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64B4-31.007: Definition of a "Licensed Mental Health Counselor or the Equivalent, Who Is a Qualified Supervisor."

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 22, 2010, the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, received a petition for Andres Torrens, LCSW, seeking a variance or waiver of paragraph 64B4-31.007(1)(c), F.A.C., which requires that during the period for which the applicant claims supervision, he/she is licensed as a clinical social worker or marriage and family therapist in Florida or in the state in which the supervision took place and can demonstrate a three semester or four quarter hour graduate level course in three of the following six content areas: counseling theories, counseling practice, assessment, career counseling, substance abuse, or legal, ethical, and professional standards from a clinical counseling program in an institution fully accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.
Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board within 14 days of publication of this notice.