Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES ABUSE COUNSELORS AND SUBSTANCES ABUSE COUNSELING ASSISTANTS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-30-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The following
				  words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to
				  them in §
										54.1-3500 of the Code
				  of Virginia:
"Board"
"Certified substance abuse counselor"
"Certified substance abuse counseling assistant"
"Licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner"
"Practice of substance abuse treatment"
"Substance abuse" and "substance dependence"
"Substance abuse treatment"
B. The following words and terms when used in
				  this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
"Applicant" means an individual who has submitted a
					 completed application with documentation and the appropriate fees to be
					 examined for certification as a substance abuse counselor or substance abuse
					 counseling assistant.
"Candidate" means a person who has been approved to take
					 the examinations for certification as a substance abuse counselor or substance
					 abuse counseling assistant.
"Clinical supervision" means the ongoing process performed
					 by a clinical supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised
					 and provides regular, documented face-to-face consultation, guidance and
					 education with respect to the clinical skills and competencies of the person
					 supervised.
"Clinical supervisor" means one who provides case-related
					 supervision, consultation, education and guidance for the applicant. The
					 supervisor must be credentialed as defined in
					 18VAC115-30-60
					 C.
"Competency area" means an area in which a person possesses
					 knowledge and skill and the ability to apply them in the clinical
					 setting.
"Contact hour" means the amount of credit awarded for 60
					 minutes of participation in and successful completion of a continuing education
					 program.
"Conversion therapy" means any practice or treatment as
					 defined in §
											54.1-2409.5A
					 of the Code of Virginia.
"Didactic" means teaching-learning methods that impart
					 facts and information, usually in the form of one-way communication (includes
					 directed readings and lectures).
"Group supervision" means the process of clinical
					 supervision of no less than two nor more than six persons in a group setting
					 provided by a clinical supervisor.
"NAADAC" means the Association of Addiction
					 Professionals.
"NCC AP" means the National Certification Commission for
					 Addiction Professionals, an affiliate of NAADAC.
"Regionally accredited" means accredited by one of the
					 regional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
					 as responsible for accrediting senior postsecondary institutions.
"Substance abuse counseling" means applying a counseling
					 process, treatment strategies and rehabilitative services to help an individual
					 to:
1. Understand his substance use,
				  abuse, or dependency; and
2. Change
				  his drug-taking behavior so that it does not interfere with effective physical,
				  psychological, social, or vocational functioning.