(a) The provisions of this part, except those contained in § 63-22-122, shall not apply to any persons regulated by the board of nursing or the state board of education, nor to professional counselors employed in community/human service agencies and working directly under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor nor to nurses licensed under chapter 7 of this title.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-22-118

  • Counseling: means 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 throughout the life span. See Tennessee Code 63-22-122
  • Licensed professional counselor: means a person licensed under this part who is professionally trained in counseling and guidance services designed to facilitate normal human growth and development through individual, family or group counseling, educational procedures, assessment, consultation and research and who assists individuals by the practice of counseling with their personal, social, career or educational development as they pass through life stages. See Tennessee Code 63-22-122
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent members of other professional groups, including, without limitation, licensed social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and other physicians, attorneys or members of the clergy, from performing or advertising that they provide or offer counseling services consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions; provided, that none of such persons shall violate § 63-22-117.
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