Connecticut State Department of Public Health

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Professional Counselor Associate

An applicant shall have:

 

Earned a graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling as part of a program of higher learning accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), or a successor organization;

 

OR

 

Completed at least sixty graduate semester hours in counseling or a related mental health field at a regionally accredited institution of higher education that included coursework in each of the following areas: Human growth and development; social and cultural foundations; counseling theories; counseling techniques; group counseling; career counseling; appraisals or tests and measurements to individuals and groups; research and evaluation; professional orientation to mental health counseling; addiction and substance abuse counseling; trauma and crisis counseling; and diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders;

 

Completed a one-hundred-hour practicum in counseling taught by a faculty member licensed or certified as a professional counselor or its equivalent in another state;

 

Completed a six-hundred-hour clinical mental health counseling internship taught by a faculty member licensed or certified as a professional counselor or its equivalent in another state; and

 

Earned from a regionally accredited institution of higher education a graduate degree in counseling or a related mental health field.

 

Documentation Requirements

 

An applicant for licensure shall arrange for the submission of following documentation directly from the source:

 

An official transcript and course of study form sent directly from each educational institution attended verifying all graduate level coursework completed and degree conferred.

 

A completed application and fee in the amount of $125.  Applications are only accepted online.  Please select this link to apply online.

 

The transcript and course of study form should be submitted directly from the educational institution(s) to:

 

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Professional Counselor Licensure

410 Capitol Ave., MS #12 APP

P.O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134

Fax:  (860) 707-1980

Email:  dph.counselorsteam@ct.gov