078-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-3 - Terms Defined Herein
As used in these rules, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
(a)
Administrative Supervision- Employment by a business, agency, organization,
firm, etc. to work for wages or salary. The employer must have the authority to
hire, discipline and dismiss the provisional licensee and certificate holder.
The supervisee shall not have a financial interest in ownership of the
business, agency, organization, or firm while working under administrative
supervision. An independent contract for services does not meet the criteria of
administrative supervision. Faculty supervision of a candidate in a doctoral
program does meet this requirement.
(b) Addiction- The meaning of addiction
includes "substance use disorders" as that term is used in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5), published in 2013 by the
American Psychiatric Association.
(c) Case Management- Non-clinical services
that are provided to; assist the client in gaining access to needed medical,
social, educational and other services; assist the client in making
arrangements necessary to move from a residential, hospital, or institutional
placement to the family or surrogate family home in the community; and foster a
client's rehabilitation from a diagnosed mental disorder by organizing needed
services and supports into an integrated system of care until the client is
able to assume this responsibility. Provision of these services is not
restricted to persons who are licensed or certified under the Act. Case
management services include linkage, monitoring/follow-up, referral, advocacy,
and crisis intervention.
(i) Linkage- Working
with clients or service providers to secure access to services. Activities
include making telephone calls to agencies to arrange for appointments or
services following the initial referral process, and preparing clients for
these appointments.
(ii)
Monitoring/follow-up- Contacting the client or others to ensure that a client
is following a prescribed service plan and monitoring the progress and impact
of that plan.
(iii) Referral-
Arranging initial appointments with service providers or informing clients of
services available, addresses and telephone numbers of agencies providing
services.
(iv) Advocacy- Advocacy
on behalf of a specific client for the purpose of accessing needed
services.
(v) Crisis Intervention-
Intervention and stabilization provided in situations requiring immediate
attention/resolution for a specific client. The case manager may provide the
initial intervention in a crisis situation and would assist the client in
gaining access to other needed clinical crisis intervention.
(d) Certified Addictions
Practitioner (CAP)- A person certified under the Act to practice addictions
therapy for which they are qualified by virtue of training and experience,
under administrative supervision and under the supervision of a designated
qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming.
(e) Certified Addictions Practitioner
Assistant (CAPA)- A person certified under the Act to assist a licensed mental
health professional in those methods and techniques of addictions assessment
and treatment for which they are qualified by virtue of training and experience
under administrative supervision and under the supervision of a designated
qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming.
(i) Therapeutic interventions are limited to
education and skill development activities.
(ii) The practice of a CAPA does not include
assigning diagnosis, making treatment recommendation, or acting as a primary
treatment provider,
(f)
Certified Mental Health Worker (CMHW)- A person certified under the Act to
perform mental health procedures for which they are qualified by virtue of
training and experience and that are consistent with their level of competence
and expertise, under administrative supervision and under the supervision of a
designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of
Wyoming.
(g) Certified Social
Worker (CSW)- A person certified under the Act to engage in generalist social
work for which they are qualified by virtue of training and experience, under
administrative supervision and under the supervision of a designated qualified
clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming.
(h) Client- An individual or entity for which
a professional service is provided by a licensee or certificate holder who is
acting in his/her professional capacity and who is performing any professional
service governed by the Act or these Rules and Regulations.
(i) Clinical Crisis Intervention- A specific
clinical service designed to assess a person's mental status, suicide/homicide
potential, diagnosis or need for therapeutic services.
(j) "Contact hour" means the actual number of
hours during which instruction was received. A contact hour shall consist of
not less than fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction or presentation. For
academic courses, one (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15) contact hours.
One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) contact hours.
(k) Designated Qualified Clinical Supervisor
(DQCS)- A designated qualified clinical supervisor shall be licensed in Wyoming
as a licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed
marriage and family therapist, licensed addictions therapist, licensed
psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed advanced practitioner of
nursing with psychiatric specialty. In addition, a licensed physician with
specialty in addictionology shall qualify as a designated qualified clinical
supervisor for a candidate seeking licensure as an Addictions Therapist.
