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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.58.11.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="58" chapter_num="11" heading="Qualifications.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>License. To engage in advanced assessment activities under this chapter, a licensee shall hold an active license in this State as a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Licensed clinical professional counselor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Licensed clinical marriage and family therapist;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Licensed clinical professional art therapist.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Education and Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee may engage in advanced assessment activities as defined in this chapter if the licensee has obtained a doctoral or master’s degree in counseling or a related field that includes a minimum of nine graduate courses of at least 3 semester hours or 5 quarter credit hours in each of the following courses listed in §B(2)—(10) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Psychopathology. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the scientific study of mental disorders and principles of abnormal psychology.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Biological Bases of Behavior. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the biological, physiological, and neurological aspects of behavioral and mental disorders.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Research Methods. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, research methods for and principles of performing qualitative and quantitative research in the social sciences.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Advanced Statistics. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Parametric and nonparametric statistics;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Multivariate statistical methods, correlation, regression, factor analysis, and discriminate analysis; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Use of computers for data management and analysis.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Tests and Measures. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Test construction;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Evaluation and documentation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Fairness in testing; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Testing applications.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Intellectual Assessment. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the construction, standardization, administration, scoring, and interpretation of intelligence tests.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Personality Assessment. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to, the construction, standardization, scoring, and interpretation of personality tests.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Ethics. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to the ethical, legal, and professional standards related to assessment and the practice of professional counseling or therapy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Practicum in Advanced Assessment. Studies in this area shall include, but are not limited to the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Practice with clients in the use of advanced assessment tests;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Practice in the scoring, interpretation, and reporting of results; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Practice in the integration of advanced assessment results with other sources of client information.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Supervision. In order to engage in advanced assessment activities as defined in this chapter, a licensee shall also complete 500 hours of supervised, direct, client-related, advanced assessment testing that is fulfilled in not less than 2 years and after the award of the master’s degree, of which a minimum of 100 hours shall include face-to-face supervision by a supervisor who is proficient in the use of advanced assessment tests.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Examination. In addition to meeting the requirements in §§A—C of this regulation, the licensee shall pass the National Counselors Examination (NCE) or another examination, as determined by the Board, that includes a comparable number of items assessing knowledge of advanced assessment procedures.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Complaint. In the event the Board receives a complaint regarding a licensee’s engagement in the practice of advanced assessment or the use of instruments that require specialized psychological training for administration and interpretation, a licensee shall demonstrate compliance with the education, supervision, and examination requirements set forth in this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>