Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3273a
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3273a
- 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
§ 3273a. Exceptions
(a) This chapter shall not apply to a person engaged or acting:
(1) in the discharge of his or her duties as a student of clinical mental health counseling or preparing for the practice of clinical mental health counseling provided that the person’s title indicates his or her training status, if the preparation occurs under the supervision of a licensed practicing clinical mental health counselor in recognized training institutions or facilities or in a training program approved by the Office of Professional Regulation;
(2) in clinical training for licensure as a psychologist or clinical social worker or for certification as a marriage and family therapist or a psychoanalyst provided that the person’s title indicates his or her training status and that the person does not identify him or herself as a clinical mental health counselor.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, this chapter shall apply to any person licensed as a clinical mental health counselor under this chapter. (Added 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 11a; amended 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)