<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:68:03:02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000000">20:68:03:02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000001">.  Approved counseling program.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">Academic requirements to become a professional counselor must be completed through a board approved counseling program. An a</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">pproved counseling program</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> i</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">s:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    (1)  A counseling program approved by the C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">ouncil for </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">A</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">ccreditation of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">ounseling and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">R</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">elated </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">E</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">ducational </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">P</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">rograms</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    (2)  An organized sequence of study in the area of counseling that includes graduate course work in each of the following areas:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (a)    Counseling theory: including a study of basic theories, principles of counseling, and philosophical bases of the helping relationship;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (b)    Counseling techniques: including individual counseling practices, methods, facilitative skills, and the application of these skills;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (c)    Practicum: including a supervised training experience consisting of the provision of counseling to clients or groups seeking services from counselors</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">, provided:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">            (i)    A practicum consists of no less than 100 hours, of which 40 hours are direct service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">            (ii)   Prior to the beginning of the practicum, the student must have completed a course in counseling theory and a course in counseling techniques;</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">            (iii)  The practicum must be under the direction of a graduate faculty member;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (d)    Internship: including an on-the-job experience in professional counseling under the tutelage of an on-site supervisor who is a licensed professional counselor </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">or certified </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">or licensed mental health therapist</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">, provided t</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">he supervised internship may be no less than 600 hours of which 240 hours must be in direct services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (e)    Human growth and development: including studies that provide a broad understanding of the nature and needs of an individual at all developmental levels</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">, provided e</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">mphasis is placed on psychological, sociological, and physiological approaches, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">normal and abnormal </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">human behavior, personality theory, and learning theory;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (f)    Social and cultural foundations: including studies of change, ethnic groups, subcultures, changing roles of women, sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, urban and rural societies, population patterns, cultural mores, use of leisure time, and differing life patterns;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (g)    Group: including the study of group dynamics, group processes, practices and methods of group counseling, supervised practice, facilitative skills, and theory and types of groups;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (h)    Life-style and career development: including vocational-choice theory, relationship of career choice to life-style, sources of occupational and educational information, approaches to career decision-making processes, and career development exploration techniques;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (i)    Appraisal of the individual: including the development of a framework for understanding the individual, methods of data-gathering and interpretation, case study approaches, individual and group psychological and educational testing, and the study of individual differences with consideration of ethnic, cultural, and gender factors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (j)    Research and evaluation: including statistics, research design, the development of research and demonstration proposals, and the development and evaluation of program objectives;</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">        (k)    Professional, legal, and ethical considerations: including the study of professional counseling organizations, codes of ethics, legal considerations, standards of preparation, certification and licensure, and the professional role identity of counselors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> 18 SDR 67, effective October 16, 1991; 22 SDR 97, effective January 24, 1996; 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">; 49 SDR 51, effective November 24, 2022</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-32-56"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003">36-32-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003">5</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003">6</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-32-64"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003">36-32-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0-000003">64</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9a525f93-40dd-4a7d-8c02-4ecead1f5182000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>