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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING |
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Chapter 502. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 502.002. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.
(3) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
(4) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who offers marriage and family therapy for compensation.
(5) "Licensed marriage and family therapist associate" means an individual who offers to provide marriage and family therapy for compensation under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor.
(6) "Marriage and family therapy" means providing professional therapy services to individuals, families, or married couples, alone or in groups, that involve applying family systems theories and techniques. The term includes the evaluation and remediation of cognitive, affective, behavioral, or relational dysfunction in the context of marriage or family systems.