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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-120 - Education requirements - Degree equivalents

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(1) To meet the education requirement for
				  full licensure or associate licensure an applicant must have a master's or
				  doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy or a behavioral science master's
				  or doctoral degree with equivalent course work from an approved school. An
				  official transcript must be provided as evidence of fulfillment of the course
				  work required.
(2) The following
				  are considered to be equivalent to a master's or doctoral degree in marriage
				  and family therapy from an approved school:
(a) A doctoral or master's degree from an
				  approved school in any of the behavioral sciences that shows evidence of
				  fulfillment of the course work requirements set out in WAC
				  246-809-121; or
(b) A doctoral or master's degree in any of
				  the behavioral sciences from an approved school that shows evidence of partial
				  fulfillment of the equivalent course work requirements set out in WAC
				  246-809-121, plus supplemental
				  course work from an approved school to satisfy the remaining equivalent course
				  work requirements set out in WAC
				  246-809-121.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-130 - Supervised postgraduate experience

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(1)
				  The experience requirements for the marriage and family therapist applicant's
				  practice area include successful completion of a supervised experience
				  requirement. Applicants who have held an active marriage and family therapy
				  license for the past five consecutive years or more in another state or
				  territory, without a disciplinary record or disqualifying criminal history, are
				  deemed to have met the supervised experience requirements for Washington state
				  licensure in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) In accordance with
				  RCW
				  18.225.090 and
				  18.225.095, for applicants who can
				  demonstrate they have practiced as a substance use disorder professional for at
				  least three years within 10 years from the date their application for a
				  marriage and family therapist license is submitted to the department, the
				  department shall reduce the total required supervised hours from 3,000 hours to
				  2,700 hours. The requirements in subsection (3)(a) through (e) of this section
				  shall apply regardless of the reduction of total required hours.
(3) Total experience requirements include a
				  minimum of 3,000 hours to include the following:
(a) One thousand hours of direct client
				  contact with at least 500 hours gained in diagnosing and treating couples and
				  families;
(b) At least 200 hours of
				  qualified supervision with an approved supervisor.
(i) Of the 200 hours, 100 hours must be with
				  a licensed marriage and family therapist with at least five years of clinical
				  experience; the other 100 hours may be with an equally qualified licensed
				  mental health practitioner;
(ii) At
				  least 100 of the 200 hours must be one-on-one supervision; and
(iii) The remaining hours may be in
				  one-on-one or group supervision.
(c) Applicants who have completed a master's
				  program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family
				  Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
				  boards will be credited with 500 hours of direct client contact and 100 hours
				  of qualified supervision with an approved supervisor;
(d) Licensed marriage and family therapist
				  associate applicants are not required to have supervised postgraduate
				  experience prior to becoming an associate; and
(e) Licensed marriage and family therapist
				  associate applicants must declare they are working towards full
				  licensure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-134 - Approved supervisor

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(1) The
				  approved supervisor must hold a license as defined per WAC
				  246-809-110. The license must be
				  without restrictions and have been in good standing for the previous two
				  years.
(2) The approved supervisor
				  must not be a blood or legal relative or cohabitant of the licensure candidate,
				  licensure candidate's peer, or someone who has provided psychological services
				  to the licensure candidate within the past two years.
(3) Before beginning supervision, the
				  approved supervisor must provide the licensure candidate with a declaration
				  stating that the supervisor has met the requirements of this section and
				  qualifies as an approved supervisor. The declaration will be on a form provided
				  by the department.
(4) The approved
				  supervisor must have completed the following:
(a) A minimum of fifteen clock hours of
				  training in clinical supervision obtained through:
(i) A supervision course; or
(ii) Continuing education credits on
				  supervision; or
(iii) Supervision
				  of supervision; or
(iv) Any
				  combination of these; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-140 - Examination

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Applicants for full licensure must take and pass the
					 Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)
					 examination. The passing score on the examination is established by the testing
					 company in conjunction with the AMFTRB.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-140, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority: 2001 c
						251, RCW
						43.70.250. 01-17-113, § 246-809-140,
						filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-200 - One year exemption option