Precautions should be taken to avoid conflictual dual relationships in
supervision.
(l) Conflictual Dual
Relationship- An association which may potentially lead to conflict with the
therapeutic alliance.
(i) Conflictual dual
relationship includes but is not limited to:
(A) Blood or other legal relatives;
(B) Spousal relationships or significant
others, either current or former;
(C) Current or former therapists or clients;
and
(D) Any other relationship
which might compromise therapist/client, supervisor and supervisee
relationship, whether or not there was remuneration for services.
(ii) Designated qualified clinical
supervisors clearly define and maintain ethical, professional, personal and
social relationships with their supervisees. If supervisors must assume other
professional roles (e.g., clinical and administrative supervisor, instructor)
with supervisees, they work to minimize potential conflicts and explain to
supervisees the expectations and responsibilities associated with each
role.
(iii) Any supervisor or
supervisee claiming an exception to this section due to practice in a rural
location, or accredited training institution of formal learning, or special
needs of the clinical population being served shall show by preponderance of
the evidence that:
(A) The client was fully
informed of the dual relationship and the possibility for conflicts of
interest;
(B) The client's access
to quality care has not been compromised;
(C) The supervisor and supervisee have not
benefited from the relationship over and above a reasonable fee for service
(i.e., that the power in the therapeutic relationship has not been used to
influence the therapeutic relationship for personal gain);
(D) The therapeutic and supervisory
relationship has not been compromised and the best interests of the client are
served by the relationship.
(m) Individual Distance Clinical Supervision-
A direct tutorial relationship between a designated qualified clinical
supervisor and a supervisee over the phone or by audiovisual electronic
devices.
(n) Individual
Face-to-face Clinical Supervision- A direct tutorial relationship between a
designated qualified clinical supervisor and a supervisee. The designated
qualified clinical supervisor monitors the quality of services being offered to
clients, facilitates the supervisee's learning and skill development, and
endeavors to enhance the professional growth of the supervisee within the
discipline.
(o) Licensed Addictions
Therapist (LAT)- A person licensed under the Act to practice addictions therapy
independent of administrative or clinical supervision.
(p) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)- A
person licensed under the Act to practice clinical social work independent of
administrative or clinical supervision.
(q) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(LMFT)- A person licensed under the Act to practice couples, marriage and
family therapy independent of administrative or clinical supervision.
(r) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)- A
person licensed under the Act to practice professional counseling independent
of administrative or clinical supervision.
(s) Licensure Standards Sub-Committee- The
Sub-Committee appointed or elected by the professional organization in Wyoming
representing each discipline, which serves as monitor for licensure and
certification standards for that discipline and as liaison between the Board
and the professional organization.
(t) Provisional Addictions Therapist (PAT)- A
person provisionally licensed under the Act to practice addictions therapy for
which they are qualified by virtue of training and experience, under the
supervision of a designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state
of Wyoming.
(u) Provisional
Clinical Social Worker (PCSW)- A person provisionally licensed under the Act to
practice clinical social work for which they are qualified by virtue of
training and experience, under the supervision of a designated qualified
clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming.
(v) Provisional Marriage and Family Therapist
(PMFT)- A person provisionally licensed under the Act to practice couples,
marriage and family therapy for which they are qualified by virtue of training
and experience, under the supervision of a designated qualified clinical
supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming.
(w) Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC)-
A person provisionally licensed under the Act to practice professional
counseling for which they are qualified by virtue of training and experience,
under the supervision of a designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in
the state of Wyoming.
(x)
Supervisee- A provisional licensee or certificate holder receiving clinical
supervision.
(y) Triadic
Face-to-Face Clinical Supervision- A direct tutorial relationship wherein a
designated qualified clinical supervisor conducts clinical supervision with two
(2) supervisees simultaneously. The supervision is provided in the same manner,
content and quality as during Individual Face-to-Face Clinical
Supervision.
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