Sec. 7. "Practice of marriage and family therapy" means a specialty that:
(1) uses an applied understanding of the dynamics of marital, relational, and family systems, and individual psychodynamics;
(2) uses counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques;
(3) provides a mental health diagnosis and treats mental and emotional conditions, resolves intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict, and changes perceptions, attitudes, and behavior, all within the context of family, marital, and relational systems, including the use of accepted evaluation classifications;
(4) uses individual, group, couple, sexual, family, and divorce therapy; and
(5) uses appraisal instruments that evaluate individual, marital, relational, communicational, parent and child, and family functioning that the marriage and family therapist is qualified to employ by virtue of the counselor's education, training, and experience.
As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.147-1997, SEC.23; P.L.138-2021, SEC.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 23.6. Behavioral Health and Human Services Professionals
25-23.6-1-1. Application of Definitions
25-23.6-1-1.2. "Addiction Counseling Experience"
25-23.6-1-2.6. "Clinical Addiction Counseling Experience"
25-23.6-1-3. "Clinical Social Worker"
25-23.6-1-3.3. "Clinical Social Work Experience"
25-23.6-1-3.9. "Governmental Employee"
25-23.6-1-4. "Eligible Postsecondary Educational Institution"
25-23.6-1-4.3. "Licensed Addiction Counselor"
25-23.6-1-4.4. "Licensed Addiction Counselor Associate"
25-23.6-1-4.5. "Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor"
25-23.6-1-4.6. "Licensed Bachelor's Degree Social Worker"
25-23.6-1-4.7. "Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor Associate"
25-23.6-1-4.8. "Licensed Social Worker"
25-23.6-1-5. "Marriage and Family Therapist"
25-23.6-1-5.5. "Mental Health Counselor"
25-23.6-1-5.6. "Mental Health Diagnosis"
25-23.6-1-5.7. "Practice of Addiction Counseling"
25-23.6-1-5.9. "Practice of Clinical Addiction Counseling"
25-23.6-1-6. "Practice of Clinical Social Work"
25-23.6-1-7. "Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy"
25-23.6-1-7.5. "Practice of Mental Health Counseling"