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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-1 - The Practice of a Certified Addictions Practitioner

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Certified Addictions Practitioner (CAP)
				  consists of addictions treatment, prevention, intervention, diagnosis,
				  referral, and follow-up within the range of the professional's preparation
				  under the supervision of a DQCS licensed in the state of Wyoming as well as the
				  administrative supervision of an employer.
(a) The practice of a CAP may be either
				face-to-face that involves the synchronous interaction between an individual or
				groups of individuals using what is seen and heard in person to communicate,
				or
(b) Via methods of electronic
				delivery that involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g. telephone,
				computers, etc.) to provide the service.
(i)
				When using electronic delivery means, all use must be in compliance with all
				professional ethical standards and all other requirements in these
				rules;
(ii) Special care should be
				taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the provision of services;
				and
(iii) The CAP shall provide
				only those services that are legal within the state that the recipient of
				services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-2 - General Requirements for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants shall have six (6) months from the date of
				  employment to complete all of the requirements for certification. If the
				  applicant fails to complete the requirements in that six (6) month time frame,
				  the applicant shall immediately stop working as a CAP. Providing the services
				  regulated by this Act prior to submitting an application to the Board may
				  result in the denial of the application. The Board may, for good cause shown,
				  grant an extension of this grace period. It is the sole responsibility of the
				  applicant to ensure that the Board receives all documentation necessary to
				  prove to the Board's satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements
				  for certification herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to
				  the Board that they:
(a) are of
				majority age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of addictions therapy or to the ability to practice addictions
				therapy, although exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if
				consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States; and
(d) satisfy the
				requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-3 - Education Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
The educational requirement for certification as an
				  addictions practitioner may be met:
(a) By holding a current National Certified
				Addictions Counselor Level II (NCAC II) certification in good standing;
				or
(b) By receiving a baccalaureate
				degree in addiction therapy from an educational institution accredited by one
				of the regional or national institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the
				Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or
(c) By receiving a baccalaureate degree in a
				human behavioral discipline from an educational institution accredited by one
				of the regional or national institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the
				Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and by completing an
				addictions specific associates degree or higher from an educational institution
				accredited by the National Addictions Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC);
				or
(d) By receiving a baccalaureate
				degree in a human behavioral discipline from an educational institution
				accredited by one of the regional or national institutional accrediting bodies
				recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and by
				completing course work (either graduate or undergraduate) in each of the core
				areas defined herein:
(i) Each of the
				following four (4) courses shall be completed:
(A) Counseling Theories- Three (3) Semester
				Credits. Theories and principles of counseling and psychotherapy.
(B) Counseling Skills- Three (3) Semester
				Credits. Methods and techniques of individual and group counseling.
(C) Practicum in Addictions/Chemical
				Dependency Counseling- Three (3) Semester Credits.
(D) Counseling Ethics- Two (2) Semester
				Credits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-4 - Examination Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on one of the
				following examinations:
(i) The Association
				for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC), NCAC Level II exam;
(ii) International Certification and
				Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor
				(AODA) exam; or
(iii) Other
				examination as may be approved by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-5 - Certification by Education and Experience

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who has received a baccalaureate degree in a
				  human behavioral discipline, other than a degree in addiction therapy, may be
				  granted certification under this section after providing to the board
				  satisfactory proof of completion of two thousand (2,000) hours of supervised
				  work experience as a certified addictions practitioner assistant or equivalent
				  in the field of addiction therapy.
(a)
				The two thousand (2,000) hours of supervised work experience shall be completed
				as direct client contact hours.
(b)
				The hours shall be completed in no less than twenty-four (24) months and no
				more than sixty (60) months prior to application.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-6 - Certification by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who holds a baccalaureate degree in a human
				  behavioral discipline, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  4 of this Chapter and holds a certification
				  that is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  addictions therapy under the laws of another state may, upon approval of the
				  Board, be issued a certification as a CAP in this state If the individual has
				  held a certification to practice addictions therapy in more than one state, the
				  individual shall be required to provide verification that all certifications
				  held within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline against the
				  certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 3 - Certified Addictions Practitioner › Section 3-7 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The term "Certified Addictions
				Practitioner" shall be used only after the applicant is granted certification
				by the Board, and only in conjunction with activities and services that are
				part of the supervised employment.
