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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 30	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
CHAPTER 681	PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
SUBCHAPTER B	AUTHORIZED COUNSELING METHODS AND PRACTICES
RULE §681.31	Counseling Methods and Practices
ISSUE	05/15/2015
ACTION	Proposed
Rule Withdrawn:	06/16/2015

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

The use of specific methods, techniques, or modalities within the practice of professional counseling is limited to professional counselors appropriately trained and competent in the use of such methods, techniques, or modalities. Authorized counseling methods techniques and modalities may include, but are not restricted to, the following:

(1) - (11)(No change.)

(12)play therapy which utilizes play and play media as the child's natural medium of self-expression, and verbal tracking of the child's play behaviors and feelings as a part of the therapist's role in helping children overcome their social, emotional, and behavioral [~~mental~~] issues;

(13) - (15)(No change.)

(16)assessing and appraising, in compliance with §681.43 of this title (relating to Testing), which utilizes formal and informal instruments and procedures, for which the counselor 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 health disorders; but does not permit the diagnosis of a physical condition or physical disorder;

(17) - (18)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 4, 2015

TRD-201501544

Glenda Corley

Chair

Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 14, 2015

For further information, please call: (512) 776-6972

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