Mental Health Support Counselors:
To be considered as a counselor in the role of Mental Health Support Counselor, you must, at a minimum meet one of the following criteria:
1. An individual with a master's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university with at least one year of clinical experience.
2. A social worker: an individual with at least a bachelor's degree in human services or related field (social work, psychology, psychiatric rehabilitation, sociology, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, human services counseling or other degree deemed equivalent to those described) from an accredited college and with at least one year of clinical
experience providing direct services to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness.
3. A person with at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college in an unrelated field that includes at least 15 semester credits (or equivalent) in a human services field and who has at least three years of clinical experience.
4. A person with at least a bachelor's degree in a human service field or special education from an accredited college without one year of clinical experience.
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