Section 38-314 - Provisional alcohol and drug counselor; license requirementsTo be licensed to practice as a provisional alcohol and drug counselor, an applicant shall:
(1) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;(2) Have two hundred seventy hours of education related to the knowledge and skills of alcohol and drug counseling which shall include:(a) A minimum of forty-five hours in counseling theories and techniques coursework;(b) A minimum of forty-five hours in group counseling coursework;(c) A minimum of thirty hours in human growth and development coursework;(d) A minimum of fifteen hours in professional ethics and issues coursework;(e) A minimum of thirty hours in alcohol and drug assessment, case planning, and management coursework;(f) A minimum of thirty hours in multicultural counseling coursework;(g) A minimum of forty-five hours in medical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and addiction coursework; and(h) A minimum of thirty hours in clinical treatment issues in chemical dependency coursework; and(3) Have supervised practical training which shall:(a) Include performing a minimum of three hundred hours in the counselor core functions in a work setting where alcohol and drug counseling is provided;(b) Be a formal, systematic process that focuses on skill development and integration of knowledge;(c) Include training hours documented by performance date and core function performance areas; and(d) Include the performance of all counselor core functions with no single function performed less than ten hours. Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 119; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1,355; Laws 2007, LB463, § 165.