- Master's or Doctoral degree in counseling with coursework in gerontology or aging, and assessment practicum/internship with major caregiving, gerontology, life transitions, marriage and family, social services, career, or disability emphasis
- Minimum of 2 years of caregiving, gerontology, life transitions, marriage and family, social services, or disability counseling experience (teaching, training, materials development or practice) OR
- Minimum of 5 years of delivery of family caregiving services (working with individuals or families to assist them with family caregiving) presentations and/or published books/training materials related to family caregiving
- Master's degree in a field such as Human Resource Development, Psychology or Education with 3 years experience in family caregiving or delivery of family caregiving services and recent continuing education related to family caregiving presentations and/or published books/training materials related to family caregiving OR
- Bachelor's degree in a field such as Human Resource Development, Psychology or Education with 5 years experience in family caregiving or delivery of family caregiving services and recent continuing education in career development, presentations and published books/training materials related to family caregiving
Without the above stated education, the FCC Counselor Candidate must have extensive family caregiving background, training, knowledge, expertise, and experience.