- (1) Up to 1500 of the 3000 hours required in 37-39-309(2)(b), MCA, may be obtained pre-degree under the academic requirements of the degree program. In order to qualify as experience under this rule the hours must be approved by the graduate program.
- (2) Any hours obtained post-degree must include 1000 hours direct client contact under face-to-face supervision in a clinical setting as defined in ARM 24.219.301. No more than 250 of those 1000 hours may be in a group or co-facilitative therapy situation.
- (3) For all of the 3000 supervised work experience hours required under 37-39-309(2)(b), MCA, supervisors must provide at least one hour of face-to-face supervision and consultation for every 20 hours of professional counseling as defined in 37-39-102(11), MCA.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-39-103, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-39-307, 37-39-309, MCA
History: NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 319, Eff. 2/24/89; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 1325, Eff. 6/25/93; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 26, Eff. 12/24/93; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 558, Eff. 4/6/01; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 14, Eff. 10/18/02; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/6/16; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2371, Eff. 12/28/19; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1517, Eff. 8/8/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 279, Eff. 2/10/24.