Section 12.01. Supervised practice requirement.

 

(1)  Except as provided in sub. (4) , an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor under s. 457.12 , Stats., shall complete a period of supervised practice while holding a training license before being eligible for licensure. Supervision of the practice of professional counseling undertaken to meet the pre-licensure requirement may be exercised by a person other than an employment supervisor. The supervisor may exercise discretion as to the frequency, duration, and intensity of the supervision sessions to meet an average of one hour of supervision per week during the supervised practice period.

(2)  An applicant who has received a master's degree shall complete at least 3,000 hours of professional counseling practice in no less than 2 years, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, under the supervision of a person specified in s. MPSW 12.02 (2) before the applicant is eligible for a license as a professional counselor.

(3)  An applicant who has received a doctoral degree shall complete, either during or after completion of the doctoral degree program, at least 1,000 hours of professional counseling practice, under the supervision of a person specified in s. MPSW 12.02 (2) before the applicant is eligible for a license as a professional counselor.

(4)  An applicant who has received a master's degree in professional counseling or its equivalent and has completed any portion of his or her 3,000 hours of supervised professional counseling practice in another state shall be given credit for those hours provided they included at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, or a proportionate number thereof, and are completed under the supervision of a supervisor acceptable to the professional counselor section.

(5)  An applicant who has received a doctoral degree in professional counseling or its equivalent and has completed any portion of his or her 1,000 hours of supervised professional counseling practice in another state shall be given credit for those hours provided they are completed under the supervision of a supervisor acceptable to the professional counselor section.