Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3262
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3262
- Clinical mental health counseling: means providing, for a consideration, professional counseling services that are primarily drawn from the theory and practice of psychotherapy and the discipline of clinical mental health counseling, involving the application of principles of psychotherapy, human development, learning theory, group dynamics, and the etiology of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior to individuals, couples, families, and groups, for the purposes of treating psychopathology and promoting optimal mental health. See
- Clinical mental health counselor: means a person who is licensed to practice clinical mental health counseling under this chapter. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
§ 3262. Prohibition; offenses
(a) No person shall practice or attempt to practice clinical mental health counseling, nor shall any person use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a clinical mental health counselor unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). (Added 1987, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 98, § 9; 2007, No. 29, § 43.)