Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 39 > Part 3 - License Scope of Practice and Qualifications

• Addiction: means the condition or state in which an individual is physiologically or psychologically dependent on alcohol or other drugs. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Addiction counseling: means using the knowledge and skill necessary to provide the therapeutic process of addiction treatment. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Approved examination: means a standardized test or examination of behavioral health knowledge, skills, and abilities that is approved by the board. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Approved program: means a behavioral health educational program accredited or sponsored by an entity that is recognized at the national, regional, or state level and approved by the board. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Approved supervisor: means a supervisor determined by the board to meet standards established by the board for supervision of clinical services. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Baccalaureate social work: means the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and communities. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Behavioral health: means , for the purposes of regulation and licensure under this chapter, the practices of social work, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, addiction counseling, and peer support regulated under this chapter. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Behavioral health disorder: is a diagnosis of:

  (a)a mental disorder as defined in 53-21-102; or

  (b)chemical dependency as defined in 53-24-103. See Montana Code 37-39-102

• Board: means the board of behavioral health provided for in 2-15-1744. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Clinical professional counseling: means engaging in methods and techniques that include:

  (a)counseling, which means the therapeutic process of:

  (i)conducting assessments and diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives; or

  (ii)planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment plans that use treatment interventions to facilitate human development and to identify and remediate mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and associated distresses that interfere with mental health;

  (b)assessment, which means selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting instruments, including psychological tests, evaluations, and assessments, designed to assess an individual's aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievement, interests, and personal characteristics and using nonstandardized methods and techniques for understanding human behavior in relation to coping with, adapting to, or changing life situations;

  (c)counseling treatment intervention, which means those cognitive, affective, behavioral, and systemic counseling strategies, techniques, and methods common to the behavioral sciences that are specifically implemented in the context of a therapeutic relationship, including techniques to treat the perception of chronic pain. See Montana Code 37-39-102

• Clinical social work: means the application of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values in the differential diagnosis and treatment of psychosocial function, disability, or impairment, including emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders and the perception of chronic pain. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Licensee: means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice social work, clinical professional counseling, addiction counseling, or marriage and family therapy or certified to provide behavioral health peer support. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Marriage and family therapy: means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders within the context of interpersonal relationships, including marriage and family systems. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• Mental health professional: means :

  (a)a physician licensed under Title 37, chapter 3;

  (b)an advanced practice registered nurse, as provided for in 37-8-202, with a clinical specialty in psychiatric mental health nursing;

  (c)a psychologist licensed under Title 37, chapter 17;

  (d)a social worker licensed under 37-39-308;

  (e)a professional counselor licensed under 37-39-309;

  (f)an addiction counselor licensed under 37-39-310; or

  (g)a marriage and family therapist licensed under 37-39-311. See Montana Code 37-39-102

• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Social work: means the professional practice directed toward helping people achieve more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustments. See Montana Code 37-39-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Supervised work experience: means work in a behavioral health field after receipt of the required degree and license but under:

  (a)the supervision of an approved supervisor; and

  (b)terms and conditions prescribed by the board by rule. See Montana Code 37-39-102

• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.