant a certificate
			 as a social worker under s.
			 457.08(1),
			 Stats., to an applicant who pays the fee required by s.
			 440.05(2),
			 Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following to the section:
(a) The applicant has a current credential as
			 a social worker or the substantial equivalent in good standing in another state
			 or territory of the United States.
(b) The requirements for the grant of the
			 credential in the other state or territory of the United States are
			 substantially equivalent to the requirements for the grant of the certificate
			 under s.
			 457.08(1),
			 Stats.
(c) The applicant has
			 disclosed all discipline ever taken or currently pending against the applicant
			 or any professional credential held by the applicant by any credentialing
			 authority of any state or territory of the United States.
(d) Documentation necessary for the section
			 to determine, subject to ss.
			 111.321,
			 111.322,
			 and
			 111.335,
			 Stats., whether any of the following apply:
1.
			 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 social worker.
2.
			 The applicant has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the
			 practice of a social worker.
(e) The applicant passes an examination
			 approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state law
			 relating to social work.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.125 - Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
The social worker section shall grant a reciprocal certificate
				or a license to practice social work under s.
				457.08,
				Stats., to a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service
				member or former service member who the board determines meets all of the
				requirements under s.
				440.09,
				Stats. Subject to s.
				440.09(2m),
				Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination
				under this section.
Application forms are available from the Department of Safety
				  and Professional Services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 3 - Application For Social Worker Certification Or Licensure › Section MPSW 3.13 - Social worker training certificate

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION
			 REQUIREMENTS. The social worker section shall grant a training certificate to
			 an applicant who submits the fee under s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats., together with the completed, signed application form and all of the
			 following:
(a) A certified transcript of
			 professional education verifying that the applicant has a bachelor's degree in
			 psychology, sociology, criminal justice or another human service program
			 approved by the section from a college or university accredited by an
			 accrediting body nationally recognized by the secretary of the United States
			 department of education. The certified transcript shall be sent directly to the
			 section by the college or university.
1. To
			 qualify as "another human service program approved by the section" under s.
			 457.09(1)
			 (c), Stats., the program shall award a
			 bachelor's degree and be one of the following:
a. An organized course of study recognized by
			 the section to contain all five social worker equivalency courses in s. MPSW
			 3.13(2) and a course designated as a senior seminar or capstone
			 course.
b. An organized course of
			 study entitled on the transcript as a human services major.
c. Accredited by any accrediting organization
			 recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) for
			 programs awarding bachelor's degrees with a major in "human
			 services".
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 4 - Supervised pre-certification and pre-licensure social work practice › Section MPSW 4.01 - Supervised pre-certification and pre-licensure social work practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 Supervision of pre-certification or pre-licensure practice of social work under
			 s.
			 457.08(3)
			 (c) and (4) (c), Stats., shall include the
			 direction of social work practice in face-to-face individual or groups sessions
			 of at least one hour duration during each week of supervised practice of social
			 work. Such supervision may be exercised by a person other than an employment
			 supervisor. The one hour per week supervision requirement may be averaged out
			 over the course of the period of supervision. The supervisor may exercise
			 discretion as to the frequency, duration, and intensity of the supervision
			 sessions to meet an average of one hour supervised session per week during the
			 supervision period. The person supervising the pre-certification or
			 pre-licensure practice of social work shall have adequate training, knowledge
			 and skill to competently supervise any social work service that a social worker
			 undertakes. Supervision of the professional practice of social work in the
			 applied skills of the profession may be exercised by a person other than an
			 employment supervisor. The supervisor may not permit a supervisee to engage in
			 any social work practice that the supervisor cannot competently supervise. All
			 supervisors shall be legally and ethically responsible for the activities of
			 the social work supervisee. Supervisors shall 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, and to terminate the supervised relationship if
			 necessary.
(2) If supervision is
			 provided in group sessions, the group shall consist of no more than 6 persons
			 receiving supervision for every one person providing supervision, and may not
			 credit any time which is primarily social activity with the group or supervisor
			 as part of a supervision session. A supervision session 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.
(3) A period of
			 supervised practice of social work shall include, but not be limited to,
			 practice in each of the following activities:
(a) Evaluation and assessment of difficulties
			 in psychosocial functioning of a group or another individual;
(b) Developing plans or policies to alleviate
			 those difficulties.
(c)
			 Intervention, which may include psychosocial evaluation and counseling of
			 individuals, families and groups; advocacy; referral to community resources;
			 and facilitation of organizational change to meet social needs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 5 - Social Work Examinations › Section MPSW 5.01 - Examination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The social worker, advanced practice
			 social worker, independent social worker, and clinical social worker
			 examination process consists of 2 examinations. One examination tests entry
			 level competency in the practice area for which the credential is sought. The
			 other examination tests knowledge of the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes
			 and Administrative Code that pertain to the relevant practice area. Applicants
			 shall pass each examination.
(6)
			 Both of the required examinations for certification as a social worker, or
			 advanced practice social worker, may be taken prior to the completion of the
			 required degree.
(7) Both of the
			 required examinations for certification as an independent social worker, and
			 for licensure as a clinical social worker, may be taken prior to completion of
			 the required period of supervised practice.
(8) An applicant for certification as a
			 social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker,
			 or for licensure as a clinical social worker, need not take the examination
			 testing provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code that
			 pertain to the profession if the applicant took and passed the state statute
			 and administrative code examination in the process of applying for and
			 receiving another social worker credential from the section.
A listing of the examinations approved by the social worker
				  section may be obtained from the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional
				  Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, c/o the Department of Safety and
				  Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin
				  53708-8935.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 6 - Authorized social worker practice › Section MPSW 6.01 - Certified social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
A certified social worker may evaluate and assess difficulties
				in psychosocial functioning, develop a plan to alleviate those difficulties,
				and either carry out the plan or refer clients to other qualified resources for
				assistance. Intervention plans may include counseling of individuals, families,
				and groups; advocacy; referral to community resources; and facilitation of
				organizational change to meet social needs based on a psychosocial evaluation.
				A certified social worker may not engage in psychotherapeutic
				activities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 6 - Authorized social worker practice › Section MPSW 6.02 - Certified advanced practice social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
A certified advanced practice social worker may evaluate and
				intervene in complex difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Intervention
				plans may include counseling of individuals, families, and groups; advocacy;
				referral to community resources; and facilitation of organizational change to
				meet social needs based on a psychosocial evaluation. A certified advanced
				practice social worker may engage in psychotherapeutic activities only under
				the supervision of a person authorized by the board or by the department of
				health services to supervise the practice of clinical social
				work.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 6 - Authorized social worker practice › Section MPSW 6.03 - Certified independent social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
A certified independent social worker may evaluate and
				intervene in complex difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Intervention
				plans may include counseling of individuals, families, and groups; advocacy;
				referral to community resources; and facilitation of organizational change to
				meet social needs based on a psychosocial evaluation. A certified independent
				social worker may practice social work independently but may engage in
				psychotherapeutic activities only under the supervision of a person authorized
				by the board or by the department of health services to supervise the practice
				of clinical social work.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 6 - Authorized social worker practice › Section MPSW 6.04 - Licensed clinical social worker

