Terms Used In Utah Code 58-61-501

• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Practice of mental health therapy: means the treatment or prevention of mental illness, whether in person or remotely, including:
       (8)(a) conducting a professional evaluation of an individual's condition of mental health, mental illness, or emotional disorder;
       (8)(b) establishing a diagnosis in accordance with established written standards generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (6);
       (8)(c) prescribing a plan for the prevention or treatment of a condition of mental illness or emotional disorder; and
       (8)(d) engaging in the conduct of professional intervention, including psychotherapy by the application of established methods and procedures generally recognized in the professions of mental health therapy listed under Subsection (6). See Utah Code 58-61-102
• Practice of psychology: includes :
            (9)(a)(i) the practice of mental health therapy by means of observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, intervention, and treatment to effect modification of human behavior by the application of generally recognized professional psychological principles, methods, and procedures for the purpose of preventing, treating, or eliminating mental or emotional illness or dysfunction, the symptoms of any of these, or maladaptive behavior;
            (9)(a)(ii) the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, or modification of human behavior by the application of generally recognized professional principles, methods, or procedures requiring the education, training, and clinical experience of a psychologist, for the purpose of assessing, diagnosing, preventing, or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health;
            (9)(a)(iii) psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning;
            (9)(a)(iv) counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, and behavior analysis and therapy;
            (9)(a)(v) diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders of disability, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, and the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; and
            (9)(a)(vi) psychoeducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation. See Utah Code 58-61-102