154D.1 - DEFINITIONS.
154D.1 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the board of behavioral science established
in chapter 147.
2. "Licensed marital and family therapist" means a person
licensed to practice marital and family therapy under chapter 147 and
this chapter.
3. "Licensed mental health counselor" means a person licensed
to practice mental health counseling under chapter 147 and this
chapter.
4. "Licensee" includes a licensed marital and family
therapist and a licensed mental health counselor.
5. "Marital and family therapy" means the application of
counseling techniques in the assessment and resolution of emotional
conditions. This includes the alteration and establishment of
attitudes and patterns of interaction relative to marriage, family
life, and interpersonal relationships.
6. "Mental health counseling" means the provision of
counseling services involving assessment, referral, consultation, and
the application of counseling, human development principles, learning
theory, group dynamics, and the etiology of maladjustment and
dysfunctional behavior to individuals, families, and groups.
7. "Temporary license" means a license to practice marital
and family therapy or mental health counseling under direct
supervision of a qualified supervisor as determined by the board by
rule to fulfill the postgraduate supervised clinical experience
requirement in accordance with this chapter.
8. "Temporary licensed marital and family therapist" means a
person licensed to practice marital and family therapy under
supervision in accordance with section 154D.7.
9. "Temporary licensed mental health counselor" means a
person licensed to practice mental health counseling under
supervision in accordance with section 154D.7. Section History: Recent Form
91 Acts, ch 229, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §149; 2008 Acts, ch 1088,
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