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Persons who submit an application for licensure as a mental
					 health counselor by July 1, 2010, and who have held a registered counselor
					 credential issued under chapter 18.19 RCW in good standing for five consecutive
					 years since obtaining their master's degree in an approved field, are deemed to
					 have met the supervised postgraduate experience requirements of WAC
					 246-809-230. Applicants must meet
					 the education requirements in WAC
					 246-809-220 and the examination
					 requirements of WAC
					 246-809-240.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-200, filed 7/8/09, effective
						7/8/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-210 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to the licensure of mental
					 health counselors and mental health counselor associates, in WAC
					 246-809-200 through
					 246-809-240.
(1) "Approved educational program" means any
				  college or university accredited by an accreditation body recognized by the
				  Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or United States Department
				  of Education.
(2) "Approved
				  setting" includes facilities, agencies or private practice where an applicant
				  works with individuals, families, couples or groups under the supervision of an
				  approved supervisor.
(3) "Approved
				  supervisor" means a qualified licensed mental health counselor or equally
				  qualified licensed mental health practitioner who has been licensed without
				  restrictions for at least two years.
(4) "Equally qualified licensed mental health
				  practitioner" means a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical
				  social worker, licensed psychologist, licensed physician practicing as a
				  psychiatrist, or licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner.
(5) "Group supervision" means face-to-face
				  supervision with an approved supervisor, involving one supervisor and no more
				  than six licensure candidates.
(6)
				  "Immediate supervision" means a meeting with an approved supervisor, involving
				  one supervisor and no more than two licensure candidates.
(7) "Licensure candidate" means an individual
				  that is accruing supervised clinical experience required for
				  licensure.
(8) "Peer" means a
				  co-worker who is not the licensure candidate's employer or
				  supervisor.
(9) "Supervision of
				  supervision" means supervision by an approved supervisor for the purpose of
				  training and qualifying a licensee to act as an approved supervisor for
				  purposes of chapter 18.225 RCW and WAC
				  246-809-234.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-210, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040 and [18.225.]090. 06-18-043,
						§ 246-809-210, filed 8/30/06, effective
						9/30/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-220 - Education requirements

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(1) To meet the
				  education requirement for licensure as a mental health counselor or mental
				  health counselor associate, an applicant must have a master's or doctoral
				  degree in mental health counseling or a master's or doctoral degree in a
				  behavioral science field relating to mental health counseling from an approved
				  school. Fields recognized as relating to mental health counseling include
				  counseling, psychology, social work, nursing, education, pastoral counseling,
				  rehabilitation counseling, or social sciences. Any field of study qualifying as
				  related to mental health counseling must satisfy course work equivalency
				  requirements included in WAC
				  246-809-221. An official
				  transcript must be provided as evidence of fulfillment of the course work
				  required.
(2)Any supplemental
				  course work must be from an approved school.
(3) Applicants who hold a behavioral science
				  master's or doctoral degree in a related field may complete supplemental course
				  work through an approved educational program to satisfy any missing program
				  equivalencies . Postgraduate experience hours acquired concurrently with the
				  additional course work counts toward the supervised postgraduate experience
				  under WAC
				  246-809-230.
(4) A person who is a Nationally Certified
				  Counselor (NCC) or a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) through
				  the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) is considered to have met the
				  education requirements of this chapter. Verification must be received by the
				  department directly from NBCC.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-220, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority: 2001 c
						251, RCW
						43.70.250. 01-17-113, § 246-809-220,
						filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-221 - Behavioral sciences-Program equivalency

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(1) Behavioral science in a field relating to
				  mental health counseling includes a core of study relating to counseling theory
				  and counseling philosophy.
(2)
				  Either a counseling practicum, or a counseling internship, or both, must be
				  included in the core of study. Exclusive use of an internship or practicum used
				  for qualification must have incorporated supervised direct client
				  contact.
(3) This core of study
				  must include seven of the content areas listed in (a) through (q) of this
				  subsection. Five of the content areas must be from (a) through (h) of this
				  subsection:
(a)
				  Assessment/diagnosis.
(b)
				  Ethics/law.
(c) Counseling
				  individuals.
(d) Counseling
				  groups.
(e) Counseling couples and
				  families.
(f) Developmental
				  psychology (may be child, adolescent, adult or life span).
(g) Psychopathology/abnormal
				  psychology.
(h) Research and
				  evaluation.
(i) Career development
				  counseling.
(j) Multicultural
				  concerns.
(k) Substance/chemical
				  abuse.
(l) Physiological
				  psychology.
(m) Organizational
				  psychology.
(n) Mental health
				  consultation.
(o) Developmentally
				  disabled persons.
(p) Abusive
				  relationships.
(q) Chronically
				  mentally ill.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-230 - Supervised postgraduate experience

