(2) (s)

457.50 (2) (s) .

457.01(6)

(6)

 

“Professional counseling” means applying a combination of human development, rehabilitation and either psychosocial or psychotherapeutic principles, procedures or services that integrate a wellness, pathology and multicultural model of human behavior in order to assist an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, organization, institution or community to achieve mental, emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual, vocational or career development and adjustment through the life span of the individual, couple, family, group of individuals, organization, institution or community.

457.01(7)

(7)

 

“Professional counselor” means an individual who holds a license to practice professional counseling granted by the professional counselor section or who holds a valid professional counselor privilege to practice in this state.

457.01(8)

(8)

 

“Professional counselor section” means the professional counselor section of the examining board.

457.01(8e)

(8e)

 

“Psychiatrist” means a physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448 who specializes in psychiatry.

457.01(8m)

(8m)

 

“Psychotherapy” means the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles for the purpose of assisting people in modifying their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and other personal characteristics, which may include the purpose of understanding unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.

457.01(9)

(9)

 

“Social work” means applying psychosocial or counseling principles, methods, or procedures in the assessment, evaluation, or psychosocial diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or resolution of a difficulty in the social, psychological, personal, emotional, or mental functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, or community, including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, or community for social functioning or the delivery of services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.

457.01(10)

(10)

 

“Social worker” means an individual who holds a social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.

457.01(11)

(11)

 

“Social worker section” means the social worker section of the examining board.