Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-891.6 - Educational qualifications for mental health counselors
The applicant must complete three semester credit hours, or
equivalent quarter hours, of graduate level coursework in each of the content
areas identified in subrule 891.6(2); no
(1)
Accredited
program. Applicants must present with the application an official
transcript verifying completion of a master's degree of 60 semester hours (or
equivalent quarter hours) or a doctoral degree in counseling with emphasis in
mental health counseling from a mental health counseling program accredited by
the CACREP from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by
the United States Department of Education. Applicants who entered a program of
study prior to July 1, 2012, must present with the application an official
transcript verifying completion of a master's degree of 45 semester hours or
the equivalent; or
(2)
Content-equivalent program. Applicants must present an
official transcript verifying completion of a master's degree or a doctoral
degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education that is content-equivalent to a master's
degree in counseling with emphasis in mental health counseling. Graduates from
non-CACREP accredited mental health counseling programs shall provide an
equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by the CCE , website
cce -global.org.
(3)
Foreign-trained marital and family therapists or mental health
counselors. Foreign-trained marital and family therapists or mental
health counselors shall:
a. Provide an
equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by the following:
International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credentials Evaluation
Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665; telephone 310.258.9451;
website www.ierf.org or email at
info@ierf.org. A candidate shall bear the expense of the curriculum
evaluation.
b. Receive a final
determination from the board regarding the application for
licensure.
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