2007 Minnesota Statutes

148B.50 DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 148B.50 to 148B.593, the
following terms have the meanings given.
    Subd. 2. Approved supervisor. "Approved supervisor" means a licensed professional
counselor, licensed psychologist, or other qualified supervisor as determined by the board, who
has four years of professional counseling experience and documents to the board the completion
of a training in counseling supervision that included content and experiences relevant to the
supervision of professional counselors.
    Subd. 3. Board. "Board" means the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy established
by section 148B.51.
    Subd. 4. Licensed professional counseling. "Licensed professional counseling" means
the application of counseling, human development, and mental health research, principles, and
procedures to maintain and enhance the mental health, development, personal and interpersonal
effectiveness, and adjustment to work and life of individuals and families.
    Subd. 5. Scope of practice. (a) The scope of practice of a licensed professional counselor
includes, but is not limited to:
    (1) the implementation of professional counseling treatment interventions including
evaluation, treatment planning, assessment, and referral;
    (2) direct counseling services to individuals, groups, and families;
    (3) counseling strategies that effectively respond to multicultural populations;
    (4) knowledge of relevant laws and ethics impacting practice;
    (5) crisis intervention;
    (6) consultation; and
    (7) program evaluation and applied research.
    (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (1), "professional counseling treatment
interventions" means the application of cognitive, affective, behavioral, systemic, and community
counseling strategies which include principles of human development, wellness, and pathology.
Counselors provide mental health services for clients whose symptoms significantly interfere
with daily functioning and would most likely not improve in a reasonable time period without
intervention.
    (c) Licensed professional counseling does not include activities or services undertaken by
persons listed in section 148B.592, or the performance of any act that licensed professional
counselors are not educated and trained to perform.
History: 2003 c 118 s 4; 2007 c 123 s 37