South Carolina § 43-31-170 - Training and experience requirements for counselors.

§ 43-31-170. Training and experience requirements for counselors.

A counselor for the state agency of Vocational Rehabilitation shall have:

(1) a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling;

(2) a Master's degree in the field of counseling with a graduate course in theories and techniques of counseling; or

(3) a Master's degree in any discipline and at least eighteen documented hours of coursework at the Master's level or above within thirty months of the date of hire including:

(a) one graduate course with a primary focus on the theories and techniques of counseling;

(b) three graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:

(i) occupational information;

(ii) job development and placement;

(iii) medical aspects of disabilities;

(iv) foundations of rehabilitation;

(v) psychological aspects of disabilities;

(vi) personal and vocational adjustment; and

(c) two graduate courses, each with a primary focus on one of the following areas:

(i) assessment;

(ii) research methodology;

(iii) vocational and career development;

(iv) community resources;

(v) case management;

(vi) delivery of rehabilitation services; or

(4) a current Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certificate, regardless of degree.

HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 243, SECTION 1, eff March 15, 2006.