45:8B-41 - Requirements, application, for licensure as associate counselor - New Jersey Statutes

45:8B-41.  Requirements, application, for licensure as associate counselor

8.  Each person applying for licensure as a licensed associate counselor shall make application therefor to the board on the form and in the manner the committee prescribes and the board shall immediately refer each application to the committee for appropriate action.  Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that he:

a.  Is at least 18 years of age;

b.  Is of good moral character;

c.  Has completed a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours in a planned educational program, which includes a master's degree or doctorate in counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, of which 45 graduate semester hours are distributed in at least eight of the following areas:

(1)  Counseling theory and practice;

(2)  The helping relationship;

(3)  Human growth and development and maladaptive behavior;

(4)  Lifestyle and career development;

(5)  Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting;

(6)  Appraisal of individuals;

(7)  Social and cultural foundations;

(8)  Research and evaluation;

(9)  The counseling profession; and

d. Has passed the National Counselor Examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors.

L.1993,c.340,s.8;  amended 1997, c.155, s.8; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.