Current through June 24, 2024
A licensed clinical social worker may provide services without
				supervision for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and
				emotional disorders in individuals, families, and groups to restore, maintain,
				and enhance social functioning through treatment interventions which may
				include, but are not limited to, counseling of individuals, families and
				groups; referral to community resources; advocacy; and facilitation of
				organizational change to meet social needs; and individual, marital, and group
				psychotherapy; all based on a psychosocial evaluation. A licensed clinical
				social worker may engage in psychotherapeutic activities without
				supervision.
A licensed clinical social worker employed in a certified
				  outpatient mental health clinic is subject to rules of the department of health
				  services regarding supervision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 10 - Definitions For Practice Of Professional Counseling › Section MPSW 10.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
				MPSW 10 to 14:
(1) "Client" means the individual, family,
			 group, business, agency, school, organization, or association for whom the
			 license holder provides professional services for which the license holder is
			 usually and customarily compensated. The term "client" includes the term and
			 concept of "patient."
(1m) "DSM"
			 refers to the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
			 Mental Disorders.
(2)
			 "Face-to-face" means in person or real time video conferencing where all
			 parties can communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio
			 transmissions.
(5) "Regionally
			 accredited college or university" means a college or university which is
			 accredited by any of the following bodies: the New England association of
			 schools and colleges, the middle states association of colleges and schools,
			 the north central association of colleges and schools, the northwest
			 association of schools and colleges, the southern association of colleges and
			 schools, the western association of schools and colleges. Applicants for
			 licensure shall prove that the college or university at which the applicant
			 completed course work on which the applicant relies for licensure eligibility
			 was regionally accredited at the time the applicant completed the course
			 work.
(6) "Supervision" is a means
			 of transmitting the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of a particular profession
			 to the next generation of that profession. The supervisory relationship is
			 evaluative, extends over time, and enhances the professional functioning of the
			 developing professional. The supervisor shall monitor the quality of services
			 offered by the supervisee with the purpose of enhancing the quality of skills
			 and services provided by the counselor-in-training. Furthermore, the supervisor
			 shall monitor and provide clinical oversight of the professional services
			 rendered by the counselor-in-training to ensure ethical delivery of services
			 and protection of public health and welfare.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure › Section MPSW 11.01 - Application for licensure as a professional counselor