(b) In the required professional disclosure
				statement, the CAP shall also provide full disclosure to every client of the
				supervised nature of their work, which shall include the name, address and
				telephone number of their DQCS.
(c)
				The supervisory relationship shall be indicated, and the DQCS's name, address
				and telephone number shall appear on all documents relating to advertisement by
				the CAP.
(d) The CAP shall comply
				with the Association for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC) "Code of Ethics"
				incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-1 - The Practice of a Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant
				  (CAPA) consists of assisting in the practice of addictions treatment,
				  prevention, intervention, referral and follow-up within the range of the
				  professional's preparation under the supervision of a DQCS licensed in the
				  state of Wyoming as well as the administrative supervision of an employer. The
				  practice of a CAPA does not include assigning diagnosis, making treatment
				  recommendations, or acting as a primary treatment provider. Therapeutic
				  interventions are limited to education and skill development activities.
(a) The practice of a CAPA may be either
				face-to-face that involves the synchronous interaction between an individual or
				groups of individuals using what is seen and heard in person to communicate,
				or
(b) Via methods of electronic
				delivery that involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g. telephone,
				computers, etc.) to provide the service.
(i)
				When using electronic delivery means, all use must be in compliance with all
				professional ethical standards and all other requirements in these
				rules;
(ii) Special care should be
				taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the provision of services;
				and
(iii) The CAPA shall provide
				only those services that are legal within the state that the recipient of
				services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-2 - General Requirements for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants shall have six (6) months from the date of
				  employment to complete all of the requirements for certification. If the
				  applicant fails to complete the requirements in that six (6) month time frame,
				  the applicant shall immediately stop working as a CAPA. Providing the services
				  regulated by this Act prior to submitting an application to the Board may
				  result in the denial of the application. The Board may, for good cause shown,
				  grant an extension of this grace period. It is the sole responsibility of the
				  applicant to ensure that the Board receives all documentation necessary to
				  prove to the Board's satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements
				  for certification herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to
				  the Board that they:
(a) are of
				majority age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of addictions therapy or to the ability to practice addictions
				therapy, although exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if
				consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States; and
(d) satisfy the
				requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-3 - Education Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
The educational requirement for certification as an
				  addictions practitioner assistant may be met by:
(a) Holding a current National Certified
				Addictions Counselor Level I (NCACI) certification in good standing from the
				Association for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC), or a current Alcohol and
				Other Drug Abuse Counselor (AODA) from the International Certification and
				Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), or
(b) Completion of an associate's degree
				program in addictionology, chemical dependency, substance use disorder
				counseling, or an equivalently termed degree program, from an educational
				institution accredited by the National Addictions Studies Accreditation
				Commission (NASAC) or accredited by one of the regional or national
				institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the Council for Higher Education
				Accreditation (CHEA), or
(c)
				Completion of two hundred seventy (270) hours of addictions specific course
				work and/or training as follows:
(i) A maximum
				of seventy (70) contact hours may be completed in general mental health
				discipline subjects which must include thirty (30) contact hours in counseling
				ethics.
(ii) A minimum of two
				hundred (200) contact hours shall be related specifically to addictions
				therapy. This shall include training/education in Addictions Assessment and six
				(6) contact hours of specialty training in communicable diseases. These
				categories may be satisfied by completing college course work or
				workshops.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-4 - Examination Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on one of the
				following examinations:
(i) The Association
				for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC), NCAC Level I exam; or
(ii) Other examination as may be approved by
				the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-5 - Certification by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who holds an associate's degree in a human
				  behavioral discipline, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  4 of this Chapter and holds a certification
				  that is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  addictions therapy under the laws of another state may, upon approval of the
				  Board, be issued a certification as a CAPA in this state. If the individual has
				  held a certification to practice addictions therapy in more than one state, the
				  individual shall be required to provide verification that all certifications
				  held within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline against the
				  certification
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 4 - Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant › Section 4-6 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The term "Certified Addictions
				Practitioner Assistant" shall be used only after the applicant is granted
				certification by the Board, and only in conjunction with activities and
				services that are part of the supervised employment.
