The following are professional therapeutic services which are part
of marriage and family therapy when the services involve the professional
application of family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of the
services:
(1) marriage therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies to achieve resolution
of problems associated with cohabitation and interdependence of adults living
as couples through the changing marriage life cycle. These family system approaches
assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional, or behavioral dysfunctions
of either partner;
(2) sex therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies in the resolution of sexual
disorders;
(3) family therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, affective, and family systems methods and strategies with families
to achieve mental, emotional, physical, moral, educational, spiritual, and
career development and adjustment through the changing family life cycle.
These family system approaches assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental,
emotional, or behavioral dysfunctions of a family member;
(4) child therapy which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, affective and family systems methods and strategies with families
to achieve mental, emotional, physical, moral, educational, spiritual, and
career development and adjustment through the changing family life cycle.
These family system approaches assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental,
emotional, or behavioral dysfunctions of a child;
(5) play therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include play and play media as the child's natural medium of self-expression,
and verbal tracking of the child's play behaviors as part of the therapist's
role in helping children overcome their social, emotional, and mental problems;
(6) individual psychotherapy which utilizes systems, methods,
and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective and family systems methods and strategies
to achieve mental, emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual,
and career development and adjustment through the developmental life span.
These family system approaches assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental,
emotional or behavioral dysfunctions in an individual;
(7) divorce therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, affective and family system methods and strategies with families
to achieve mental, emotional, physical, moral, educational, spiritual, and
career development and adjustment through the changing family life cycle.
These family system approaches assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental,
emotional, or behavioral dysfunctions of the partners;
(8) mediation which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
to facilitate resolution of disputes between two or more dissenting parties,
including but not limited to any issues in divorce settlements, parenting
plan modifications, parent-child conflicts, pre-marital agreements, workplace
conflicts, and estate settlements. Mediation involves specialized therapeutic
skills that foster cooperative problem solving, stabilization of relationships,
and amicable agreements. Court appointed mediation requires specialized training
period;
(9) group therapy which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies to achieve mental, emotional,
physical, moral, educational, spiritual, and career development and adjustment
throughout the life span;
(10) chemical dependency therapy which utilizes systems methods
and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, affective methods and strategies, and 12-step
methods to promote the healing of the client;
(11) rehabilitation therapy which utilizes systems methods
and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies to achieve
adjustment to a disabling condition and to reintegrate the individual into
the mainstream of society;
(12) referral services which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include evaluating and identifying needs of clients to determine the
advisability of referral to other specialists, and informing the client of
such judgment and communicating as requested or deemed appropriate to such
referral sources. This includes social studies and family assessments of the
individual within the family;
(13) diagnostic assessment which utilizes the knowledge organized
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as well
as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) as part of their therapeutic
role to help individuals identify their emotional, mental, and behavioral
problems when necessary;
(14) psychotherapy which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental,
psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies to assist clients in their
efforts to recover from mental or emotional illness;
(15) hypnotherapy which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include the principles of hypnosis and post-hypnotic suggestion in the
treatment of mental and emotional disorders and addictions;
(16) biofeedback which utilizes systems methods and processes
which include electronic equipment to monitor and provide feedback regarding
the individual's physiological responses to stress. The therapist who uses
biofeedback must be able to prove academic preparation and supervision in
the use of the equipment as a part of the therapist's academic program or
the substantial equivalent provided through continuing education;
(17) assessment and appraisal which utilizes systems methods
and processes which include formal and informal instruments and procedures,
for which the therapist has received appropriate training and supervision
in individual and group settings for the purposes of determining the client's
strengths and weaknesses, mental condition, emotional stability, intellectual
ability, interests, aptitudes, achievement level and other personal characteristics
for a better understanding of human behavior, and for diagnosing mental problems;
and
(18) consultation which utilizes systems, methods, and processes
which include the application of specific principles and procedures in consulting
to provide assistance in understanding and solving current or potential problems
that the consultee may have in relation to a third party, whether individuals,
groups, or organizations.
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