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(1)
				  The experience requirements for the mental health counselor applicant's
				  practice area include successful completion of a supervised experience
				  requirement. Applicants who have held an active mental health counselor license
				  for the past five consecutive years or more in another state or territory,
				  without a disciplinary record or disqualifying criminal history, are deemed to
				  have met the supervised experience requirements for Washington state licensure
				  in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) In accordance with
				  RCW
				  18.225.090 and 18.225.-095, for applicants
				  who can demonstrate they have practiced as a substance use disorder
				  professional for at least three years within ten years from the date their
				  application for mental health counselor license is submitted to the department,
				  the department shall reduce the minimum total required supervised hours from
				  three thousand hours to two thousand seven hundred hours. The requirements in
				  subsection (3)(b)(i) and (ii) of this section shall apply regardless of the
				  reduction of total required hours.
(3)
(a) The
				  experience requirement consists of a minimum of thirty-six months full-time
				  counseling or three thousand hours of postgraduate mental health counseling
				  under the supervision of a qualified licensed mental health counselor or
				  equally qualified licensed mental health practitioner in an approved
				  setting.
(b) Of the three thousand
				  hours:
(i) One hundred hours spent in
				  immediate supervision with the qualified licensed mental health counselor or
				  equally qualified licensed mental health practitioner; and
(ii) At least one thousand two hundred hours
				  must be direct counseling with individuals, couples, families, or
				  groups.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-234 - Approved supervisor

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(1) The
				  approved supervisor must hold a license as defined in WAC
				  246-809-210. The supervisor must
				  be licensed without restrictions and have been in good standing for the
				  previous two years.
(2) The
				  approved supervisor must not be a blood or legal relative or cohabitant of the
				  licensure candidate, licensure candidate's peer, or someone who has provided
				  psychological services to the licensure candidate within the past two
				  years.
(3) Before beginning
				  supervision, the approved supervisor must provide the licensure candidate a
				  declaration stating that the supervisor has met the requirements of WAC
				  246-809-234 and qualifies as an
				  approved supervisor. The declaration must be on a form provided by the
				  department.
(4) The approved
				  supervisor must have completed the following:
(a) A minimum of fifteen clock hours of
				  training in clinical supervision obtained through:
(i) A supervision course; or
(ii) Continuing education credits on
				  supervision; or
(iii) Supervision
				  of supervision; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-240 - Examination for licensed mental health counselors

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(1) Applicants for licensure as a mental
				  health counselor must pass an examination administered by the National Board of
				  Certified Counselors (NBCC). Applicants who pass the National Certification
				  Examination (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination
				  (NCMHCE), as administered by the NBCC, meet the examination requirements to be
				  licensed as mental health counselors. The department of health must receive
				  passing exam results directly from NBCC before licensure can be
				  granted.
(2) The department of
				  health shall accept the passing score established by the NBCC for licensed
				  mental health counselor examinations.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-240, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040 and
						18.225.090. 08-08-092, §
						246-809-240, filed 4/1/08, effective 5/2/08. Statutory Authority: 2001 c 251,
						RCW
						43.70.250. 01-17-113, § 246-809-240,
						filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-300 - One year exemption option

