§ 43-31-170 — Training and experience requirements for counselors.

A counselor for the state agency of Vocational Rehabilitation shall have: (1) a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling; (2) a Master's degree in the field of counseling with a graduate course in theories and techniques of counseling; or (3) a Master's degree in any discipline and at least eighteen documented hours of coursework at the Master's level or above within thirty months of the date of hire including: (a) one graduate course with a primary focus on the theories and techniques of counseling; (b) three graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas: (i) occupational information; (ii) job development and placement; (iii) medical aspects of disabilities; (iv) foundations of rehabilitation; (v) psychological aspects of disabilities; (vi) personal and vocational adjustment; and (c) two graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas: (i) assessment; (ii) research methodology; (iii) vocational and career development; (iv) community resources; (v) case management; (vi) delivery of rehabilitation services; or (4) a current Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certificate, regardless of degree.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 243, SECTION 1, eff March 15, 2006.