4757-9-02 Continuing education requirements for renewal of a professional counselor or a professional clinical counselor.

For professional counselors and for professional clinical counselors, the requirements for license renewal are thirty clock hours of approved continuing professional education in the following program areas of counselor training listed in section 4757.22 of the Revised Code: human growth and development; counseling theory: counseling techniques; group dynamics, processing, and counseling; appraisal of individuals; research and evaluation; professional, legal and ethical responsibilities; social and cultural foundations; lifestyles and career development; clinical psychopathlogy, personality and abnormal behavior; evaluation of mental and emotional status; diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders; methods of intervention and prevention of mental and emotional disorders; treatment of mental and emotional disorders; supervision, and administration.

(A) For those professional clinical counselors with supervising counselor status, six of the thirty clock hours shall be in supervision.

(B) For all renewals three of the thirty hours shall be taken in the area of legal and ethical responsibilities for professional counselors.

Effective: 09/20/2007

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/15/2007 and 09/20/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4757.10

Rule Amplifies: 4757.33

Prior Effective Dates: 5-22-86; 7-3-97; 9-20-02