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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
Current 2009 Board Newsletter

Actions Taken by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists at its March 13 Meeting

Issued Cease and Desist Orders for Unlicensed Professionals

NCE Exam Announcement:

Beginning with the January 2009 Professional Counselor Exam, the NCE  exam will be administered by an outside exam service.   The exam fee will be $185 to be paid directly to NBCC after Board approval has been obtained.  The Board will notify the exam service of eligibility status for approval to take the exam.  Additional information will be available on our website soon regarding this transition.

Number of Active Licensees as of 7/4/2009
 
  Type Count
Professional Counselor 3,842
Marriage and Family Therapist 631
Clinical Social Worker 2,616
Master Social Worker 1,667
Assoc. Marriage and Family Therapist 36
Associate Professional Counselor 814

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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