078-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 5-3 - Education Requirement for Certification

Applicants may meet the educational criteria by the completion of a baccalaureate degree program in a human behavioral discipline from an educational institution accredited by one of the regional or national institutional accrediting bodies recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), with:

(a) Course work completed in each of the following five (5) content areas:

(i) Human Services/Psychological Theories - Three (3) Semester Credits. A theoretical foundation in psychology, health, or human services, with a focus on mental health;

(ii) Communication Skills - Three (3) Semester Credits. Methods and techniques of individual and/or group communication in a mental health, addictions, or counseling related field;

(iii) Human Development - Three (3) Semester Credits. Development of humans, to include social, cognitive, and/or developmental issues; may also include an in-depth focus on one or more developmental areas or populations;

(iv) Cognitive Psychology - Three (3) Semester Credits. A focus on the development of cognition and resulting behavior; and

(v) Abnormal Psychology - Three (3) Semester Credits. A focus on the major types of abnormal behavior, including anxiety, affective, schizophrenic, brain, substance and the disorders of childhood origin

(b) Additional course work must be completed in each of the following five (5) subject areas for a minimum of twenty-four (24) combined semester hours:

(i) Human Services/Psychological Theory or Practice: A theoretical foundation or practical implications/experience in psychology, health, or human services, with a focus on mental health, as well as social situations;

(ii) Drugs and Behavior: To include biochemical, socio-cultural, and psychological factors of alcohol/drug/behavior addiction; psychopharmacological information;

(iii) Special Populations or Subjects: A focus on adolescents, women, elderly, addiction, family or marriage, impaired professionals, athletes, criminals, abnormal populations, developmentally disabled, gambling, eating disorders, diverse populations, program development, etc.;

(iv) Research & Statistics/Assessment: Research methods and statistical analysis, appraisal, and/or testing to include training in provision of assessment instruments; or

(v) Ethical & Professional Issues: The study of applied professional ethics, due process, dual relationships, client advocacy, value clarification and professional standards in the profession.

(c) Six (6) additional contact hours of specialty training shall be completed in communicable diseases that must include content on HIV/AIDS. This category may be satisfied by completing college course work or workshops that may include online options.

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078-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 5-3

Amended, Eff. 6/3/2015. Amended, Eff. 12/17/2021.