2005 West Virginia Code - §30-31-2. — Definitions.

§30-31-2. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1) "Applicant" means any person making an application for an original or renewal license under the provisions of this article;
(2) "Board" means the West Virginia board of examiners in counseling established by this article;
(3) "Counseling" means rendering, offering to render or supervising those who render any service for compensation or other personal gain involving the application of mental health counseling procedures to help in learning how to solve problems or make decisions related to careers, personal growth, marriage, family or other interpersonal or intrapersonal concerns;
(4) "Counselor" means one who holds himself or herself out to the public as engaged in the practice of counseling as defined herein, and, in so doing, represents that he or she has the knowledge, training, expertise and ethical standards necessary to engage in such practice;
(5) "Licensed professional counselor" means a counselor as defined herein who holds a valid license to practice counseling issued pursuant to this article; and
(6) "Mental health counseling procedures" include, but are not restricted to, the use of methods and techniques which contribute to self-understanding, desired personal behavior change or more effective interpersonal behavior; assessment techniques useful in appraising aptitudes, abilities, achievements, interest or attitudes; informational and community resources for career, personal or social development; individual and group techniques which facilitate problem-solving behavior or decision making; and supervision, referral and placement techniques and methods which serve to further the goals of counseling.
(7) "Substance abuse counseling procedures" or "addictions counseling procedures" include, but are not restricted to, informing, motivating, guiding and assisting those persons affected either directly or indirectly by problems related to the misuse of alcohol and/or other drugs, or by problems related to addictions.
(8) "Supervised setting" means an institution, clinic or other health care facility employing a counselor holding a restricted practice license under section seven-a of this article, where one or more health care professionals fully licensed under this chapter, which may include persons other than the approved professional supervisor, are generally available on the premises.
(9) "Supervision" means individual control or direction over the services of a counselor holding a restricted practice license under section seven-a of this article, by an approved professional supervisor as defined by the board by rule. Continual and uninterrupted physical presence of the approved professional supervisor is not required so long as he or she is available for telephone consultation, and meets the requirement for one (1) hour of direct individual supervision for every twenty (20) hours of services provided by the counselor holding a restricted practice license as provided in section seven-a of this article.