Advocating
State Requirements
Definitions
History
Barriers
100

attending ____ to become more educated on the topic

workshops

100

How many Post-Grad hours are required in TX?

3000

100

What refers to the ability of a professional counselor licensed at the independent practice level to transfer a license to another state or U.S. jurisdiction when the counselor changes residence to that state or jurisdiction?

Licensure Portability

100

What year did Virginia implement counselor licensure?

1976

100

What barrier to licensure consists of paying multiple fees while relocating and being unable to practice, with total licensing costs reaching up to $800, adding substantial expenses before they could start working?

Paying additional fees

200

What advocating strategy is this:

An individual collects data to identify where licensure requirements and processes align or differ across states, guiding efforts toward greater uniformity

research

200

How many Post-Grad hours are required in Colorado?

2000

200

What could potentially remove the barrier of state lines for practicing?

Counseling Compact

200

What Year did Texas implement counselor licensure?

1981

200

What barrier consists of confusing website information, unhelpful or inconsistent responses from staff, lost paperwork that delayed or prevented licensure?

interacting with state licensure board

300

What is the best way to reach authority figures?

Write letters to state’s licensure board or elected government officials

300

How many Post-Grad hours are required in Virginia?

3,400

300

___________ aim to establish who is qualified to practice a profession by setting educational, exam, and behavioral standards to protect the public, but each state independently defines these standards, leading to variability. 

Licensure requirements

300

What Year did California implement counselor licensure?

2009
300

What barrier consists of gathering and notarizing hard-to-access documents, tracking down former supervisors, and providing documentation for continuing education?

gathering materials