Mental Health Counselor
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION: A Mental Health Counselor works with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health, with emphasis on prevention. May help deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING: Experience requirements: Have supervisor verify the completion of: 1) at least 2 academic terms of supervised practicum intern experience or equivalent; and 2) 3,000 hours of post-graduate experience in the practice of mental health counseling. Education requirements: Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution in counseling or allied field related to the practice of mental health counseling. Complete graduate level coursework in counseling comprising a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours and include required subject areas. EXAMINATIONS: National Counselor Exam for Licensure and Certification (NCE). FEES: Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, pay $316 (application $60, license $213, compliance resolution fund $43) OTHER: There were 541 licenses currently active as of February 24, 2022. ~ revised 04/21
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Hawaii State Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
- Division
- Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
- Board
- Mental Health Counselor Program
- Address
- P. O. Box 3469 [335 Merchant St., 3rd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813] Honolulu, HI 96801
- Phone
- (808) 586-3000
- Agency website
- http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/
- Licence page
- https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/
- Last updated
- July 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Professional Counselor 21-1014.00
Source and verification
This record is Hawaii's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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