Assignment: Professional Licensure Plan
In this assignment, you will explore the requirements for licensure in the state where you plan to practice. You will develop a professional licensure plan (PLP) that helps you outline a sequential timeline for acquiring licensure.
Tasks: Utah clinical Mental Health Counselor Professional Licensure Plan (PLP) Web site.
• Explain the requirements and the sequence of the licensure process in UTAH where you plan to practice. You must cite the source from where you obtain the state licensure information.
• Create your PLP that reflects a detailed timeline of your route to acquiring licensure. Your plan should begin with meeting requirements for the CMHC program.
• Include details on:
o The required graduate course work for licensure in the state where you plan to practice
o The number of required graduate credit hours for licensure in the state
o The names and types (e.g., multiple choice, case scenarios) of the state licensing exams
o The number of years and hours of required experience after you get your master's degree
o The number and types of required supervision hours after the master's experience
o The person who is qualified and approved to provide supervision
o Approved settings for completing the post-masters supervision
o Any other specialty courses you must complete prior to obtaining licensure (e.g., domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, laws and rules, etc.)
o Number of hours of continuing education you must complete in each licensure period in order to have your license renewed
o Crimes that might or would prevent a person from becoming a licensed counselor
• Frame the timeline to include the following:
o When will you attend residencies?
o When will you take your last CMHC program class?
o When will you begin and finish the practicum/internship?
o When will you complete your portfolio?
o When will you graduate from the CMHC program?
o When will you take the state licensing exams?
o When will you meet the experiential and supervision licensure requirements?
o When will you expect to become fully licensed?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.