Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2095 - Committee for Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Professional Responsibility › Section 20 CSR 2095-3.010 - Scope of Coverage

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes the scope of coverage
				  and organization of the ethical standards for counselors, authorized in section
				  337.520(12),
				  RSMo.
(1) The ethical
				standards for counselors (hereinafter standards) shall apply to a licensed
				professional counselor, registered supervisor that is a licensed professional
				counselor, provisional licensed professional counselor, counselor-in-training,
				and an applicant for licensure and/or supervision (hereinafter referred to as
				counselor or counselors). A violation of these standards constitutes
				unprofessional conduct and is sufficient reason for disciplinary action
				pursuant to section
				337.525,
				RSMo.
(2) A counselor shall
				practice within the boundaries of his/her competence, based upon education,
				training, and experience.
(3) A
				counselor shall not accept any form of remuneration that exploits the
				therapeutic relationship and a counselor shall not allow the pursuit of
				financial gain or other personal benefit to interfere with the exercise of
				sound, professional judgment and skills.
(4) A counselor shall not misrepresent
				his/her licensure status or educational credentials.
(5) A counselor shall display his/her license
				or provisional license in a conspicuous place that is readily accessible to a
				client or patient.
(6) When
				administering, scoring, or interpreting any tests or appraisal instruments, a
				counselor shall be adequately educated and trained. For the purpose of this
				rule, adequate training shall be defined as formal, graduate course work that
				involves the administration and interpretation of the instrument or advance
				training, such as seminars sponsored by the test publisher. A licensed
				professional counselor shall have training in diagnostic and assessment tools
				commonly used in the assessment process.
(7) A client or patient (hereinafter referred
				to as client) is an individual for whom professional counseling, as defined in
				section
				337.500(7),
				RSMo, is provided. A corporate entity or
				other organization can be a client when the therapeutic relationship is between
				the counselor and individuals within the entity or organization.
(A) When a corporation or other organization
				is the client, rules of confidentiality apply to information pertaining to the
				organization; include personal information about an individual when obtained in
				the proper course of a contract. The information about an individual subject to
				confidential control of the organization, not of the individual, can be made
				available to the organization, unless specifically stated in the contract to
				that individual that there is a reasonable expectation by that individual that
				the information was obtained in a separate therapeutic relationship with the
				individual and is subject to therapist/client confidentiality.