(b) In the required professional disclosure
				statement, the CAPA shall also provide full disclosure to every client of the
				supervised nature of their work, which shall include the name, address and
				telephone number of their DQCS.
(c)
				The supervisory relationship shall be indicated, and the DQCS's name, address
				and telephone number shall appear on all documents relating to advertisement by
				the CAPA.
(d) The CAPA shall comply
				with the Association for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC) "Code of Ethics"
				incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-1 - The Practice of a Certified Mental Health Worker

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Certified Mental Health Worker is the
				  application of human services or psychological theory and methods to the
				  assessment, treatment or prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or
				  impairment, including emotional or mental disorders, under administrative
				  supervision and the supervision of a DQCS licensed in the state of Wyoming. The
				  practice of a CMHW does not include assigning a diagnosis or acting as a
				  primary treatment provider.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-2 - General Requirements for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants shall have six (6) months from the date of
				  employment to complete all of the requirements for certification. If the
				  applicant fails to complete the requirements in that six (6) month time frame,
				  the applicant shall immediately stop working as a Certified Mental Health
				  Worker. Providing the services regulated by this Act prior to submitting an
				  application to the Board may result in the denial of the application. The Board
				  may, for good cause shown, grant an extension of this grace period. It is the
				  sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the Board receives all
				  documentation necessary to prove to the Board's satisfaction that the applicant
				  meets all the requirements for certification herein. The applicant shall
				  provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that they:
(a) are of majority age;
(b) have no felony convictions, and no
				misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the practice as a mental
				health worker or to the ability to practice as a mental health worker, although
				exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if consistent with
				the public interest;
(c) are legal
				inhabitants of the United States; and
(d) satisfy the requirements established in
				these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-3 - Education Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants may meet the educational criteria by the
				  completion of a baccalaureate degree program in a human behavioral discipline
				  from an educational institution accredited by one of the regional or national
				  institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the Council for Higher Education
				  Accreditation (CHEA), with:
(a) Course
				work completed in each of the following five (5) content areas:
(i) Human Services/Psychological Theories -
				Three (3) Semester Credits. A theoretical foundation in psychology, health, or
				human services, with a focus on mental health;
(ii) Communication Skills - Three (3)
				Semester Credits. Methods and techniques of individual and/or group
				communication in a mental health, addictions, or counseling related
				field;
(iii) Human Development -
				Three (3) Semester Credits. Development of humans, to include social,
				cognitive, and/or developmental issues; may also include an in-depth focus on
				one or more developmental areas or populations;
(iv) Cognitive Psychology - Three (3)
				Semester Credits. A focus on the development of cognition and resulting
				behavior; and
(v) Abnormal
				Psychology - Three (3) Semester Credits. A focus on the major types of abnormal
				behavior, including anxiety, affective, schizophrenic, brain, substance and the
				disorders of childhood origin
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-4 - Experience Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
One hundred (100) hours of direct contact with identified
				  clients under the direct supervision of a DQCS and four hundred (400) of
				  indirect experience in a psychological/human services environment must be
				  satisfied prior to certification. This category must be satisfied through paid
				  work experience after completion of the baccalaureate degree.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-5 - Examination Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept the
				passing score as established by the examination provider approved by the
				Board.
