Indiana § 25-42.5-3-1 State participation requirements

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-42.5-3-1 — State participation requirements

Indiana § 25-42.5-3-1

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 42.5PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS LICENSURE

Ch. 3State Participation in the Compact

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Ind. Code § 25-42.5-3-1 (2026).

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To participate in the compact, a state must currently meet the following requirements:

(1)License and regulate licensed professional counselors.

(2)Require licensees to pass a nationally recognized exam approved by the commission.

(3)Require licensees to have a sixty (60) semester hour or ninety

(90)quarter hour master's degree in counseling or sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of graduate course work, including the following topic areas:

(A)Professional counseling orientation and ethical practice.

(B)Social and cultural diversity.

(C)Human growth and development.

(D)Career development.

(E)Counseling and helping relationships.

(F)Group counseling and group work.

(G)Diagnosis and treatment.

(H)Assessment and testing.

(I)Research and program evaluation.

(J)

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To participate in the compact, a state must
currently meet the following requirements:
(1) License and regulate licensed professional counselors.
(2) Require licensees to pass a nationally recognized exam
approved by the commission.
(3) Require licensees to have a sixty (60) semester hour or ninety
(90) quarter hour master's degree in counseling or sixty (60)
semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of graduate course
work, including the following topic areas:
(A) Professional counseling orientation and ethical practice.
(B) Social and cultural diversity.
(C) Human growth and development.
(D) Career development.
(E) Counseling and helping relationships.
(F) Group counseling and group work.
(G) Diagnosis and treatment.
(H) Assessment and testing.
(I) Research and program evaluation.
(J) Other areas as determined by the commission.
(4) Require licensees to complete a supervised postgraduate
professional experience as defined by the commission.
(5) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating
complaints about licensees.