This text of Indiana § 25-23.6-1-5.9 ("Practice of clinical addiction counseling") is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
9. "Practice of clinical addiction
counseling" means the providing of professional services that are
delivered by a licensed clinical addiction counselor, that are designed
to change substance use or addictive behavior, and that involve
specialized knowledge and skill related to addictions and addictive
behaviors, including understanding addiction, knowledge of the
treatment process, application to practice, and professional readiness.
The term includes:
(1)gathering information through structured interview screens
using routine protocols and standardized clinical instruments;
(2)using appraisal instruments as an aid in individualized
treatment planning that the licensed clinical addiction counselor
is qualified to employ because of:
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9. "Practice of clinical addiction
counseling" means the providing of professional services that are
delivered by a licensed clinical addiction counselor, that are designed
to change substance use or addictive behavior, and that involve
specialized knowledge and skill related to addictions and addictive
behaviors, including understanding addiction, knowledge of the
treatment process, application to practice, and professional readiness.
The term includes:
(1) gathering information through structured interview screens
using routine protocols and standardized clinical instruments;
(2) using appraisal instruments as an aid in individualized
treatment planning that the licensed clinical addiction counselor
is qualified to employ because of:
(A) education;
(B) training; and
(C) experience;
(3) providing a mental health diagnosis;
(4) reviewing assessment findings to:
(A) develop a plan for individualized addiction treatment;
(B) coordinate services; and
(C) provide subsequent assessment updates;
(5) using counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques through
individual, group, and family counseling to treat addiction and
other substance related problems and conditions in a variety of
settings, including:
(A) mental and physical health facilities;
(B) child and family service agencies; and
(C) private practice;
(6) providing client and family education related to addictions;
(7) providing information on social networks and community
systems for referrals and discharge planning;
(8) participating in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings or
consulting with clinical addiction professionals; and
(9) maintaining the highest level of professionalism and ethical
responsibility.