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Persons who submit an application for licensure as an
					 advanced social worker or independent clinical social worker by July 1, 2010,
					 and who have held a registered counselor credential issued under chapter 18.19
					 RCW in good standing for five consecutive years since obtaining their master's
					 degree in an approved field, are deemed to have met the supervised postgraduate
					 experience requirements of WAC
					 246-809-320. Applicants must meet
					 the education requirements in WAC
					 246-809-320 and the examination
					 requirements of WAC
					 246-809-340.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-300, filed 7/8/09, effective
						7/8/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-310 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to the licensure of
					 independent clinical and advanced social workers and independent clinical and
					 advanced social work associates, in WAC
					 246-809-300 through
					 246-809-340.
(1) "Approved educational program" means a
				  master's or doctoral educational program in social work accredited by the
				  Council on Social Work Education.
(2) "Approved supervisor" means a licensed
				  independent clinical social worker (LICSW), licensed advanced social worker
				  (LASW) (for LASWs only), or an equally qualified licensed mental health
				  practitioner.
(3) "Equally
				  qualified licensed mental health practitioner" means a licensed mental health
				  counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed psychologist,
				  licensed physician practicing as a psychiatrist, or licensed psychiatric nurse
				  practitioner.
(4) "Group
				  supervision" means face-to-face supervision with an approved supervisor,
				  involving one supervisor and no more than six licensure candidates.
(5) "Licensure candidate" means an individual
				  that is accruing supervised clinical experience required for
				  licensure.
(6) "Nationally
				  recognized standards" means the
Educational Policy and Accreditation
				  Standards
, revised October 2004 published by the Council on Social
				  Work Education revised October 2004 or any future revisions.
(7) "One-on-one supervision" means
				  face-to-face supervision with an approved supervisor, involving one supervisor
				  and one licensure candidate.
(8)
				  "Peer" means a co-worker who is not the licensure candidate's employer or
				  supervisor.
(9) "Supervision of
				  supervision" means supervision by an approved supervisor for the purpose of
				  training and qualifying a licensee to become an approved supervisor for
				  purposes of chapter 18.225 RCW and WAC
				  246-809-334.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-310, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040 and [18.225.]090. 06-18-043,
						§ 246-809-310, filed 8/30/06, effective
						9/30/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-320 - Education requirements

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The following are the education requirements for the social
					 worker applicant's practice area:
(1)
				  Licensed advanced social worker or licensed social worker associate-advanced
				  must have graduated from a master's social work educational program accredited
				  by the Council on Social Work Education or a social work doctorate program at a
				  university accredited by a recognized accrediting organization.
(2) Licensed independent clinical social
				  worker or licensed social worker associate-independent clinical must have
				  graduated from a master's level social work educational program accredited by
				  the Council on Social Work Education or a social work doctorate program at a
				  university accredited by a recognized accrediting organization.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-320, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040 and [18.225.]090. 06-18-043,
						§ 246-809-320, filed 8/30/06, effective 9/30/06. Statutory Authority: 2001
						c 251, RCW 43.70.250. 01-17-113, §
						246-809-320, filed 8/22/01, effective
						9/22/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-321 - Education and experience equivalency

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(1)
(a)
				  Persons who obtained the Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work from
				  the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABECSW) shall be
				  considered to have met the education and postgraduate experience requirements
				  to be eligible for Washington state licensure examination.
(b) Documentation of ABECSW Board Certified
				  Diplomate in Clinical Social Work must be sent directly to the department from
				  the ABECSW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-330 - Supervised postgraduate experience requirements

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(1) Licensed advanced social worker.
(a) Applicants who have held an active
				  advanced social worker license for the past five consecutive years or more in
				  another state or territory, without a disciplinary record or disqualifying
				  criminal history, are deemed to have met the supervised experience requirements
				  for Washington state licensure in subsection (1)(c) of this section.
(b) In accordance with
				  RCW
				  18.225.090 and
				  18.225.095, for applicants who can
				  demonstrate they have practiced as a substance use disorder professional for at
				  least three years within 10 years from the date their application for an
				  advanced social worker license is submitted to the department, the department
				  shall reduce the total required supervised hours from 3,200 hours to 2,880
				  hours. The requirements in subsection (3)(c)(i) through (iii) of this section
				  shall apply regardless of the reduction of total required hours.
(c) The supervised experience requirement
				  consists of a minimum of 3,000 hours with 90 hours of supervision by a licensed
				  independent clinical social worker or a licensed advanced social worker who has
				  been licensed or certified for at least two years. Of those hours:
(i) Eight hundred hours must be in direct
				  client contact; and
(ii) Ninety
				  hours must be in direct supervision under the supervision of a licensed
				  independent clinical social worker, a licensed advanced social worker, or an
				  equally qualified licensed mental health professional. Of those hours of direct
				  supervised experience at least:
(A) Forty
				  hours must be in one-to-one supervision; and
(B) Fifty hours may be in one-to-one or group
				  supervision.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-334 - Approved supervisor standards and responsibilities

