Chapter 457 — MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK
25 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 457.01 Definitions
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457.01 Definitions.
Wis. Stat. § 457.02 Applicability
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457.02 Applicability.
Wis. Stat. § 457.03 Duties and powers of examining board and sections
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457.03 Duties and powers of examining board and sections.
Wis. Stat. § 457.033 Psychometric testing
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457.033 Psychometric testing.
Wis. Stat. § 457.035 Psychotherapy rules
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457.035 Psychotherapy rules.
Wis. Stat. § 457.04 Prohibited practices
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457.04 Prohibited practices.
Wis. Stat. § 457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure
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457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure.
Wis. Stat. § 457.08 Social worker certificates and licenses
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457.08 Social worker certificates and licenses.
Wis. Stat. § 457.09 Social worker training certificate
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457.09 Social worker training certificate.
Wis. Stat. § 457.10 Marriage and family therapist license
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457.10 Marriage and family therapist license.
Wis. Stat. § 457.11 Marriage and family therapist training license
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457.11 Marriage and family therapist training license.
Wis. Stat. § 457.12 Professional counselor license; privilege to practice
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457.12 Professional counselor license; privilege to practice. Cross-reference: See definitions in s. 440.01. Cross-reference: See also MPSW, Wis. adm. code. SUBCHAPTER I REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK 457.01 Definitions. In thi…
Wis. Stat. § 457.13 Professional counselor training license
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457.13 Professional counselor training license. (1) The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor training license to any individual who does all of the following: (a) Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the dep…
Wis. Stat. § 457.14 Temporary certificates and licenses
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457.14 Temporary certificates and licenses. (1) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6), the appropriate section of the examining board may grant a temporary social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, clinical social work…
Wis. Stat. § 457.15 Reciprocal certificates and licenses
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457.15 Reciprocal certificates and licenses. (1) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), the social worker section may do all of the following: (a) Grant a social worker certificate to any individual who holds a similar certificate in another state or …
Wis. Stat. § 457.16 Examinations
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457.16 approved by the professional counselor section to determine minimum competence to practice professional counseling. (2m) LICENSE BASED UPON PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE. The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor license to any individual to whom all …
Wis. Stat. § 457.18 Practice under counseling compact
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457.18 Practice under counseling compact. An individual who holds a valid privilege to practice in this state may, subject to s. 457.51 (4), do any of the following: (1) Practice professional counseling in this state, subject to s. 457.50 (4). (2) Practice professional counseling…
Wis. Stat. § 457.20 Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal
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457.20 Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal. (1) The department shall issue a certificate of certification or licensure to each individual who is certified or licensed under this subchapter. (2) The renewal dates for certificates and licenses granted under this subchap…
Wis. Stat. § 457.22 Continuing education
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457.22 Continuing education. (1) The examining board may do any of the following: (a) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, and clin…
Wis. Stat. § 457.24 Professional liability insurance
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457.24 Professional liability insurance. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a person licensed as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this subchapter or who is exercising the professional counselor privilege to practice in this…
Wis. Stat. § 457.25 Reporting requirements
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457.25 Reporting requirements. (1) Any public or private mental health or health care agency, institution or facility, or any other person or entity that employs or contracts for services with a credential holder, that terminates, suspends, or restricts the employment or contract…
Wis. Stat. § 457.26 Disciplinary proceedings and actions
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457.26 shall submit a written report of the payment or information to the appropriate section of the examining board within 30 days after the date on which the payment is made or information is obtained. (4) Any circuit court that appoints a guardian of the person or estate of a …
Wis. Stat. § 457.28 Injunctive relief
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457.28 Injunctive relief. If the appropriate section of the examining board has reason to believe that any person is violating s. 457.04, the appropriate section of the examining board, the examining board, the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the prop…
Wis. Stat. § 457.50 Counseling compact
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457.50 (2) (s). (6) “Professional counseling” means applying a combination of human development, rehabilitation and either psychosocial or psychotherapeutic principles, procedures or services that integrate a wellness, pathology and multicultural model of human behavior in order …
Wis. Stat. § 457.51 Implementation of the counseling compact
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457.51 Implementation of the counseling compact. (1) In this section: (a) “Examining board” means the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and social work examining board. May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26) 457.51 THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS, A…