Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 75 - Standards and Criteria for Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 450:75-1-2 - Definitions
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Assessment" means those procedures by which a Problem Gambling Treatment Counselor provides an on-going evaluation process with the consumer to collect his or her historical information, and identify strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences in order to determine a plan for recovery.
"Board" means the State Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
"Case management services" means planned referral, linkage, monitoring and support, and advocacy provided in partnership with a consumer to support the consumer in self-sufficiency and community tenure. Services take place in the individual's home, in the community, or in a facility, in accordance with the service plan developed with and approved by the consumer and qualified staff.
"Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselor" means an individual who is certified by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to offer problem gambling treatment services as an employee of a mental health facility or a drug or alcohol treatment facility that is operated by the Department or contracts with the State to provide behavioral health services, a tribe or tribal facility that provides behavioral health services, or an Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.
"Consumer" means an individual, adult, adolescent, or child who has applied for, is receiving or has received evaluation or treatment services from a facility operated or certified by ODMHSAS or with which ODMHSAS contracts and includes all persons referred to in OAC Title 450 as client(s) or patient(s) or resident(s) or a combination thereof.
"Contact" means any encounter with a consumer who is inquiring about or seeking services.
"Department" or "ODMHSAS" means the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
"Discharge planning" means the process, begun at admission, of determining a consumer's continued need for treatment services and of developing a plan to address ongoing consumer post-treatment and recovery needs.
"DSM" means the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.
"Family therapy" means a method of using various commonly accepted treatment approaches provided face-to-face by a treatment professional with the consumer's family, guardian, and/or support system to promote positive emotional or behavioral change.
"Group therapy" means a method of using various commonly accepted treatment approaches provided face-to-face by a treatment professional with two (2) or more consumers that does not consist of solely related individuals, to promote positive emotional or behavioral change. Services rendered in this setting should be guided by the consumer's treatment goals and objectives, and does not include social or daily skill development as described in educational group counseling.
"ICGC" means International Certified Gambling Counselor, offered at levels I or II through the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board.
"Individual therapy" means a method of using various commonly accepted treatment approaches provided face-to-face by a treatment professional with one consumer to promote positive emotional or behavioral change.
"Licensure candidate" means a practitioner actively and regularly receiving board approved supervision, and extended supervision by a fully licensed clinician if board's supervision requirement is met but the individual is not yet licensed, to become licensed by one of the following licensing boards:
(A) Psychology;
(B) Social Work (clinical specialty only);
(C) Professional Counselor;
(D) Marriage and Family Therapist;
(E) Behavioral Practitioner; or
(F) Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
"NCGC" means National Certified Gambling Counselor, offered at levels I or II through the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board.
"Oklahoma Association on Problem Gambling and Gaming" or "OAPGG" means an entity which provides training and educational resources for Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors and applicants.
"Problem gambling" means a persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behavior that disrupts personal, family, or vocational pursuits as defined by the most recent edition of the DSM.
"Problem gambling treatment services" means treatment activities for consumers by a gambling treatment professional that include the following:
(A) Assessment;
(B) Treatment planning;
(C) Individual, group and family therapy;
(D) Case management; and
(E) Discharge planning.
"Psychotherapy" or "Therapy" means a goal directed process using generally accepted clinical approaches provided face-to-face by a qualified service provider with consumers in individual, group or family settings to promote positive emotional or behavioral change.
"Treatment planning" means the process by which a treatment professional and the consumer together and jointly identify and rank problems, establish agreed-upon immediate short-term and long-term goals, and decide on the treatment process and resources to be utilized.
