Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3448 – License without examination
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3448
- Board: means the Louisiana Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3443
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor: means any person who holds himself out to the public, for a fee or other personal gain, by any title or description of services incorporating the words "licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor" or any similar term, and who offers to render professional rehabilitation counseling services denoting a client-counselor relationship in which the counselor assumes responsibility for knowledge, skill, and ethical considerations needed to assist individuals, groups, organizations, or the general public, and who implies that he is licensed to engage in the practice of rehabilitation counseling pursuant to this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3443
- Rehabilitation counseling: which means assisting an individual or group, through the counseling relationship, to define vocational goals, and to plan actions reflecting his or their interests, abilities, aptitudes, and needs as these are related to rehabilitation concerns, educational progress, and occupations and careers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3443
For a period of one year from December 31, 1988, the board shall waive both written and oral examination and shall issue a license as a licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor to each applicant who files an application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by such fees required by La. Rev. Stat. 37:3446, and who furnished satisfactory evidence to the board that he:
(1) Is at least twenty-one years old.
(2) Is of good moral character.
(3) Is not in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
(4) Has received one of the following:
(a) A master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and two years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting.
(b) A bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and five years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting.
(c) Certified rehabilitation counselor or certified insurance rehabilitation specialist and ten years of vocational rehabilitation experience.
Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 456, §1.