The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 3265)
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§ 3265. Eligibility
To be eligible for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor an applicant shall
have:
(1) Received a master’s degree or higher degree in counseling or a related field, from
an accredited educational institution, after having successfully completed a course
of study requiring a minimum number of graduate credit hours established by the Board
by rule and a supervised practicum, internship, or field experience, as defined by
the Board by rule, in a mental health counseling setting.
(2) Documented a minimum of 3,000 hours of supervised work in clinical mental health counseling
during a minimum of two years of post-master’s experience, including at least 100
hours of face-to-face supervision during a minimum of two years of post-master’s experience.
Persons engaged in supervised work shall be registered on the roster of nonlicensed,
noncertified psychotherapists and shall comply with the laws applicable to registrants.
(3) Passed the examinations required by Board rules. (Added 1987, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 98, § 12; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 9a; 1997, No. 40, § 53; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 93; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)