64B4-7.002: Qualifications Necessary for Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors to Practice Hypnosis
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to provide clarification of instruction required for a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, and mental health counselor to practice hypnosis; to provide clarification concerning qualifications for an intern practicing hypnosis.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Qualifications Necessary for Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors to Practice Hypnosis.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 491.004(5), 491.0141 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 491.0141 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B4-7.002 Qualifications Necessary for Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors to Practice Hypnosis.
(1) Before practicing hypnosis for any therapeutic purpose, other than stress management, self-hypnosis, guided imagery, or relaxation, a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor licensee shall have successfully completed at least 50 hours of instruction in concepts of and misconceptions of hypnosis induction techniques, contraindications contrain dications to hypnosis, and the relationships of personality dynamics, psychopathology and ethical issues to hypnosis. Such instruction must have met the standards for approval of continuing education courses set forth in Rule 64B4-6.002, F.A.C., and in addition must have been taught by qualified teachers as defined in Rule 64B4-7.003, F.A.C.
(2) An intern may not practice hypnosis unless practicing under the supervision of a qualified supervisor who has met the requirements to practice hypnosis.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 491.004(5), 491.0141 FS. Law Implemented 491.0141 FS. History–New 7-6-88, Amended 2-25-90, Formerly 21CC-7.002, 61F4-7.002, 59P-7.002, Amended 7-20-98, _________.