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(1) The approved supervisor must hold a
				  license as defined in WAC
				  246-809-310. The license is
				  without restrictions and has been active and in good standing for the previous
				  two years.
(2) The approved
				  supervisor must not be a blood or legal relative or cohabitant of the licensure
				  candidate, licensure candidate's peer, or someone who has acted as the
				  licensure candidate's therapist within the past two years.
(3) Before beginning supervision, the
				  approved supervisor must provide the licensure candidate with a declaration
				  that the supervisor has met the requirements of WAC
				  246-809-334 and qualifies as an
				  approved supervisor. The declaration must be on a form provided by the
				  department.
(4) The approved
				  supervisor must have completed the following:
(a) A minimum of fifteen clock hours of
				  training in clinical supervision obtained through:
(i) A supervision course; or
(ii) Continuing education credits on
				  supervision;
(iii) Supervision of
				  supervision; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER ASSOCIATES › Section 246-809-340 - Examination required

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(1) Either the
				  American Association of State Social Work Board's advanced or clinical
				  examination is approved for use as the state examination for licensure of
				  social workers.
(2) The department
				  accepts the passing scores established by the testing company.
Statutory Authority: 2001 c 251,
						RCW
						43.70.250. 01-17-113, § 246-809-340,
						filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-600 - Professions required to complete continuing education

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Licensed counselors must complete continuing education as
					 required in WAC
					 246-809-630 and
					 246-809-632.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.225 RCW. 09-15-039,
						§ 246-809-600, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09. Statutory Authority:
						Chapter 18.19 RCW. 02-11-108, § 246-809-600, filed 5/20/02, effective
						6/20/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-610 - Eligible continuing education activities

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(1) The continuing education (CE) program or
				  course for licensed counselors and associates must:
(a) Be relevant to the profession;
				  and
(b) Contribute to the
				  advancement, extension and enhancement of their professional
				  competence.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-620 - Industry-recognized local, state, national, international organizations or institutions of higher learning

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Local, state, national, and international organizations
					 that are industry-recognized and institutions of higher learning include, but
					 are not limited to, the following :
(1) Washington Association for Marriage and
				  Family Therapy;
(2) Washington
				  State Society for Clinical Social Work;
(3) Washington Chapter of the National
				  Association of Social Work;
(4)
				  American Mental Health Counselors Association;
(5) American Association for Marriage and
				  Family Therapy;
(6) Clinical Social
				  Work Association;
(7) National
				  Association of Social Workers;
(8)
				  Washington Mental Health Counselors Association;
(9) National Board for Certified
				  Counselors;
(10) Society for Social
				  Work Leadership in Health Care; and
(11) Institutions of higher learning that are
				  accredited by a national or regional accrediting body recognized by the
				  Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040. 04-06-010, § 246-809-620,
						filed 2/20/04, effective 3/22/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.19 RCW.
						02-11-108, § 246-809-620, filed 5/20/02, effective
						6/20/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-630 - Continuing education requirements

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(1)
				  An associate must complete 18 hours of continuing education as required in WAC
				  246-809-632.
(2) Licensed social worker associate advanced
				  and licensed social worker associate independent clinical must complete six
				  hours of suicide assessment, treatment, and management CE as required in WAC
				  246-809-632.
(3) A licensed counselor must complete 36
				  hours of continuing education (CE) every two years.
(a) At least six of the 36 hours must be in
				  professional ethics and law, which may include topics under
				  RCW
				  18.130.180.
(b) All licensed counselors must complete a
				  minimum of two hours in health equity continuing education training every four
				  years. The training content must be consistent with requirements established in
				  WAC 246-12-830.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2014, at least once
				  every six years a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental
				  health counselor, and licensed social worker must complete at least six hours
				  of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
(i) The first training must be completed
				  during the first full CE reporting period after January 1, 2014, or the first
				  full CE period after initial licensure, whichever occurs later.
(ii) Beginning July 1, 2017, a qualifying
				  suicide prevention training must be selected from the department's model list,
				  as required in WAC
				  246-809-615.
(iii) Beginning July 1, 2021, a subsequent
				  qualifying training must be selected from the department's model list, as
				  required in WAC
				  246-809-615.
(iv) The hours spent completing training in
				  suicide assessment, treatment, and management count toward the total 36 hours
				  of CE.
(v) An individual applying
				  for initial licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed
				  mental health counselor, or licensed social worker on or after January 1, 2014,
				  may delay completion of the first training required for six years after initial
				  licensure if he or she can demonstrate completion of six hours of training in
				  suicide assessment, treatment, and management that:
(A) Was completed no more than six years
				  prior to the application for initial licensure; and
(B) Meets the qualifications listed in WAC
				  246-809-615.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-632 - Licensed associate continuing education

