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| Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §13858, sub-§§1, 2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 465, §3, | are amended to read: |
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| | 1. Licensed professional counselor. To be qualified as a | licensed professional counselor, an applicant shall have | demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board | adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall have | successfully completed complete the examination prescribed by the | board and shall have received: |
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| A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in counseling or | an allied mental health field from an accredited institution | or a program approved by the board. Such schooling shall | have included must include a minimum core curriculum and | total credit hours as adopted by the board; and |
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| B. Two years of experience after obtainment of a master's | degree or a doctoral degree with a minimum of 2,000 hours of | supervised experience. |
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| | 2. Licensed clinical professional counselor. To be qualified | as a licensed clinical professional counselor, an applicant shall | have demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the | board adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall | have successfully completed complete the examination prescribed | by the board and shall have received: |
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| A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in counseling or | an allied mental health field from an accredited institution | or a program approved by the board. Such schooling shall | must include a minimum core curriculum, and total credit | hours as adopted by the board, of at least 45 semester | hours; and |
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| B. Two years of experience after obtainment of a master's | degree, or a doctoral degree to include at least 3,000 hours | of supervised clinical experience with a minimum of 100 | hours of personal supervision. |
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| | 3. Licensed marriage and family therapist. To be qualified | as a licensed marriage and family therapist, an applicant shall | have demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the | board adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall | have successfully completed complete the examination prescribed | by the board and shall have received: |
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| A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in marriage and family | therapy or its equivalent from an accredited institution or a | program approved by the board. Such schooling shall have | included must include a minimum core |
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