6603. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

6603 SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 6603.1 An applicant for a license shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board pursuant to § 6603.3 that the applicant obtained counseling experience that meets the following requirements: (a) The applicant shall have acquired the experience after having completed the requirements of the first graduate degree in counseling or a related area but before the date the application was submitted. Experience acquired after having completed the requirements of a master's degree in counseling or related area, but during a postmaster's, specialist, or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related area is acceptable. (b) The experience shall have consisted of a minimum of three thousand five hundred (3,500) hours of professional counseling performed over a period of not less than two (2) years and not more than five (5) years, under the general supervision of a qualified supervisor who shall be a professional counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist, or independent clinical social worker who was licensed in a jurisdiction of the United States during the supervised period. (c) Two hundred (200) of the required hours must have been under immediate supervision by a qualified supervisor as defined in § 6603.1(b) and in conformance with the following requirements: (1) One hundred (100) hours of the required two hundred (200) hours of immediate supervision shall have been completed under a professional counselor who was licensed in a jurisdiction of the United States during the supervised period or who would have been qualified for a license as a professional counselor in the District of Columbia; (2) One hundred (100) hours of the required two hundred (200) hours of immediate supervision shall have been under individual supervision with a qualified supervisor; and (3) For every thirty-five (35) hours worked, the applicant shall have been under immediate supervision for a minimum of one hour. (d) The applicant's performance shall have been rated as at least satisfactory by each supervisor. 6603.2 A student or graduate under supervision shall identify himself or herself as such at all times when practicing professional counseling. 6603.3 An applicant for a license shall demonstrate qualifications required by § 6603.1 by submitting with the application a signed statement from each supervisor who supervised the applicant during the required period of experience which sets forth the following: (a) The location at which and period of time during which the supervision took place; (b) The number of hours of the applicant's practice of professional counseling; (c) The number of hours of immediate supervision of the applicant; (d) The specific nature of and responsibilities included in the applicant's practice; (e) A rating of the applicant's performance; and (f) The license number and jurisdiction in which the supervisor was licensed during the supervised period; if not licensed, the supervisor's vita demonstrating the supervisor's qualifications to be a licensed professional counselor in the District of Columbia. 6603.4 Pursuant to § 6603.1(b), the Board may extend the five (5) year limit for good cause. All hours worked in a position in which general counseling services are offered shall be counted toward the minimum required hours. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 5238 (August 5, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12684 (September 25, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Business, Occupations, and Professionals 17 DCMR § 6603