Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 335.527.Licensing reciprocity requirements; exemptions

(a) Has received a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in counseling or a related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of sixty (60) hours of graduate coursework to include the following:

1. The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;

2. Human growth and development;

3. Lifestyle and career development;

4. Group dynamics, process, counseling, and consulting;

5. Assessment, appraisal, and testing of individuals;

6. Social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;

7. Principles of etiology, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;

8. Research and evaluation; and

9. Professional orientation and ethics;

(b) Holds an active valid license or certificate from another state to practice as a professional counselor;

(c) Is in good standing with the certifying or licensing board of that state;

(d) Is of good moral character;

(e) Has paid the application fee to the board; and

(f) Has provided the board with evidence of a minimum of five (5) years' experience as a certified or licensed professional counselor.

(a) The required hours of supervised experience in the practice of counseling set out in KRS 335.525(1)(e); and

(b) The examination requirement set out in KRS 335.525(1)(f).