Or. Admin. Code § 833-030-0011 - Educational Requirements for Licensure as a Professional Counselor
To qualify for licensure as a professional counselor under ORS 675.715(1)(b), an applicant must hold a graduate degree from one of the following:
(1) A counseling program approved by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) as of the
date the degree was conferred;
(2) A counseling program approved by the Council on
Rehabilitation Education (CORE) as of the date the degree was conferred;
(3) A program at an institution of higher learning that was
accredited by a regional accrediting agency as of the date the degree was
conferred; or
(4) A foreign program that has been evaluated by a
credentialing body recognized by the Board. Submission of foreign degree
evaluation and cost of the foreign degree qualification determination are the
responsibility of the applicant.
(5) A graduate degree under sections (1) or (2) must have
included at least two semester credit hours or three credit quarter hours of
coursework in the diagnosis of mental disorders.
(6) A graduate degree under sections (3) or (4) must have
included all of the following requirements:
(a) At least two years in duration, including at least:
(A) 48 semester credit hours or 72 quarter hours for graduate
degrees granted before October 1, 2014; or
(B) 60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter credit hours for
graduate degrees granted on or after October 1, 2014.
(b) At least two semester credit hours or three credit quarter
hours in each of the following coursework:
(A) Counseling Theory;
(B) Human Growth and Development;
(C) Social and Cultural Foundations;
(D) The Helping Relationship;
(E) Group Dynamics Processing and Counseling;
(F) Lifestyle and Career Development;
(G) Diagnosis of mental disorders;
(H) Research and Evaluation; and
(I) Professional Orientation (Ethics).
(c) At least 16 semester hours or 24 quarter hours of
supporting coursework for specialty areas; and
(d) A supervised clinical practicum or internship experience
that:
(A) Included at least 240 direct client contact clock hours for
graduate degrees granted before October 1, 2014;
(B) Included at least 280 direct client contact clock hours for
graduate degrees granted on or after October 1, 2014;
(C) Had supervisory staff with a minimum of a master's degree
in the program emphasis and with pertinent professional experience;
(D) Made provision for faculty monitoring of operations;
(E) Kept records of student-client contact hours including
summary of student progress by the supervisor;
(F) Had a written agreement with the program and student
specifying learning objectives; and
(G) Had a mechanism for program evaluation.
(e) Deficiencies in the credit hour requirements of sections
(a), (b) or (c) may be remedied by completing graduate level coursework in the
deficient area(s) at a regionally accredited institution.
(f) For reciprocity applicants only, three years or more of
active licensure to practice professional counseling in another U.S. state may
substitute the requirements of Sections (a) through (d) above.
(g) Deficiencies in the supervised experience requirement of
section (d) may be remedied by completion of:
(A) Post-degree clinical experience completed in a
Board-approved associate registration pursuant to OAR Chapter 833, Division 50,
credited on an hour-for-hour basis for up to the full 280 required hours of
direct client contact. This remedial experience is in addition to, and not a
substitute for, the experience requirements (clock hours and duration) set
forth in OAR 833-030-0021 or OAR 833-050-0071; or
(B) At least five years of active licensure issued by another
state credentialing entity to practice professional counseling.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 675.715 - 675.835
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 675.715 - 675.835
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