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(1) All licensed associates must complete a
				  total of 18 hours of continuing education (CE) every year in order to renew
				  their license. The CEs must be completed in accordance with this chapter. An
				  associate must attest to completing the CE every year during the
				  renewal.
(2) Professional ethics
				  and law CE for all licensed associates. All licensed associates must include
				  six hours of CE in professional ethics and law every two years. The associates
				  must attest to completing the CE during the second renewal, fourth renewal, and
				  sixth renewal. These six CE hours maybe completed anytime within the two-year
				  period before each of these renewals. The six hours may contribute to the total
				  18 hours of CE for the year in which the CE was completed.
(3) All licensed associates must complete a
				  minimum of two hours in health equity continuing education training every four
				  years. The training content must be consistent with requirements established in
				  WAC 246-12-830.
(4) Suicide assessment, treatment, and
				  management CE only for licensed social worker associate advanced and licensed
				  social worker associate independent clinical.
(a) Licensed social worker associate advanced
				  and licensed social worker associate independent clinical must complete:
(i) Six hours of suicide assessment,
				  treatment, and management CE after initial licensure and before the first
				  renewal in accordance with WAC
				  246-809-615 and
				  246-809-630; and
(ii) Six hours of subsequent training per WAC
				  246-809-615 and
				  246-809-630 in the following
				  six-year period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-640 - Credit hours for preparation and presentation of a lecture or educational course

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A licensed counselor who presents at an eligible
					 continuing education (CE) activity under WAC
					 246-809-630 may receive the same
					 CE credit hours as a licensee who attends the presentation. The hours for
					 preparing and presenting a specific topic lecture or education may only be used
					 for CE credit once during each reporting period.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.19 RCW. 02-11-108, §
						246-809-640, filed 5/20/02, effective
						6/20/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-650 - Coursework documentation

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Acceptable documentation for all licenses under this
					 chapter shall include transcripts, letters from course instructors, certificate
					 of completion, or other formal certification, as required in chapter 246-12
					 WAC.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.19 RCW. 02-11-108, §
						246-809-650, filed 5/20/02, effective
						6/20/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-700 - Client disclosure information

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Licensees must provide disclosure information to each
					 client in accordance with chapter 18.225 RCW prior to implementation of a
					 treatment plan. The disclosure information must be specific to the type of
					 treatment service offered; in a language that can be easily understood by the
					 client; and contain sufficient detail to enable the client to make an informed
					 decision whether or not to accept treatment from the disclosing
					 licensee.
Firms, agencies, or businesses having more than one
					 licensee involved in a client's treatment, may provide disclosure information
					 general to that agency. In these cases, the licensee would not be required to
					 duplicate the information disclosed by the agency.
The disclosure information may be printed in a format of
					 the licensee's choosing, but must include all required disclosure information
					 per WAC 246-809-710.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040. 04-06-011, § 246-809-700,
						filed 2/20/04, effective 3/22/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-710 - Required disclosure information

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(1)
				  The following information shall be provided to each client or patient at the
				  commencement of any program of treatment:
(a)
				  Name of firm, agency, business, or licensee's practice;
(b) Licensee's business address and telephone
				  number;
(c) Washington state
				  license number;
(d) The licensee's
				  name;
(e) The methods or treatment
				  modality and therapeutic orientation the licensee uses;
(f) The licensee's education, and
				  training;
(g) The course of
				  treatment, when known;
(h) Billing
				  information, including:
(i) Client's cost per
				  each treatment session; and
(ii)
				  Billing practices, including any advance payments and refunds;
(i) Clients are to be informed
				  that they as individuals have the right to refuse treatment and the right to
				  choose a practitioner and treatment modality which best suits their
				  needs;
(j) This subsection does not
				  grant (clients) new rights and is not intended to supersede state or federal
				  laws and regulations, or professional standards;
(k) The licensee must provide department of
				  health contact information to the client so the client may obtain a list of or
				  copy of the acts of unprofessional conduct listed under
				  RCW
				  18.130.180. Department of health contact
				  information must include the name, address, and telephone number for the health
				  professions complaint process.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-720 - Failure to provide client disclosure information

