Requirements to become a licensed professional counselor

In order for an applicant to become a licensed professional counselor, an individual must make application to the board, supplying, at a minimum, the following information: 1. A copy of a master's degree transcript from an accredited school or college that meets the academic standards set forth in section 97-02-01-02. 2. Three recommendations as follows: a. One from the counselor educator who provided direct supervision in the applicant's counseling practicum or internship; b. One from an employer who provided general supervision of the applicant's work since receipt of the master's degree; and c. One from the professional who provided direct supervision of the applicant's counseling experience. 3. Certification that the individual has a minimum of two years of supervised experience under a licensed professional counselor or licensed professional clinical counselor certified as a supervisor under section 97-02-01-08, or under a supervision authorized under subdivision c of subsection 2 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-47-06. The supervision must include individual, face-to-face meetings that occur at regular intervals over a two-year period. Supervision in a group setting may also be provided, such as in the case of a conference among members of a professional staff or other arrangement. A total of one hundred hours over the two-year period of supervision through individual and group methods must be documented. At least sixty hours must be individual face-to-face supervision. The supervised experience may not be in a practice in which the applicant holds an ownership interest. Face to face includes electronic video communications that are secure and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant on a secure server. 4. Provides a statement of intent to practice, describing proposed use of the license, the intended client population, and the counseling procedures that the applicant intends to use in serving the client population. 5. Showing successful completion of the national counselor examination as distributed and administered under the auspices of the national board of certified counselors.