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Washington supervised hours

Washington has no separate board. The Department of Health licenses all three professions, and every one of them has a supervision pacing rule.

Board
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
Signing
Print and sign by hand
Rules checked
16 September 2026

What HourSign models in Washington.

Each number sits next to the rule it was checked against, with a link to the official source.

  • The postgraduate hour totals and category splits for mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, and independent clinical social work.
  • The pacing rule of at least one hour of supervision for every 80 hours of clinical practice (WAC 246-809-020), shown as a running ratio.
  • Credit reductions the rules allow, such as the CACREP degree credit and the substance use disorder professional reduction, as options you turn on yourself.
The Rules in force screen for Washington counseling: the 3,000-hour requirement read from the rule, a warning about an undefined term, and WAC and RCW citations with the date they were checked.
Rules in force for a Washington counseling track. Demo account. Sources last checked 16 September 2026.

What HourSign leaves to you.

The honest limits. Read these before you decide.

  • Decide whether you are eligible for a license. The Department of Health decides.
  • Resolve the conflicts between the statute, the rules and older DOH forms. Where our research found a conflict, HourSign shows a warning with the citation instead of picking a side for you.
  • Track the supervisor declaration form you must file with DOH before supervision starts. That is between you, your supervisor and DOH.

Signing and export in Washington.

The Washington export is print-and-sign. DOH forms have a handwritten signature line and we found no official statement that an electronic signature is accepted, so HourSign does not claim one.

Official sources

Last checked 16 September 2026

Rules change, and boards update forms without notice. HourSign does not decide whether you are eligible for a license. Your board decides. Check the official source before you file.

Washington board forms.

What each form is, who signs it, and how HourSign lays your hours out in its shape.

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