Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-75-240

  • Addiction counselor: means a professional who practices individual, family, and group addiction counseling. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
  • Associate: means an individual who has met the requirements for licensure as a professional counselor associate, marriage and family therapy associate, or addiction counselor associate under the provisions of this article and has been issued a license by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
  • Board: means the South Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addictions Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
  • License: means an authorization to practice counseling, marriage and family therapy, issued by the board pursuant to this article and includes an authorization to practice as a professional counselor associate, marriage and family therapy associate, or addiction counselor associate. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
  • Marriage and family therapy: means the assessment and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
  • Supervision: means the supervision of clinical services in accordance with standards established by the board under the supervision of an approved supervisor. See South Carolina Code 40-75-20
A professional counselor associate license, marriage and family therapy associate license, or addiction counselor associate license must be issued to an applicant who has satisfied the educational requirements, as specified by the board in regulation, for licensure but who has not yet completed the supervision or experience requirements and has passed the examination required for licensure. An associate who has not completed the requirements for licensure within two years may apply to the board for an extension.
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