{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-1-7.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-23.6-1-7.5","heading":"\"Practice of mental health counseling\"","body":"Sec. 7.5. \"Practice of mental health counseling\" means a specialty that:\n(1) uses counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques based on principles, methods, and procedures of counseling that assist people in identifying and resolving personal, social, vocational, intrapersonal, and interpersonal concerns;\n(2) uses counseling to provide a mental health diagnosis and treat emotional and mental problems and conditions in a variety of settings, including mental and physical health facilities, child and family service agencies, or private practice, and including the use of accepted evaluation classifications;\n(3) administers and interprets appraisal instruments that the mental health counselor is qualified to employ by virtue of the counselor's education, training, and experience;\n(4) uses information and community resources for personal, social, or vocational development;\n(5) uses individual and group techniques for facilitating problem solving, decision making, and behavioral change;\n(6) uses functional assessment and vocational planning guidance for persons requesting assistance in adjustment to a disability or disabling condition;\n(7) uses referrals for individuals who request counseling services; and\n(8) uses and interprets counseling research.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 23.6. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS","Chapter 1. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-23.6-1-7.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"6fe581ca29a56a6ef6b70890282e3e84b51a475386a42e989ed20614a6dafddc","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-1-7","next":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}