(b) The Board shall accept a
				passing score on the following examinations:
(i) The Human Services-Board Certified
				Practitioner Examination (HS-BCPE)
(ii) Other examinations as may be approved by
				the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-6 - Certification by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who holds a baccalaureate degree in a human
				  behavioral discipline, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  4 of this Chapter and holds a certification
				  that is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice as
				  a mental health worker under the laws of another state may, upon approval of
				  the Board, be issued a certification as a CMHW in this state. If the individual
				  has held a certification to practice addictions therapy in more than one state,
				  the individual shall be required to provide verification that all
				  certifications held within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline
				  against the certification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 5 - Certified Mental Health Worker › Section 5-7 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Certified Mental
				Health Worker" shall be used only after the applicant is granted certification
				by the Board, and only in conjunction with activities and services that are
				part of the supervised employment.
(b) In the required professional disclosure
				statement, the Certified Mental Health Worker shall also provide full
				disclosure to every client of the supervised nature of their work, which shall
				include the name, address and telephone number of their DQCS.
(c) The supervisory relationship shall be
				indicated, and the DQCS's name, address and telephone number shall appear on
				all documents relating to advertisement by the Certified Mental Health
				Worker.
(d) The Certified Mental
				Health Worker shall comply with the American Counseling Association "Code of
				Ethics" incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-1 - The Practice of a Certified Social Worker

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Certified Social Worker may
				perform the duties listed in Wyoming Statute §
									
										33-38-102(a)(xi) under the
				clinical supervision of a DQCS licensed in the state of Wyoming and the
				administrative supervision of a supervisor.
(b) As used in Wyoming Statute §
									
										33-38-102(a)(xi), "social
				work treatment" means the application of social work theory, knowledge,
				methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social,
				psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families,
				groups, organizations, and communities, but does not include psychotherapy or
				diagnosis.
(c) Certified social
				workers may not serve as DQCS.
(d)
				The practice of a certified social worker may be either:
(i) face-to-face, involving the synchronous
				interaction between an individual or groups of individuals using what is seen
				and heard in person to communicate, or
(ii) via methods of electronic delivery that
				involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g. telephone, computers, etc.)
				to provide the service.
(A) When delivering
				services electronically, the certified social worker must comply with all
				professional ethical standards and all other requirements in these
				rules;
(B) The certified social
				worker must take special care to ensure the confidentiality and security of the
				provision of services; and
(C) The
				certified social worker shall provide only those services that are legal within
				the state in which the person receiving the services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-2 - General Requirements for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Applicants shall have six (6) months from the date of
				  employment to complete all of the requirements for certification. If the
				  applicant fails to complete the requirements in that six (6) month time frame,
				  the applicant shall immediately stop working as a Certified Social Worker.
				  Providing the services regulated by this Act prior to submitting an application
				  to the Board may result in the denial of the application. The Board may, for
				  good cause shown, grant an extension of this grace period. It is the sole
				  responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the Board receives all
				  documentation necessary to prove to the Board's satisfaction that the applicant
				  meets all the requirements for certification herein. The applicant shall
				  provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that they:
(a) are of majority age;
(b) have no felony convictions, and no
				misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the practice of social work or
				to the ability to practice clinical social work, although exceptions to this
				requirement may be granted by the Board if consistent with the public
				interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants
				of the United States; and
(d)
				satisfy the requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-3 - Education Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
All educational requirements for certification shall be met
				  through the completion of a Council on Social Work Education accredited
				  baccalaureate degree program in social work.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-4 - Examination Requirement for Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on one of the
				following examinations:
(i) The Association of
				Social Work Boards (ASWB) examination at the Bachelor's Level; or
(ii) Other examination as may be approved by
				the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-5 - Certification by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An individual who holds a
				baccalaureate degree in social work, has passed the examination as required in
				Section
				4 of this Chapter and holds a certification
				that is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				social work under the laws of another state may, upon approval of the Board, be
				issued a certification as a Social Worker in this state. If the individual has
				held a certification to practice social work in more than one state, the
				individual shall be required to provide verification that all certifications
				held within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline against the
				certification.
(b) Certification by
				reciprocity does not permit a certified social worker to practice without both
				clinical supervision of a DQCS and administrative supervision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 6 - Certified Social Worker › Section 6-6 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Certified Social
				Worker" or "Social Worker" shall be used only after the applicant is granted
				certification by the Board, and only in conjunction with activities and
				services that are part of the supervised employment.
