State Credentialing Board Research Project Instructions, Social Science homework help

State Credentialing Board Research
Project Instructions

Directions: The
purpose of this project is to help you become familiar with the credentialing
and regulatory processes that will govern your practice as a counselor.

In order to complete this project, you will need to select a
state to use as the basis for your research. You should select either the state
in which you currently reside or the state in which you plan to practice.

Information regarding credentialing in the state you have
selected can be gathered in one or more of the following ways. (These are
options. You are not required to do all three of these.)

1.  (Preferred)
Reviewing the content of the state credentialing board website.

2.  Attending
a public meeting of the state credentialing board.

3.  Interviewing
a member of the state credentialing board.

Note: Please do not contact the board to get
this information as most likely they will not get back to you in time to
complete this assignment.

State
Credentialing Board Research Project Paper

Using the information you
gathered, write a 1,250-1,500-word paper on your state credentialing
board. Include the following in your paper:

1. 
Identifying
information about the state board (name, location, etc.)

2. 
Mission
of the state board

3. 
Regulatory
authority and scope (cite the statutes and rules that govern the board’s
activities, describe the discipline(s) regulated by the board, and describe the
scope of the board’s authority to regulate professional practice)

4. 
State
board/committee structures through which the board performs its functions
(committee names and responsibilities, frequency of meetings, topics included
on board/committee agendas, and composition of board and committees)

5. 
Summary
of the requirements for licensure or certification in the state

6. 
Description
of the credentialing/licensing process, including the kinds of information
reviewed to establish an applicant’s eligibility for certification or licensure
for differing tier levels, and the typical number of applications processed per
month

7. 
Description
of the complaint process, from the initial receipt of a complaint to its final
adjudication, and the typical number of complaints processed per month. What
are some of the disciplinary outcomes cited? (Review the meeting notes to
obtain this information).

Explain how the board refers legal issues that they
cannot address to the appropriate agencies. If this information is not
available, please describe the efforts you made to access it.