Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1765 - Counselor educational training requirements

Rule 65. A counselor educational training program must be conducted at an accredited higher education institution and the educational institution or accrediting institution must satisfy 1 of the standards approved and adopted under R 338.1761. The counselor educational training program must also satisfy 1 of the following requirements:

(a) The program holds CACREP accreditation under the standards approved and adopted under R 338.1763(1) or (2).

(b) For a program that does not satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a) of this rule, proof of satisfying 1 of the following requirements is required:

(i) For applicants that entered a program on or before June 30, 2023, the program must consist of not less than 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours in a graduate-level degree granting program. The program must include graduate coursework and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and all other coursework requirements of CACREP, including a practicum and an internship. The applicant shall bear the expense of a program evaluation to determine whether the applicant's educational program and any supplemental coursework was substantially equivalent to a program that satisfies the standards adopted under R 338.1763(1) or (2). The evaluation must be completed by 1 of the following entities:

(A) The CCE, found at the website https://cce-global.org.

(B) A credential evaluation organization that is a current member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), found at the website https://www.naces.org.

(ii) For applicants that entered a program on or after July 1, 2023, the program must consist of not less than 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours in a graduate-level degree granting program. The program must include graduate coursework and training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and all other coursework requirements of CACREP, including a practicum and an internship. The applicant shall bear the expense of a program evaluation to determine whether the applicant's educational program and any supplemental coursework was substantially equivalent to a program that satisfies the standards adopted under R 338.1763(1) or (2). The evaluation must be completed by 1 of the following entities:

(A) The CCE, found at the website https://cce-global.org.

(B) A credential evaluation organization that is a current member organization of NACES, found at the website https://www.naces.org.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1765

2021 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. 4/26/2023