(b) In the required professional disclosure
				statement, the Certified Social Worker shall also provide full disclosure to
				every client of the supervised nature of their work, which shall include the
				name, address and telephone number of their DQCS.
(c) The supervisory relationship shall be
				indicated, and the DQCS's name, address and telephone number shall appear on
				all documents relating to advertisement by the Certified Social
				Worker.
(d) The Certified Social
				Worker shall comply with the National Association of Social Workers "Code of
				Ethics" incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 7 - Provisional License › Section 7-1 - General Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Provisional licensure is a means by which an individual may
				  continue progress, under the supervision of a DQCS and under the administrative
				  supervision of an employer, towards satisfactory completion of the education,
				  experience and examination requirements established in these rules. A
				  provisional license shall not be issued until the applicant has provided
				  satisfactory evidence to the Board that they:
(a) are of majority age;
(b) have no felony convictions, and no
				misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the practice of counseling,
				marriage and family therapy, clinical social work or addictions therapy or to
				the ability to practice counseling, marriage and family therapy, clinical
				social work or addictions therapy, although exceptions to this requirement may
				be granted by the Board if consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States;
(d) satisfy the educational
				requirements for the requested discipline established in these rules;
(i) Applicants who do not satisfy the
				educational requirements may be granted a provisional license provided they are
				deficient no more than six (6) semester hours and have met the requirement for
				course work in professional orientation or ethics, and practicum and
				internship.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 7 - Provisional License › Section 7-2 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Provisional
				Professional Counselor," "Provisional Clinical Social Worker," "Provisional
				Marriage and Family Therapist" or "Provisional Addictions Therapist" shall be
				used only after the applicant is granted a provisional license by the Board,
				and only in conjunction with activities and services that are part of the
				supervised clinical experience.
(b)
				In the required professional disclosure statement, the provisional licensee
				shall also provide to every client full disclosure of the supervised nature of
				their work, which shall include the name, address and telephone number of their
				DQCS.
(c) The supervisory
				relationship shall be indicated, and DQCS's name, address and telephone number
				shall appear on all documents relating to advertisement by the provisional
				licensee.
(d) The provisional
				licensee shall comply with the applicable code of ethics and standards of
				practice for their discipline as incorporated into these rules in Chapter
				15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 7 - Provisional License › Section 7-3 - Extensions

Current through July 13, 2024
Provisional licenses are not renewable; however, the license
				  may be extended upon a showing of good cause as follows:
(a) One (1) extension for up to six (6)
				months may be granted to a provisional licensee in order to continue sitting
				for the required exam, provided they have completed the required hours of
				clinical experience and supervision.
(b) One (1) extension for up to three (3)
				years may be granted to a provisional licensee needing to complete the required
				hours of clinical experience and supervision, provided they have passed the
				required exam during the initial three (3) year period of the provisional
				license.
(c) Requests for
				extensions shall be in writing and include a detailed explanation justifying
				the extension.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 7 - Provisional License › Section 7-4 - Progression Towards Licensure for Independent Clinical Practice

Current through July 13, 2024
When a provisional licensee believes they have satisfactorily
				  completed the education, experience, supervision and examination requirements
				  established herein, they shall submit an application for an independent
				  clinical practice license.
(a) The
				following documents must be received by the Board in order for the provisional
				licensee's record to be presented to the Application Review Committee for
				consideration:
(i) A complete official
				application form accompanied by the application fee.
(ii) Verification and Evaluation of
				Supervised Experience report forms.
(A) Report
				forms shall contain an original signature.
(B) Report forms shall be submitted directly
				to the office of the Board from the applicant's DQCS.
(C) Report forms must be submitted verifying
				clinical experience and individual face-to-face supervision from each Board
				approved DQCS beginning from the date the provisional license was issued up to
				the date the provisional licensee applies for the independent clinical practice
				license.