Current through June 24, 2024
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:
1. Addiction
			 counseling.
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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure › Section MPSW 11.015 - Application for a professional counselor training license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The
			 professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor training
			 license to any individual who does all of the following:
(a) Submits a completed, signed application
			 form.
(b) Pays the fee specified in
			 s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats.
(c) Satisfies the
			 requirements in s.
			 457.12(2),
			 Stats.
(d) Submits evidence
			 satisfactory to the professional counselor section of one of the following:
1. The applicant is in a position or has an
			 offer for a position as a professional counselor in a supervised clinical
			 professional counseling practice.
2. The applicant is in a position or has an
			 offer for a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the
			 professional counselor section, receive training and supervision equivalent to
			 the training and supervision received in a supervised clinical professional
			 counseling practice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure › Section MPSW 11.035 - Temporary license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The professional counselor section may
			 issue a temporary license to practice professional counseling to an individual
			 who does all of the following:
(a) Submits
			 application and pays the fee specified in s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats.
(b) Satisfies the
			 requirements under s.
			 MPSW
			 11.01(2) and (3).
(c) Submitted an application to take the next
			 available examination under s.
			 MPSW
			 11.01(4).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure › Section MPSW 11.04 - Reciprocal license

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as provided in s. MPSW 11.045, the professional
				counselor section shall grant a license as a professional counselor to an
				applicant who pays the fee required by s.
				440.05(2),
				Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following:
(1) The applicant has a current credential as
			 a professional counselor or the substantial equivalent in good standing in
			 another state or territory of the United States.
(2) The requirements for obtaining the
			 credential in the other state or territory of the United States are
			 substantially equivalent to the requirements under s.
			 457.12,
			 Stats.
(3) The applicant does not
			 have a license, registration, or certificate revoked, suspended, limited, or
			 subject to any other discipline in any other jurisdiction warranting
			 denial.
(4) The applicant does not
			 have 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.
(4m) The applicant has not been convicted of
			 a crime substantially related to the practice of a professional
			 counselor.
(5) The applicant has a
			 passing score on the Wisconsin statutes and rules examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 11 - Application For Professional Counselor Licensure › Section MPSW 11.045 - Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
The professional counselor section shall grant a reciprocal
				license to practice professional counseling to a service member, former service
				member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member who the
				board determines meets all of the requirements under s.
				440.09,
				Stats. Subject to s.
				440.09(2m),
				Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination
				under this section.
Application forms are available from the Department of Safety
				  and Professional Services' website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 12 - Professional Counselor Supervised Practice › Section MPSW 12.01 - Supervised practice requirement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in sub. (3), 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) A person with a
			 training license must be supervised.
(3) 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 12 - Professional Counselor Supervised Practice › Section MPSW 12.02 - Supervised practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(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.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 14 - Equivalency Of Professional Counselor Academic Programs › Section MPSW 14.02 - Academic program equivalent to a doctorate in professional counseling

Current through June 24, 2024
An academic program is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in
				professional counseling from an approved institution if the completed program
				meets all of 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 or a doctoral committee, or
			 both. 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.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 15 - Definitions for practice of marriage and family therapy › Section MPSW 15.01 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in chs.
				MPSW 15 to
				19:
(1) "Accredited" means accredited by the
			 commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of the
			 American association for marriage and family therapy.
(2) "Regionally accredited college or
			 university" means a college or university which is accredited by any of the
			 following bodies: the New England association of schools and colleges, the
			 middle states association of colleges and schools, the higher learning
			 commission, the northwest association of schools and colleges, the southern
			 association of colleges and schools, the western association of schools and
			 colleges.
(3) "Supervision" means
			 supervision of the professional practice of marriage and family therapy in the
			 applied skills of the profession.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 15 - Definitions for practice of marriage and family therapy › Section MPSW 15.02 - Practice of marriage and family therapy

Current through June 24, 2024
A licensed marriage and family therapist may practice marriage
				and family therapy as defined in s.
				457.01, Stats.,
				without supervision.
A licensed marriage and family therapist employed in a
				  certified outpatient mental health clinic is subject to rules of the department
				  of health services regarding supervision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 16 - Requirements For Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure › Section MPSW 16.01 - Application for licensure as a marriage and family therapist

