8401 – Definitions.
§ 8401. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Board” means the state board for mental health practitioners authorized by section eighty-four hundred six of this article. 2. “Psychotherapy” means the treatment of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral and addictive disorders, and ailments by the use of both […]
8401-A – Diagnostic Privilege.
* § 8401-a. Diagnostic privilege. 1. For issuance of a privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans, as defined in section eighty-four hundred one of this article, the applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: (a) Application: File an application with the department; (b) License: Be licensed and registered as a mental health counselor, marriage […]
8402 – Mental Health Counseling.
§ 8402. Mental health counseling. 1. Definition of the practice of mental health counseling. The practice of the profession of mental health counseling is defined as: (a) the evaluation, assessment, amelioration, treatment, modification, or adjustment to a disability, problem, or disorder of behavior, character, development, emotion, personality or relationships by the use of verbal or […]
8403 – Marriage and Family Therapy.
§ 8403. Marriage and family therapy. 1. Definition of the practice of marriage and family therapy. The practice of the profession of marriage and family therapy is defined as: (a) the assessment and treatment of nervous and mental disorders, whether affective, cognitive or behavioral, which results in dysfunctional interpersonal family relationships including, but not limited […]