SECTION 140.407. Practicum Standards

(a) The practicum shall be completed under the administration of a career school or an accredited institution of higher education.

(b) The applicant must complete the practicum under the administration of a single school.

(c) The department will not accept a practicum without an official transcript from the school and a letter from the school's educational coordinator or chair verifying that the practicum was completed in the field of substance abuse.

(d) Practicum hours may be paid or voluntary.

(e) The practicum shall be delivered according to a written training curriculum that provides the student with an orientation to treatment services and exposure to treatment activities in each of the KSA dimensions. The practicum must include the intern observing treatment delivery and the intern providing services under direct observation. The practicum shall include at least 20 hours of experience in each of the KSA dimensions.

(f) All practicum training shall be provided by qualified credentialed counselors (QCCs).

Source Note: The provisions of this §140.407 adopted to be effective September 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 7520; amended to be effective August 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 5788