New Hampshire Revised Statutes 330-C:10 – Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Scope of Practice
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I. The scope of practice of the MLADC is the screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders. The practice of alcohol and drug counseling and co-occurring disorder counseling includes the following performance areas which encompass the 12 core functions and practice dimensions of addiction counseling:
(a) The performance of clinical evaluations including the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of substance use disorders, mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders, and the performance of diagnosis and differential diagnosis. This includes severity assessment and assessment of dangerousness to self or others;
(b) The performance of treatment planning, case management, consultation, education, documentation, and client advocacy;
(c) The performance of counseling including:
(1) Individual, group, family, and significant other counseling;
(2) Crisis prevention and intervention to include enlisting the support of trained personnel to manage risk of harm to self or others;
(3) Co-occurring disorder counseling with the use of integrated models of assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques with and without the context or treatment of a substance use disorder;
(d) Adherence to professional and ethical standards as determined by the board.
II. A MLADC may engage in independent practice within the scope of practice in this section only with clinical supervision or peer collaboration.
III. A MLADC shall provide services only within the boundaries of his or her competence, based upon education, training, clinically supervised work experience, consultation, study, or professional experience.
(a) The performance of clinical evaluations including the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of substance use disorders, mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders, and the performance of diagnosis and differential diagnosis. This includes severity assessment and assessment of dangerousness to self or others;
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(b) The performance of treatment planning, case management, consultation, education, documentation, and client advocacy;
(c) The performance of counseling including:
(1) Individual, group, family, and significant other counseling;
(2) Crisis prevention and intervention to include enlisting the support of trained personnel to manage risk of harm to self or others;
(3) Co-occurring disorder counseling with the use of integrated models of assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques with and without the context or treatment of a substance use disorder;
(d) Adherence to professional and ethical standards as determined by the board.
II. A MLADC may engage in independent practice within the scope of practice in this section only with clinical supervision or peer collaboration.
III. A MLADC shall provide services only within the boundaries of his or her competence, based upon education, training, clinically supervised work experience, consultation, study, or professional experience.