Michigan Laws 333.18103 – Michigan board of counseling; creation; membership; terms of office
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.18103
- counseling: means the rendering to individuals, groups, families, organizations, or the general public in accordance with accepted and established ethics a service involving clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures for the purpose of achieving social, personal, career, and emotional development and with the goal of promoting and enhancing healthy self-actualizing and satisfying lifestyles whether the services are rendered in an educational, business, health, private practice, or human services setting. See Michigan Laws 333.18101
- Counseling techniques: means the application of basic counseling and psychotherapy skills and theories in the counseling process for the purposes of establishing and maintaining the counseling relationship; diagnosing the problem; formulating a preventative, treatment, or rehabilitative plan; and facilitating appropriate interventions. See Michigan Laws 333.18101
(1) The Michigan board of counseling is created in the department. The board shall consist of the following 11 voting members who shall meet the requirements of part 161:
(a) Six members of the board shall be engaged in the practice of counseling and shall consist of: 3 members who are engaged primarily in providing counseling techniques, behavior modification techniques, or preventive techniques to clients; 2 members who are engaged primarily in teaching, training, or research in counseling; and 1 member who is engaged primarily in the administration of counseling services.
(b) Four members of the general public.
(c) One member who is a statutorily regulated mental health professional. As used in this subdivision, “statutorily regulated mental health professional” means any of the following: a psychiatrist, psychologist, substance abuse counselor, marriage and family therapist, or social worker.
(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under this section, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which the term expires.