Section 335.527 - Licensing reciprocity requirements - Exemptions(1) The board shall grant the appropriate credential under KRS 335.525 to an applicant for endorsement who: (a) Has received a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in counseling or a related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of sixty (60) hours of graduate coursework to include the following: 1. The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;2. Human growth and development;3. Lifestyle and career development;4. Group dynamics, process, counseling, and consulting;5. Assessment, appraisal, and testing of individuals;6. Social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;7. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;8. Research and evaluation; and9. Professional orientation and ethics;(b) Holds an active valid license or certificate from another state to practice as a professional counselor;(c) Is in good standing with the certifying or licensing board of that state;(d) Is of good moral character;(e) Has paid the application fee to the board; and(f) Has provided the board with evidence of a minimum of five (5) years' experience as a certified or licensed professional counselor.(2) The applicant shall be exempt from: (a) The required hours of supervised experience in the practice of counseling set out in KRS 335.525(1)(e); and(b) The examination requirement set out in KRS 335.525(1)(f).Effective:7/15/2002
Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 6, effective7/15/2002. -- Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 252, sec. 2, effective 7/14/2000.