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a marriage and family therapist license shall
				submit all of the following:
(1) An
			 application and the fee under s.
			 440.05,
			 Stats.
(2) Evidence of one of the
			 following:
(a) A master's or doctorate degree
			 in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by COAMFTE.
(b) A master's or doctorate degree in
			 marriage and family therapy, psychology, sociology, social work, professional
			 counseling, or other mental health field that included the course work under s.
			 MPSW
			 16.02.
(c)
			 A degree awarded by a foreign institution of higher learning that has been
			 determined by an organization approved by the section to be equivalent to a
			 degree from a master's or doctoral program accredited by COAMFTE. If the
			 education was not received in English, the applicant shall demonstrate
			 proficiency in English by achieving a passing score on a Test of English as a
			 Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 16 - Requirements For Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure › Section MPSW 16.015 - Application for a marriage and family therapist training license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The marriage and
			 family therapist section shall grant a marriage and family therapist training
			 license to any individual who does all of the following:
(a) Submits a completed, signed application
			 form.
(b) Pays the fee specified in
			 s.
			 440.05(6),
			 Stats.
(c) Submits evidence
			 satisfactory to the marriage and family therapist section that he or she has
			 done one of the following:
1. Satisfies the
			 requirements in s.
			 457.10(2),
			 Stats.
2. Is enrolled or will be
			 enrolled in an institute for marriage and family therapy that is approved by
			 the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of
			 the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or by the marriage and
			 family therapist section.
3. Holds
			 a graduate degree in a mental health field approved by the marriage and family
			 therapist section and is enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's or doctoral
			 degree program in marriage and family therapy accredited by the commission on
			 accreditation for marriage and family therapy education or approved by the
			 marriage and family therapist section.
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
			 marriage and family therapist section of one of the following:
1. The applicant is in a position or has an
			 offer for a position as a marriage and family therapist in a supervised
			 marriage and family therapist practice.
2. The applicant is in a position or has an
			 offer for a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the
			 marriage and family therapist section, receive training and supervision
			 equivalent to the training and supervision received in a supervised marriage
			 and family therapist practice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 16 - Requirements For Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure › Section MPSW 16.02 - Educational equivalent to a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by COAMFTE

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Course work
			 required for education to be substantially equivalent to the course work
			 required for a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy
			 course work from a program accredited by COAMFTE shall contain all of the
			 following:
(a) At least 6 semester credits or
			 8 quarter credits in the area of foundations of relational or systemic
			 practice, theories and models.
(b)
			 At least 6 semester credits or 8 quarter credits in the area of clinical
			 treatment with individuals, couples and families. This area shall include a
			 focus on evidence based practice and content on crisis intervention.
(c) At least 3 semester credits or 4 quarter
			 credits in the area of diverse, multicultural or underserved communities. This
			 area shall include understanding and applying knowledge of diversity, power,
			 privilege, or oppression.
(d) At
			 least 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits in the area of research and
			 evaluation. This area shall include marriage and family therapy research and
			 evaluation methods and evidence-based practice.
(e) At least 3 semester credits or 4 quarter
			 credits in the area of professional identity, federal and state law, ethics,
			 and social responsibility.
(f) At
			 least 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits in the area of biopsychosocial
			 health and development across the life span.
(g) At least 3 semester credits or 4 quarter
			 credits in the area of systemic assessment and mental health diagnosis and
			 treatment.
(h) At least 3 semester
			 credits or 4 quarter credits in the area of contemporary developments which
			 interface marriage and family therapy knowledge and practice with the broader
			 multidisciplinary context.
(i) A
			 clinical internship as part of an academic program in marriage and family
			 therapy or a substantially equivalent field. The internship shall consist of a
			 minimum of 300 hours in face-to-face contact with individuals, couples, and
			 families for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment under
			 supervision in not less than 8 calendar months.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board › Chapter MPSW 16 - Requirements For Marriage And Family Therapy Licensure › Section MPSW 16.04 - Supervised Practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An applicant for licensure as a
			 marriage and family therapist under s.
			 457.10,
			 Stats., shall complete, after receiving the required master's or doctorate
			 degree, or upon completion of a graduate degree in a mental health field
			 approved by the marriage and family therapist section, and enrollment in a
			 graduate degree program or other educational program in marriage and family
			 therapy accredited by COAMFTE, 3,000 hours of supervised marriage and family
			 therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client
			 contact, while holding a valid marriage and family therapist training license
			 before being eligible for licensure.
(2) SUPERVISOR QUALIFICATIONS. Supervision of
			 the supervised practice of marriage and family therapy may be exercised by any
			 of the following:
(a) An individual licensed
			 as a marriage and family therapist who has received a doctorate degree in
			 marriage and family therapy.
(b) An
			 individual licensed as a marriage and family therapist who has engaged in the
			 equivalent of 5 years of full-time marriage and family therapy
			 practice.
(c) A
			 psychiatrist.
(d) A psychologist
			 licensed under ch. 455, Stats.
(e)
			 A person who is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
			 approved supervisor or supervisor candidate.
(f) An individual, other than an individual
			 specified in par. (a) to (e), who the marriage and family therapy section
			 approves in advance based upon evidence of experience in marriage and family
			 therapy systems.