Ch. 577                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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 ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCY TOPICS

17-302.4.

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

(1) HOLD A BACHELORS 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;

(2) 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 BACHELORS DEGREE;

(3) HAVE A MINIMUM OF 20 CREDIT HOURS IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG
COUNSELOR TRAINING AS DEFINED IN § 17-302.3(D)(4) OF THIS TITLE; AND

(4) PRACTICE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG OR
ANOTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

17-302.5.

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

(1) HOLD AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE 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 TO SUCH A PROGRAM
OF STUDIES;

(2) HAVE COMPLETED NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS, WITH A MINIMUM OF 2000
HOURS OF SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING APPROVED
BY THE BOARD, 1 YEAR OF WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AFTER THE AWARD OF
THE ASSOCIATES DEGREE;

(3) HAVE A MINIMUM OF 15 CREDIT HOURS IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG
COUNSELING TRAINING AS DEFINED IN § 17-3023(D)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(4) PRACTICE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG OR
ANOTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND PROVIDE ALCOHOL

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