Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 30 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS › Chapter 681 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 681.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Accredited school--An
				  institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting agency
				  recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the Texas Higher
				  Education Coordinating Board, or the United States Department of
				  Education.
(2) Act--The Licensed
				  Professional Counselor Act, Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 503.
(3) Art therapy--A form of counseling in
				  which clients use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to
				  explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness,
				  manage behavior, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce
				  anxiety and increase self-esteem.
(4) Board--The Texas State Board of Examiners
				  of Professional Counselors.
(5)
				  Client(s)--A person(s) who requests and receives counseling services from a
				  licensee or who has engaged in a therapeutic relationship with a
				  licensee.
(6) Consent for
				  services--Process for receiving permission from the legally authorized person
				  who agrees to services.
(7) Consent
				  Form--A document executed by the legally authorized person to ensure the client
				  is aware of fees and arrangements for payment; counseling purposes, goals, and
				  techniques; restrictions placed on the license by the Council; limits on
				  confidentiality; intent of the licensee to use another individual to provide
				  counseling treatment intervention to the client; supervision of the licensee by
				  another licensed health care professional including the name, address, contact
				  information, and qualifications of the supervisor; and the name, address, and
				  telephone number of the Council for the purpose of reporting violations of the
				  Act or this chapter.
(8)
				  Council--The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.
(9) Counseling-related field--A mental health
				  discipline using human development, psychotherapeutic, and mental health
				  principles including, but not limited to, clinical or counseling psychology,
				  psychiatry, social work, marriage and family therapy, and counseling and
				  guidance. Non-counseling related fields include, but are not limited to,
				  sociology, education, administration, dance therapy and theology.
(10) Executive Director--The executive
				  director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. The executive
				  director may delegate responsibilities to other staff members.
(11) Direct client contact--Time spent
				  counseling clients.
(12) Health
				  care professional--Any person licensed, certified, or registered by the state
				  in a health related profession.
(13) Independent practice--The practice of
				  providing professional counseling services to a client without the supervision
				  of an LPC-S.
(14) Indirect
				  hours--Time spent in management, administration or other aspects of counseling
				  service ancillary to direct client contact.
(15) Jurisprudence exam--The Texas State
				  Board of Examiners of Licensed Professional Counselors Jurisprudence exam. An
				  online exam based upon the statutes and rules relating to the practice of
				  counseling.
(16) License--An LPC
				  license, LPC license with art therapy specialty designation, or LPC Associate
				  license issued by the Council.
(17)
				  Licensee---A person who holds an LPC license, LPC license with art therapy
				  specialty designation, or LPC Associate license.
(18) LPC--Licensed Professional Counselor. A
				  person holding an LPC license as a professional counselor with authority to
				  practice in independent practice.
(19) LPC Associate--Licensed Professional
				  Counselor Associate. A person who holds an LPC Associate license to practice
				  counseling only under a Council-approved supervisor and not as an independent
				  practitioner.
(20) Recognized
				  religious practitioner--A rabbi, clergyman, or person of similar status who is
				  a member in good standing of and accountable to a denomination, church, sect or
				  religious organization legally recognized under the Internal Revenue Code,
				  26 U.S.C.
				  §
											501(c)(3) and other
				  individuals participating with them in pastoral counseling if:
(A) the counseling activities are within the
				  scope of the performance of their regular or specialized ministerial duties and
				  are performed under the auspices of sponsorship of the legally recognized
				  denomination, church, sect, religious organization or an integrated auxiliary
				  of a church as defined in Federal Tax Regulations, 26 Code of Federal
				  Regulations, L1.6033-2(g)(i)(2012);
(B) the individual providing the service
				  remains accountable to the established authority of that denomination, church,
				  sect, religious organization or integrated auxiliary; and
(C) the person does not use the title of or
				  hold himself or herself out as a professional counselor.