The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is a ten-member board consisting of three professional counselors, three social workers, three marriage and family therapists, and one consumer. The three members from each profession constitute a separate standards committee for their respective specialty. The members are appointed by the Governor. Persons wishing to bring matters for the Board’s consideration should submit written notification or request to Board office.

The Board is charged by law with regulating the practice of professional counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of Georgia. It does so by enforcing the education and training requirements established by law for licensure in each profession, by adopting and enforcing a code of ethics governing licensees, by establishing and enforcing continuing education requirements, and by addressing unlicensed practice in these professions.

Renewal Notification, Effective June 6, 2008, you may now renew your license for the 2008 through 2010 Biennial Period.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS ACTIVE LICENSEES

Actions Taken by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists at its February 22 Meeting

Issued Cease and Desist Orders for Unlicensed Professionals

Exam Announcement:
Please note that if less than 20 candidates are scheduled for an exam date, that exam will be cancelled and you will be rescheduled for the next exam date.

Professional Counselor Exam Announcement:
Beginning with the October 24, 2007 Professional Counselor Exam, if you fail to show up to take the scheduled exam you will be required to pay an exam fee for each exam you schedule from that date forward.

Number of Active Licensees as of 9/5/2008
 
  Type Count
Professional Counselor 3,714
Marriage and Family Therapist 649
Clinical Social Worker 2,663
Master Social Worker 1,755
Assoc. Marriage and Family Therapist 34
Associate Professional Counselor 846

NOTICE: Effective 8-22-07. New Rule requires supervisor and supervisees to document supervision:
Both supervisors and supervisees are now required to maintain a contemporaneous record of the date, duration, type (individual, paired, or group), and a brief summary of the pertinent activity for each supervision session to be submitted to the Board upon request. This rule applies to all Licensees for this Board. If there are any discrepancies in hours, contemporaneous documentation of supervision will be requested.

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