(D) Hours completed
				outside of Wyoming may be approved by the ARC to meet the requirements for
				licensure.
(I) Hours shall be completed under
				supervision that meets substantially similar requirements of supervision as
				outlined in Chapter 18 of the Rules;
(II) Hours shall be completed within the
				twenty-four (24) months prior to application for a provisional license in
				Wyoming; and
(III) The Board shall
				count the time to complete the hours towards the minimum requirement of holding
				a provisional license for eighteen (18) months before applying for full
				licensure in Wyoming.
(iii) An official report of having received a
				passing score on the required examination submitted directly to the office of
				the Board from the examination provider.
(A)
				Applicants are allowed only three (3) attempts to pass the exam requirement.
				The Board may allow an applicant to make one (1) more attempt to pass the exam
				requirement upon approval of a remediation plan submitted by the
				applicant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 7 - Provisional License › Section 7-5 - Delivery of Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Provisional licensees services
				may be either face-to-face that involves the synchronous interaction between an
				individual or groups of individuals using what is seen and heard in person to
				communicate, or
(b) Via methods of
				electronic delivery that involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g.
				telephone, computers, etc.) to provide the service.
(i) When using electronic delivery means, all
				use must be in compliance with all professional ethical standards and all other
				requirements in these rules;
(ii)
				Special care should be taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the
				provision of services; and
(iii)
				The Provisional Licensee shall provide only those services that are legal
				within the state that the recipient of services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-1 - The Practice of a Licensed Addictions Therapist

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Licensed Addictions Therapist consists of
				  providing services based on theory and methods of counseling, psychotherapy,
				  and addictionology to persons who are experiencing cognitive, affective or
				  behavioral psychosocial dysfunction as a direct or indirect result of
				  addiction, chemical dependency, abuse of chemical substances or related
				  disorders. The practice of addictions therapy includes, but is not limited to,
				  performing mental health procedures, addiction prevention, crisis intervention,
				  assessment, diagnosis, referral, direct treatment, and follow-up treatment
				  which is rendered to individuals, families, groups, organizations, schools, and
				  communities who are adversely affected by addictions or related disorders
				  within the range of the professional's preparation.
(a) The practice of addictions therapy may be
				either face-to-face that involves the synchronous interaction between an
				individual or groups of individuals using what is seen and heard in person to
				communicate, or
(b) Via methods of
				electronic delivery that involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g.
				telephone, computers, etc.) to provide the service.
(i) When using electronic delivery means, all
				use must be in compliance with all professional ethical standards and all other
				requirements in these rules;
(ii)
				Special care should be taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the
				provision of services; and
(iii)
				The Licensed Addictions Therapist shall provide only those services that are
				legal within the state that the recipient of services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-2 - General Requirements for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
				  the Board receives all documentation necessary to prove to the Board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure
				  herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that
				  they:
(a) are of majority
				age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of addictions therapy or to the ability to practice addictions
				therapy, although exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if
				consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States and
(d) satisfy the
				requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-3 - Education Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All educational requirements
				for licensure shall be met through the completion of a graduate degree program
				with a concentration in addictionology, chemical dependency, or substance
				abuse, healing arts or related field from an educational institution accredited
				by one of the regional or national institutional accrediting bodies recognized
				by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Applicants with
				graduate degrees in other mental health disciplines from a regionally
				accredited college or university shall generally be accepted with the listed
				twenty-two (22) semester hours of coursework (either graduate or undergraduate)
				as follows:
(i) Each of the following four
				(4) courses shall be completed:
(A) Counseling
				Theories- Three (3) semester credits. Theories and principles of counseling and
				psychotherapy;
(B) Counseling
				Skills- Three (3) semester credits. Methods and techniques of individual and
				group counseling;
(C) Practicum in
				Addictions/Chemical Dependency Counseling- Three (3) semester credits;
				and
(D) Counseling Ethics- Three
				(3) semester credits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-4 - Supervised Training/Work Experience Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A minimum of three thousand
				(3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in addictions
				therapy under the direct supervision of a DQCS is required for all applicants.
