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Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
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Chapter641A Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors |
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LICENSING |
NAC641A.085. Qualifications of applicant: Courses of study.
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1. To qualify for licensure as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist intern, an applicant’s graduate education in marriage and family therapy must include the following areas of study:
Minimum
Minimum Number
Minimum Number
Number of
of Semester
of Quarter
Area of Study
Courses
Hours of Credit
Hours of Credit
Human Development, including Issues of Sexuality
2
6
8
Marital and Family Systems
2
6
8
Marital and Family Therapy
3
9
12
Ethical and Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
1
3
4
Supervised Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy
3
9
12
Diagnosis and Assessment (including the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
1
3
4
Research
1
3
4
Abuse of Alcohol or Controlled
Substances
1
3
4
2. To qualify for licensure as a clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern, an applicant’s graduate education in clinical professional counseling must include the following areas of study:
Minimum
Minimum Number
Minimum Number
Number of
of Semester
of Quarter
Area of Study
Courses
Hours of Credit
Hours of Credit
Human Growth and Development
1
3
4
Individual Counseling Theories
1
3
4
Individual Counseling Techniques and Practice
1
3
4
Lifestyle and Career Development
1
3
4
Group Dynamics, Counseling and Consulting
1
3
4
Ethics and Professional Studies
1
3
4
Supervised Practice of Clinical Professional Counseling
3
9
12
Diagnosis and Assessment (including the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
1
3
4
Social and Cultural Foundations
1
3
4
Research and Evaluation
1
3
4
Abuse of Alcohol or Controlled Substances
1
3
4
3. The courses in the supervised practice of marriage and family therapy and clinical professional counseling required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must include three courses taken during three semesters or four courses taken during four quarters over a minimum of 1 year.
4. For a graduate degree to fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor or intern pursuant to this section, the degree must require at least 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours.
5. The Board will consider only courses completed at the graduate level for fulfillment of the educational requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor or intern.
6. A course may not be used to satisfy the requirements for more than one area of study set forth in subsection 1 or 2.
7. The Board may consider:
(a) Graduate degrees in fields related to mental health which are comparable to degrees in marriage and family therapy, counseling or mental health counseling and which meet the requirements for course content listed in subsection 1 or 2, regardless of the terminology used in the degree granted by the educational institution, as fulfilling the educational requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor or intern.
(b) Years of clinical experience as a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor in lieu of specific academic courses in the supervised practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling, in diagnosis and assessment, or in the abuse of alcohol or controlled substances.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A 9-16-88; 1-12-96; R173-03, 8-20-2004; A by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists & Clinical Prof. Counselors by R060-08, 9-18-2008)