New Jersey Statutes Title 45. Professions and Occupations 45 § 8B-35

The professions of counseling and rehabilitation counseling in the State of New Jersey are determined to affect the public safety and welfare, and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest in order to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those persons seeking to practice and be licensed as professional counselors, associate counselors and rehabilitation counselors.