				This experience shall meet the requirements set forth in these rules. The hours
				must be completed over a period of not less than eighteen (18) months or more
				than thirty-six (36) months unless granted an extension by the Board.
(i) All three thousand (3,000) hours of
				supervised clinical training/work experience required shall be completed after
				the award of the graduate degree;
(ii) Of the three thousand (3,000) hours
				required, at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours shall be direct
				client contact hours; and
(iii) The
				balance of the remaining indirect hours shall consist of work experience that
				supports the direct client contact hours, e.g. charting, preparation, meetings,
				trainings, or the other duties of addictions therapy.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-5 - Examination Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on one of the
				following examinations:
(i) The Association
				for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC), NCAC Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
				exam;
(ii) National Board for
				Certified Counselors (NBCC) Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) exam;
(iii) International Certification &
				Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC)
				exam; or
(iv) Other examination as
				may be approved by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-6 - LAT as a Second License

Current through July 13, 2024
Professionals who currently hold a license as an LPC, LMFT or
				  LCSW in good standing in the State of Wyoming may obtain a license as an
				  Addictions Therapist as follows:
(a)
				Education. The applicant shall satisfy the educational criteria in the
				following manner.
(i) Complete one hundred and
				fifty (150) contact hours of diverse addictions specific training within five
				(5) years of applying for the LAT, including Addictions Assessment, from four
				(4) of the five (5) following areas:
(A)
				Alcoholism: To include biochemical, socio-cultural, and psychological
				factors;
(B) Drugs and Behavior: A
				survey of drugs with abuse potential other than alcohol that affect behavior
				including psychopharmacological information;
(C) Addictions and Special Populations (i.e.,
				adolescents, women, ethnic groups, elderly, adult children of alcoholics, the
				impaired family, impaired professional, etc.);
(D) Addictive Behaviors: Gambling, eating
				disorders, sexual addictions, cults, compulsive behaviors of non-ingestive
				nature, etc; or
(E) Addictions
				Assessment: Appraisal, assessment, testing, diagnosis/dual diagnosis. This
				category may also be satisfied by completing specialty training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-7 - License by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who holds a master's degree or higher in a
				  human behavioral discipline, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  5 of this Chapter and holds a license that
				  is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  addictions therapy under the laws of another state may, upon approval of the
				  Board, be issued a license as an Addictions Therapist in this state. If the
				  individual has held a license to addictions therapy in more than one state, the
				  individual shall be required to provide verification that all licenses held
				  within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline against the
				  license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 8 - Licensed Addictions Therapist › Section 8-8 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Licensed Addictions
				Therapist" or "Addictions Therapist" shall be used only after the applicant is
				granted licensure by the Board.
(b)
				The Licensed Addictions Therapist shall comply with the Association for
				Addictions Professionals (NAADAC) "Code of Ethics" incorporated into these
				rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-1 - The Practice of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker is the
				  application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the
				  professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or
				  biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups,
				  organizations, and communities. The practice of Clinical Social Work requires
				  application of specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in
				  the areas of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and
				  behavioral disorders, conditions, and addictions. Treatment methods include the
				  provision of individual, marital, couple, family, and group counseling and
				  psychotherapy within the range of the professional's preparation. The practice
				  of Clinical Social Work may include private practice and the provision of
				  clinical supervision.
(a) The practice
				of social work may be either face-to-face that involves the synchronous
				interaction between an individual or groups of individuals using what is seen
				and heard in person to communicate, or
(b) Via methods of electronic delivery that
				involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g. telephone, computers, etc.)
				to provide the service.
(i) When using
				electronic delivery means, all use must be in compliance with all professional
				ethical standards and all other requirements in these rules;
(ii) Special care should be taken to ensure
				the confidentiality and security of the provision of services; and
(iii) The Licensed Clinical Social Worker
				shall provide only those services that are legal within the state that the
				recipient of services lives.