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Sign Language Requirement in Alcohol and Drug Counseling When working with a client who is deaf, deafblind, hard-of-hearing or late deafened and prefers to use sign language: the counselor should have a rating at the advanced-plus level or higher of the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI), or if the counselor is not proficient in sign language s/he should work with an ASL interpreter and be trained in communicating through an interpreter. The interpreter must be certified as both an interpreter and a transliterator by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or have a level four or higher certification by the National Association of the Deaf, or the counselor can refer the client to a counselor that is either proficient in ASL or has been trained in working with an ASL interpreter. A counselor that works with deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or late-deafened clients must have a signed statement from his/her supervisor that s/he has a minimum proficiency in working with such clients. MN Rule 4747.1400 Last Modified: 1/1/0001 Size: 0 Author: Categories: Behavioral Health & Therapy Board, Tags: Alcohol and Drug Counselors' License, Health Care Interpreters,