335.527 Licensing reciprocity requirements -- Exemptions.
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(1)The board shall grant the appropriate credential under KRS 335.525 to an applicant
for endorsement who:
(a)Has received a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in counseling or a
related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of sixty
(60)hours of graduate coursework to include the following:
1. The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;
2. Human growth and development;
3. Lifestyle and career development;
4. Group dynamics, process, counseling, and consulting;
5. Assessment, appraisal, and testing of individuals;
6. Social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;
7. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of
mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;
8. Research and evaluation; and
9. Professional orientation and ethics;
(b)Holds an active valid license or certificate from another state to practice as a
professional counselor;
(c)Is in good standing with the certifying or licensing board of that state;
(d)Is of good moral character;
(e)Has paid the application fee to the board; and
(f)Has provided the board with evidence of a minimum of five
(5)years'
experience as a certified or licensed professional counselor.
(2)The applicant shall be exempt from:
(a)The required hours of supervised experience in the practice of counseling set
out in KRS 335.525(1)(e); and
(b)The examination requirement set out in KRS 335.525(1)(f).