PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 577

(C) THE APPLICANT SHALL BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

(D) (1) THE APPLICANT SHALL HOLD A MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE
IN A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELING FIELD FROM AN ACCREDITED
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OR HAVE
COMPLETED A PROGRAM OF STUDIES JUDGED BY THE BOARD TO BE
SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT IN SUBJECT MATTER AND EXTENT OF TRAINING AS
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2) THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF 360 25
CREDIT HOURS IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR TRAINING.

(3) THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE COMPLETED NOT LESS THAN 3 YEARS
WITH A MINIMUM OF 2,000 HOURS OF SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE IN ALCOHOL AND
DRUG COUNSELING APPROVED BY THE BOARD, 2 YEARS OF WHICH SHALL HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED AFTER THE AWARD OF THE MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE
OR ITS SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT.

(4) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR TRAINING"
INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO INSTRUCTION IN:

(I) MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY;

(II) GROUP COUNSELING;

(III) INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING;

(IV) FAMILY COUNSELING;

(V)    ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING;

(VI)   ETHICS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS;
(VII) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT;

(VIII) ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY; AND

(IX) COURSES PERTAINING TO COUNSELOR CORE FUNCTIONS OF
SCREENING, INTAKE, ORIENTATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION,
EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, REFERRAL, CONSULTATION, REPORTS AND
RECORDKEEPING, AND SPECIAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG
DEPENDENCY TOPICS.

17-302.4.

TO QUALIFY AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST AN APPLICANT SHALL:

(1) HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN A HEALTH OR HUMAN
SERVICES COUNSELING FIELD OR HAVE COMPLETED A PROGRAM OF STUDIES
JUDGED BY THE BOARD TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT IN SUBJECT MATTER
AND EXTENT OF TRAINING TO SUCH A PROGRAM OF STUDIES;

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