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Licensing Requirements
Application
Fee for application and certification
Title Description
A brief description of your therapeutic orientation,
discipline, theory, or technique.
Education as defined in WAC 246-810-023 and WAC
246-810-024
Have an associate degree which included a supervised
internship in a counseling-related field.
Examination
Pass an examination in risk assessment, ethics,
appropriate screening using the global assessment of
functioning scale, client referral, and Washington state
law, as set in WAC 246-810-023.
Fee for examination or reexamination
Examination fee may be submitted when applicant is
approved for examination.
Supervisory Agreement
A written supervisory agreement that meets the
requirements in WAC 246-810-025 with a credential holder who
meets the qualifications to be a supervisor in WAC
246-810-026.
Four (4) hours of HIV/AIDS education and training.
Verification of all registrations, certifications, or
licenses you now hold or have held in other states.
Continuing Education
Certified advisers must complete 36 credit hours of
continuing education every two years. At least six of the 36
credit hours must be in law and professional ethics related
to counseling. The first date to report the required
continuing education begins with a credential holder?s
renewal date in 2011 for those first credentialed in 2009.
Acceptable continuing education is defined in WAC
246-810-027 and WAC 246-810-029. | 
