Minimum Qualifications for taking the Open Competitive Examination: must have a bachelor's degree with a major in addiction studies, adolescent education (any subject), applied psychology, behavioral health, children and youth studies, clinical mental health counseling, community and human services, community health, community health and family studies, community mental health, correctional studies, counseling, counseling psychology, criminal intelligence analysis, criminal investigations, criminal justice, criminology, culture and deviance studies, deviant behavior, education, educational psychology, forensic psychology, forensic science/crime scene investigation, guidance and counseling, health and human performance, human development, human services, interdisciplinary cognitive sciences, law enforcement leadership, legal studies, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, occupational therapy, physical education, political science, psychology, public health, public justice, recreation, recreation education, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, teaching, therapeutic recreation, urban studies and planning, visual arts education or vocational rehabilitation AND two years of experience providing individual and/or group counseling in a recognized correctional, criminal justice, or community/human services program aimed at assisting clients with the resolution of major social, behavioral, and personal problems. Substitution: A master's degree with a major in addiction studies, adolescent education (any subject), applied psychology, behavioral health, children and youth studies, clinical mental health counseling, community and human services, community health, community health and family studies, community mental health, correctional studies, counseling, counseling psychology, criminal intelligence analysis, criminal investigations, criminal justice, criminology, culture and deviance studies, deviant behavior, education, educational psychology, forensic psychology, forensic science/crime scene investigation, guidance and counseling, health and human performance, human development, human services, interdisciplinary cognitive sciences, law enforcement leadership, legal studies, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, occupational therapy, physical education, political science, psychology, public health, public justice, recreation, recreation education, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, teaching, therapeutic recreation, urban studies and planning, visual arts education or vocational rehabilitation may be substituted for one year of the required experience.