Section MPSW 1.09 - Substance abuse disorder specialty(1) USE OF TITLE AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE.(a) A person certified by the board may use the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" only if the person is credentialed as a substance abuse counselor under s. 440.88, Stats., or satisfies the educational and supervised training requirements established in this section.(b) A person who is certified by the board may treat substance use disorder as a specialty if the person is credentialed under s. 440.88, Stats., or satisfies the educational and supervised training requirements established in this section.(c) A person certified by the board may do all of the following:1. Prepare a client for substance use disorder treatment by referral.2. Continue to work with the non-substance use disorder issues of a person who has been referred for substance use disorder treatment.3. Continue to treat a client who is in recovery following treatment for substance use disorder.(3) SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OTHER THAN AS ADVANCED PRACTICE SOCIAL WORKERS OR INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS. To be authorized to treat substance use disorder as a specialty, an individual certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1) or 457.14 (1) (a), Stats., shall meet all of the following:(a) A minimum of 180 contact hours of substance use disorder education, which may be obtained within the bachelor or master's degree or in addition to the bachelor or master's degree. The education shall be in all of the following: 1. Thirty hours in assessment training.2. Thirty hours in counseling training.3. Thirty hours in case management.4. Thirty hours in patient education.5. Thirty hours in professional responsibility.6. Three hours in boundaries and ethics.7. Twenty-seven hours in electives in any of the subjects in subds. 1. to 6.(b) A minimum of 1,000 of hours of face-to-face substance use disorder treatment experience, under the supervision of a qualified supervisor, with individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders. The supervised hours can be either the same as or separate from the hours obtained for the credential issued by the board.(4) QUALIFIED SUPERVISORS. A qualified supervisor is a person who is knowledgeable in psychopharmacology and addiction treatment and is any of the following:(a) A clinical supervisor, as defined in s. SPS 160.02 (7).(b) A licensed marriage and family therapist.(c) A licensed professional counselor.(d) A licensed clinical social worker, certified advanced practice social worker, or certified independent social worker.(e) A licensed psychologist.(f) A licensed physician.(g) An individual, other than an individual specified in pars. (a) to (f), who is approved in advance by the board.(5) CONTINUING EDUCATION. To maintain the authority to treat substance use disorder, an individual certified by the board must complete at least 6 continuing education hours during each biennial credentialing period in substance use disorder. The continuing education may be counted toward the continuing education required for renewal of the underlying credential.Wis. Admin. Code Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board § MPSW 1.09
CR 02-105: cr. Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 04-044: renum. MPSW 1.09 to be (1) (a) and am., cr. (1) (b) to (d) and (2) to (5) Register January 2005 No. 589, eff. 2-1-05; correction in (1) (a) to (c), (3) (a), (b), (4) (a) 1. made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 6, 7., Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671.Amended by, CR 14-063: r. and recr. Register November 2015 No. 719, eff. 12-1-15; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., correction in (4) (a), (g) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register November 2015 No. 719, eff.12/1/2015Repealed by, Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018Amended by, EmR1835: emerg. cr., eff. 12-21-18 CR 18-098: cr. Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; correction in (3) (intro.), (a) 7., (4) (a), (g) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6/1/2020Amended by, CR 23-034: r. (2), am. (4) (d) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3/1/2024