Haw. Code R. § 11-177.1-29 - Certified co-occurring disorders professional diplomate

(a) The applicant must hold a master's degree or higher in co-occurring disorder or behavioral science with a clinical application from a college or university that is accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Higher Education Accreditation or an international equivalent if the degree is from an international institution.

(b) The applicant must have completed two thousand hours of co-occurring specific work experience in the last ten years. One hundred hours of supervision must be provided in the domains of screening and assessment; crisis prevention and management; treatment and recovery planning; counseling; management and coordination of care; education of the client, client's support system and the community; and professional responsibility. At least ten hours of supervision must be documented in each domain. The experience shall be documented by the clinical supervisor on a form to be provided by the department.

(c) The applicant shall provide documentation showing a minimum of one hundred forty hours of education specific to co-occurring disorders that includes a focus on both substance use and mental disorders and considers the interactive relationship between the disorders. Six hours of education must be in counselor ethics.

(d) The applicant shall submit a completed application form with the appropriate application fee pursuant to subchapter 4.

(e) The applicant shall successfully complete all examination requirements established by the department.

(f) An applicant may apply for recertification up to sixty days prior to the expiration date of the applicant's current certificate. Applicants for recertification shall provide the following documents to the department:

(1) A completed application for recertification; and

(2) Documentation of the completion of forty contact hours completed within the current certification period.

(g) A co-occurring disorders professional diplomate in good standing with an International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium member board, who desires to practice in the State of Hawaii, may apply for reciprocity. Upon approval by the department, the counselor shall receive a State of Hawaii certification which shall not exceed the current expiration date of the counselor's original certificate issued by an International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium member board.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-177.1-29

[Eff and comp DEC 16 2010] (Auth: HRS § 321-196) (Imp: HRS § 321-193)