Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The following
shall be considered necessary when addressing the scope of practice for
professional counselors:
(a) Assisting an
individual, through the counseling relationship, in a manner intended to
facilitate normal human growth and development, using a combination of mental
health and human development principles, methods and techniques, to achieve
mental , emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual and/or
career development and adjustment through the lifespan.
(b) Rendering or offering to render to
individuals, groups, organizations, or the general public any service involving
the application of principles, techniques, methods or procedures of the
counseling profession, including appraisal activities, counseling, consulting
and referral activities. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit
the treatment of any mental, emotional or adjustment disorder other than
marital problems, parent-child problems, child and adolescent antisocial
behavior, adult antisocial behavior, other specified family circumstances,
other interpersonal problems, phase of life problems, other life circumstance
problems, occupational problems, and uncomplicated bereavement.
(c) Selecting, administering, scoring, and
interpreting instruments designed to assess an individual's aptitudes,
achievements, or interests, which are used to understand, measure or facilitate
such individual's normal human growth and development, but shall not include
the use of projective techniques in the assessment of personality, nor the use
of psychological or clinical tests designed to identify or classify abnormal or
pathological human behavior, nor the use of individually administered
intelligence tests. Consistent with each counselor's formal education and
training, licensed or certified professional counselors may administer and
utilize appropriate assessment instruments which measure and/or diagnose
problems and/or dysfunctions within the context of human growth and development
as part of the counseling process or in the development of a treatment
plan.
(2) In addition to
the provisions of paragraph (1), the following shall be considered necessary
when addressing the scope of practice for professional counselors as a mental
health service provider:
(a) Facilitate human
development and adjustment throughout the life span;
(b) Prevent, diagnose, and treat mental,
emotional or behavioral disorders and associated disorders which interfere with
mental health;
(c) Conduct
assessments and diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and
objectives within the limitations prescribed in T.C.A. §63-22-150(1);
and
(d) Plan, implement, and
evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions. "Counseling
treatment interventions" means the application of cognitive, affective,
behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include principles of
development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society.
Nothing in this definition shall be construed to permit the performance of any
act which licensed professional counselors designated as mental health service
providers are not educated and trained to perform, nor shall it be construed to
permit the designation of testing reports as "psychological."
(3) Any person who engages in any
unlawful act enumerated in these rules and T.C.A. §§ 63-22101, et
seq., is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(4) Nothing in these rules shall be construed
as permitting individuals registered with the board to administer or prescribe
drugs or in any manner engage in the practice of medicine as defined by
Tennessee law.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
4-5-202,
4-5-204,
63-1-120,
63-10-101, 63-22-102, 63-22-106,
63-22-113, 63-22115, and 63-22-150.
