Ch. 576

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III) REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS
CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST.

(3) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE
SUPERVISED COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST
BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(I)      USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE SUPERVISED
COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST";

(II)     USE THE INITIALS "C.A.C.-D.A.T." "C.S.C.-AD." AFTER THE
NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL; OR

(III) REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS
CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE SUPERVISED COUNSELOR-DRUG AND
ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST.

17-302.                                                                                                   

(d) (4) In this subsection, "counselor training" includes but is not limited to
instruction in:

(i)     Counseling theory and ethics:

(ii)    Counseling techniques:

(iii)   Human growth and development and maladaptive behaviors;

(iv)    Group dynamics, processing, and counseling:

(v)    Social and cultural foundations;

(vi)    Lifestyle and career development;

(vii)   Appraisal of individuals;

(viii) Research and evaluation;

(ix)   Participation in a supervised practicum in professional counseling;

[and]

17-302.3.

(x) Marriage and family therapy; [.] AND
(XI) ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING.

(A)    EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, TO QUALIFY AS A
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG
THERAPIST AN APPLICANT SHALL BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 17-302 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(B)     THE APPLICANT SHALL BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

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