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 [ to stabilize and alleviate] 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)(No change.) (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 specific training period; [(8)family mediation which is a mediated divorce settlement in which the couple is assisted in negotiating a marital settlement outside a courtroom. The therapist functions as a facilitator and problem solver. The therapist helps with legal issues involving children and custody situations. It often involves helping couples resolve property issues. Mediation calls on therapeutic skills which help stabilize the divorcing couple's relationship so that they can work in a cooperative problem solving effort for an amicable separation. Legal knowledge by the therapist is required. Special training for mediation work is required;] (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 [counseling ] which utilizes systems methods and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental, psychodynamic, [and] affective methods and strategies, and 12-step methods to promote the healing of the client [achieve abstinence from the addictive substances and behaviors by 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 [counseling] 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 [ diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders] (DSM) as well as the International Classification of Diseases [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)-(16)(No change.) (17)assessment and appraisal [assessing and appraising] 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 [consulting] 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.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State, on November 14, 2000
TRD-200007936 George
Pulliam
Chairman
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 31, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
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