Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP) – Rhode Island
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Rhode Island requires that applicants for this licensure have the following degree requirements.
Option One
A master’s or higher-level degree from a program accredited by CACREP; or an equivalent accrediting agency approved by both the board and by the cognizable national or regional certifying authority.
Option Two
A master’s degree or certificate in advanced graduate studies or a doctoral degree in mental health counseling from a recognized educational institution, or a graduate degree in an allied field from a recognized educational institution and a graduate level course work that is equivalent to a master’s degree in mental health counseling. Coursework must include the required components of the Core Curriculum as indicated in § 11.5.1 of this Part AND
Sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter hours within their graduate counseling/therapy program or post graduate program. The sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter hours must be received prior to beginning post graduate experience and supervised case work hours.
Completed the following educational practicum and internship requirements.
Option One
Completed requisite CACREP expectations for internship and practicum.
Option Two
Twelve (12) semester credit hours or eighteen (18) quarter hours of supervised practicum and a minimum of one (1) calendar year of supervised internship consisting of twenty (20) hours per week deemed equivalent by the Board but in no case less than six hundred (600) hours.
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