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ACS Requirements
Requirements for Standard Entry to ACS Certification:
- Current Status as one of the following:
NCC, Licensed or Certified Mental Health Provider, or Licensed or Certified Clinical Supervisor - Education: A Master’s degree or higher in a mental health field
- Specialized Training- must document completion of either A or B:
A. A graduate course in clinical supervision, OR
B. A total of 30 contact hours of workshop training in clinical supervision - Mental Health-Related Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of post-Master’s experience in mental health services which must include at least 1,500 hours of direct service with clients.
Doctoral-level practitioners/professionals can substitute one year of postmaster’s work experience in mental health or mental health-related education for 300 hours of direct service with clients, up to a maximum of 900 hours.
Doctoral-level internship(s) in mental health may also be used toward this requirement. Candidates must provide an official transcript verifying doctoral program internship. - Supervision Experience/Endorsement:
Must have provided a minimum of 100 hours of clinical supervision of mental health services with supervisees along with a minimum of 20 hours of supervision-of-supervision OR an endorsement from a mental health professional attesting to the applicant's supervisory activity. - Self-Assessment and Professional Disclosure
Submit a Professional Disclosure statement which assesses the understanding of multiple responsibilities of clinical supervision (see application for details).
Requirements for Alternative Entry to ACS Certification: - Steps #1, 2, and 6 as outlined above and meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
- Mental health professionals who have provided at least 3 yrs and 500 hours of experience as a clinical supervisor.
- Mental health related educators who can document full time employment teaching in an education program at a regionally-accredited institution for a minimum of 2 semesters. Teaching assignments must have included courses of practicum or internship supervision, or related courses that primarily require the educator to perform the role of clinical supervisor.
- Doctoral graduates or doctoral candidates in the FINAL semester of their doctoral studies (from a CACREP accredited program), who possess a Master's degree in a mental health field and who can document teaching assignments in practicum or internship supervision for a minimum of 2 semesters. In addition, doctoral graduates or candidates MUST also provide evidence of completion of a clinical supervision graduate course.
- Mental health professionals who possess a recognized national or state credential in clinical supervision.
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