A counselor for the state agency of Vocational Rehabilitation shall have:
(1) a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling;
(2) a Master's degree in the field of counseling with a graduate course in theories and techniques of counseling; or
(3) a Master's degree in any discipline and at least eighteen documented hours of coursework at the Master's level or above within thirty months of the date of hire including:
(a) one graduate course with a primary focus on the theories and techniques of counseling;
(b) three graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:
(i) occupational information;
(ii) job development and placement;
(iii) medical aspects of disabilities;
(iv) foundations of rehabilitation;
(v) psychological aspects of disabilities;
(vi) personal and vocational adjustment; and
(c) two graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:
(i) assessment;
(ii) research methodology;
(iii) vocational and career development;
(iv) community resources;
(v) case management;
(vi) delivery of rehabilitation services; or
(4) a current Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certificate, regardless of degree.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 243, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006.