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 27-4-4 - Requirements for Application to Practice Under a Restricted Practice License

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
4.1. Persons
				desiring to practice under a restricted practice license must make application
				to the board, on forms supplied by the board, within two years of the date of
				passage of this rule.
4.2.
				Applicants must submit the completed application form to the board, together
				with written documentation of the following:
4.2.a. Current certification as a Certified
				Addictions Counselor (CAC) by the International Certification Reciprocity
				Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (ICRC/AODA) or its successor
				organization;
4.2.b. Membership in
				good standing with the West Virginia Certification Board for Addictions
				Professionals or its successor organization;
4.2.c. A baccalaureate degree that would meet
				the qualifications for admission to an accredited graduate degree program in
				counseling;
4.2.d. Acceptance to
				and enrollment in an educational program that would, within seven years of the
				date of application, lead to:
(1). A master's
				degree in an accredited counseling program, or in a field closely related to an
				accredited counseling program and approved by the board, and at least two years
				of supervised professional experience, at least one year of which must be
				attained after earning the master's degree; or,
(2). Training determined by the board to be
				equivalent to a master's degree in an accredited counseling program, or in a
				field closely related to an accredited counseling program and approved by the
				board, and at least two years of supervised professional experience, at least
				one of which must be attained after completing the training determined by the
				board to be equivalent to a master's degree; or,
(3). A doctorate degree in an accredited
				counseling program, or in a field closely related to an accredited counseling
				program and approved by the board, and at least one year of supervised
				professional experience, which must be attained after earning the doctorate
				degree; or,
(4). Training
				determined by the board to be equivalent to a doctorate degree in an accredited
				counseling program, or in a field closely related to an accredited counseling
				program and approved by the board, and at least one year of supervised
				professional experience, which must be attained after earning the doctorate
				degree;
4.2.e. A job
				description or summary outlining the duties of the applicant's current or
				proposed employment working with addicted persons or their families;
4.2.f. A description of the institution,
				clinic or other setting where services to addicted persons or their families
				are being or will be provided;
4.2.g. The curriculum vitae of an approved
				professional supervisor;
4.2.h. A
				letter signed by the approved professional supervisor agreeing to supervise the
				applicant's practice under the restricted practice license, in accordance with
				the supervision provisions set forth in this rule; and,
4.2.i. Other information that the board may
				reasonably require.