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Failure to provide the client disclosure information
					 required under WAC
					 246-809-700 and
					 246-809-710, and required under
					 RCW
					 18.225.100, constitutes an act of
					 unprofessional conduct as defined in
					 RCW
					 18.130.180(7).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.225.040. 04-06-011, § 246-809-720,
						filed 2/20/04, effective 3/22/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-809 - Licensure for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 246-809-730 - Retired active credential

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(1) To
				  obtain a retired active license a licensed counselor must comply with chapter
				  246-12 WAC.
(2) A licensed
				  counselor with a retired active license may practice no more than 90 days each
				  year in Washington, or practice only in emergency circumstances such as
				  earthquakes, floods, time of declared war or other states of emergency;
				  and
(3) A licensed counselor with a
				  retired active license must renew yearly on their birthday, and must report 18
				  hours of continuing education including six hours in professional ethics and
				  law as required under WAC
				  246-809-630 every two
				  years.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.130.250, chapter 18.225 RCW, and
						2012 c
						58 . WSR 13-16-034, § 246-809-730, filed
						7/29/13, effective 8/29/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-810 - Counselors › COUNSELORS › Section 246-810-010 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this
					 chapter unless the content clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Agency" means:
(a) An agency or facility operated, licensed,
				  or certified by the state of Washington to provide a specific counseling
				  service or services;
(b) A
				  federally recognized Indian tribe located within the state; or
(c) A county as listed in
				  chapter
				  36.04 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-810 - Counselors › COUNSELORS › Section 246-810-011 - Exempt activities and individuals

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This chapter does not prevent or restrict:
(1) The practice of a profession by a person
				  who is either registered, certified, licensed, or similarly regulated under the
				  laws of this state and who is performing services within the person's
				  authorized scope of practice, including any attorney admitted to practice law
				  in this state when providing counseling incidental to and in the course of
				  providing legal counsel;
(2) The
				  practice of counseling by an employee or trainee of any federal agency, or the
				  practice of counseling by a student of a college or university, if the
				  employee, trainee, or student is practicing solely under the supervision of and
				  accountable to the agency, college, or university, through which he or she
				  performs such functions as part of his or her position for no additional fee
				  other than ordinary compensation;
(3) The practice of counseling by a person
				  for no compensation;
(4) The
				  practice of counseling by persons offering services for public and private
				  nonprofit organizations or charities not primarily engaged in counseling for a
				  fee when approved by the organizations or agencies for whom they render their
				  services;
(5) Evaluation,
				  consultation, planning, policymaking, research, or related services conducted
				  by social scientists for private corporations or public agencies;
(6) The practice of counseling by a person
				  under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or organization, or the
				  practice of religion itself;
(7)
				  The practice of counseling by peer counselors who use their own experience to
				  encourage and support people with similar conditions or activities related to
				  the training of peer counselors; and
(8) Counselors who reside outside Washington
				  state from providing up to ten days per quarter of training or workshops in the
				  state, as long as they do not hold themselves out to be registered or certified
				  in Washington state.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.19.050 and chapter 18.19 RCW. 09-15-041,
						§ 246-810-011, filed 7/8/09, effective
						7/8/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-810 - Counselors › COUNSELORS › Section 246-810-012 - Application process

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(1) Applicants for
				  agency affiliated counselor, certified counselor, certified adviser, or
				  hypnotherapist must apply on forms established by the secretary.
(2) The application for agency affiliated
				  counselor, certified counselor, or certified adviser, must include a
				  description of the applicant's orientation, discipline, theory, or
				  technique.
(3) The secretary may
				  require additional documentation to determine whether an applicant meets the
				  qualifications for the credential and if there are any grounds for denial of
				  the credential.
(4) Each applicant
				  must pay the applicable fee as identified in WAC
				  246-810-990.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.19.050 and chapter 18.19 RCW. 09-15-041,
						§ 246-810-012, filed 7/8/09, effective
						7/8/09.