The following are professional therapeutic services which may
be provided by an LMFT or LMFT Associate [a Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Associate].
(1)Marriage and couples therapy using [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 life cycle. These family system approaches
assist in stabilizing and alleviating mental, emotional, or behavioral
dysfunctions of either partner.
(2)Sex therapy using [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, except
treatment for sex offenses. Sex offender treatment as defined by Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 110, and Chapter 810 of this title (relating
to Council on Sex Offender Treatment), is not included under Sex Therapy.
An individual seeking treatment for a sexual offense must [
shall] be referred for services to [from]
those licensed by the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.
(3)Family therapy using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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. A court appointed mediation requires a specialized
training period.
(9)Group therapy using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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 using [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.
(18)Consultation using [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.
(19)Activities under the Texas Family Code, Chapter
153, Subchapter K, concerning Parenting Plan, Parenting Coordinator,
and Parenting Facilitator. [pertaining to parenting plan
and parenting facilitator.]
(20)Parent education and parent training including
advice, counseling, or instructions to parents or children.
(21)Life coaching and any related techniques or modalities.
(22)Any other related services provided by a licensee.
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 December 3, 2018
TRD-201805135 Jennifer Smothermon, MA, LPC, LMFT
Chair
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 13, 2019
For further information, please call: (512)
776-6972
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