Wyo. Code R. 078-0001-1
Effective Date: 02/23/2000 to 09/29/2010
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 078.0001.1.02232000
Section 1. Rules of the Mental Health Professions Licensing Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board.
Section 2. Statutory Authority. The Mental Health Professions Licensing Board was created by W.S. 33-38-101 through 33-38-113.
Section 3. Severability. If any provisions of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of these regulations which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable.
Section 4. Purpose of These Rules. The purpose of these rules shall be to develop procedures and establish requirements for:
Section 5. Terms Defined by Statute. Terms defined in W.S. 33-38-101 through 33-38-113 shall have the same meanings when used in these regulations unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
Section 6. Terms Defined Herein. As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
(a) Accredited Program. An accredited program is a graduate degree program in one of the four (4) disciplines governed by these rules which is accredited by one (1) or more of the following organizations:
(i) For Professional Counseling.
(A) CACREP—Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, or
(B) CORE—Council on Rehabilitation Education, or
(C) A graduate degree from a regionally accredited educational institution (i.e., North Central Association of Schools and Colleges) and an equivalent course of study as defined by the Board. Refer to Chapter 3, Section 2(a)(ii).
(ii) For Marriage and Family Therapy.
(A) CAMFTE—Commission on Accreditation For Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or
(B) CACREP-MFC—Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs- Marriage and Family Counseling.
(iii) For Social Work. CSWE—Council on Social Work Education.
(iv) For Addictions Therapy. A graduate degree from a regionally accredited educational institution (i.e., North Central Association of Schools and Colleges) and an equivalent course of study as defined by the Board. Refer to Chapter 3, Section 2(d)(i).
(b) 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 and/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.
(c) Clinical Crisis Intervention. A specific clinical service designed to assess a person’s mental status, suicide/homicide potential, diagnosis and/or need for therapeutic services.
(d) 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 relatives;
(B) Spousal relationships or significant others, either current or former;
(C) Current or former therapists and/or client;
(D) Any other relationship which might command therapist/client, supervisor and supervisee relationship, whether or not there was remuneration for services.
(ii) A supervisor shall not be prohibited from a conflictual dual relationship so long as the parties involved conform to the specific personnel policies and procedures of the agency and are not engaged in clinical supervision involving the conflicted relationship.
(iii) Any supervisor or psychotherapist claiming an exception to the above 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 psychotherapist 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.
(e) Individual Face-to-face Clinical Supervision. A direct tutorial relationship between a qualified clinical supervisor and a supervisee. The 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.
(f) 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.
(g) Revocation. The withdrawal of licensure or certification privileges for cause after adjudication.
(h) Supervisee. A person receiving individual direct face-to-face clinical supervision.
(i) Suspension. The temporary denial of the rights of licensure or certification for cause as defined under the Administrative Procedures Act.