2005 Minnesota Statutes - 148B.29 — Definitions.

     148B.29 Definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  For the purposes of 
 sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, the following terms have the 
 meanings given. 


    Subd. 2.    Board.  "Board" means the Board of Marriage 
 and Family Therapy created in section 148B.30. 


    Subd. 3.    Marriage and family therapy.  "Marriage and 
 family therapy" means the process of providing professional 
 marriage and family psychotherapy to individuals, married 
 couples, and family groups, either singly or in groups.  The 
 practice of marriage and family therapy utilizes established 
 principles that recognize the interrelated nature of the 
 individual problems and dysfunctions in family members to 
 assess, understand, and treat emotional and mental problems.  
 Marriage and family therapy includes premarital, marital, 
 divorce, and family therapy, and is a specialized mode of 
 treatment for the purpose of resolving emotional problems and 
 modifying intrapersonal and interpersonal dysfunction. 


    HIST: 1987 c 347 art 3 s 1