West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 27 - Counseling › Title 27 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN COUNSELING › Series 27-04 - Restricted Practice Licensure For Addictions Counselors › Section 27-4-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. Approved
				graduate coursework. -- Coursework from an accredited institution offering a
				master's or doctoral degree in counseling shall be accepted. Accreditation
				through the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
				Programs (CACREP), the National Council on Accreditation for Teacher Education
				(NCATE), the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACS), the
				Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), or a comparable
				accrediting body shall be accepted. Acceptable graduate degrees include a
				specialization in community agency counseling, mental health counseling, and
				addictions or substance abuse counseling. Similar degrees that include the word
				"counseling" and include the core of coursework representative of professional
				counseling programs at the time of its completion may be accepted but will be
				subject to review.
2.1.a. Coursework from an
				accredited institution offering a master's or doctoral degree in a field
				closely related to counseling shall be accepted. The accepted accrediting
				bodies are cited in subsection 2.1 of this rule. The graduate degree shall
				include graduate core coursework, either as part of the degree or after the
				award of the degree, in each of the following areas or their equivalent, as
				determined by the Board:
(1). Counseling
				theories: includes a study of basic theories and principles of counseling and
				philosophic basis of the helping relationship;
(2). Counseling techniques: includes
				individual counseling practices, methods, facilitative skills, and the
				application of these skills;
(3).
				Human growth and development: includes the nature and needs of individuals at
				all developmental levels, following psychological, sociological and
				physiological approaches. Also includes human behavior (normal and abnormal),
				personality theory, learning theory, dynamics of stress, and medical/functional
				implications of disability;
(4).
				Social and cultural foundations: includes studies of social change, ethnic
				groups, subcultures, mores, urban and rural societies, population patterns, use
				of leisure time, work, and differing life patterns;
(5). Individual appraisal: includes
				individual differences, methods of data gathering and interpretation,
				individual and group testing, and case study;
(6). Professional responsibilities: includes
				goals and objectives of professional counseling organizations, codes of ethics,
				legal considerations, standards of preparation, certification and licensing,
				advocacy, confidentiality, and the role identity of counselors;
(7). Supervised practicum: includes the
				provision of counseling to bona fide clients and groups seeking services from
				counselors under the direction of a graduate faculty member who is a licensed
				professional counselor or related mental health professional, and must include
				critiquing of counseling either observed or recorded on audio or video tape;
				and,
(8). Supervised internship:
				includes actual on-the-job experience in professional counseling under the
				tutelage of an on-site supervisor who is a licensed professional counselor or
				related mental health professional.