Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3262a
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3262a
- Board: means the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners established under this chapter. See
- 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
- Psychotherapy: means the provision of treatment, diagnosis, evaluation, or counseling services to individuals or groups, for a consideration, for the purpose of alleviating mental disorders. See
§ 3262a. Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
(a) The Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners is established.
(b) The Board shall consist of six members appointed by the Governor pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §§ 129b and 2004.
(1) Two members shall be licensed clinical mental health counselors; one member shall be a licensed marriage and family therapist; one member shall, at the time of appointment, be a nonlicensed and noncertified psychotherapist entered on the roster; and two members shall be public members.
(2) The public members shall have no direct financial interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister in clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or psychotherapy.
(3) The professional members shall have at least three years of professional experience as a clinical mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychotherapist and shall be actively engaged in one of these professions during incumbency.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 1997, No. 40, § 51; amended 2005, No. 27, § 92; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)