1. “Licensed mental health counselor.” 2. “Mental health counselor.” 3. “Mental health therapist.” 4. “Mental health consultant.” (d) Use the terms psychotherapist, sex therapist, or juvenile sexual offender therapist unless such person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 490, or is licensed under s.464.012 as an advanced practice registered nurse who has been determined by the Board of Nursing as a specialist in psychiatric mental health and the use of such terms is within the scope of her or his practice based on education, training, and licensure. (e) Present as her or his own the clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling license of another. (f) Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license. (g) Use or attempt to use a license issued pursuant to this chapter which has been revoked or is under suspension. (h) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this chapter. (i) Practice clinical social work in this state for compensation, unless the person holds a valid, active license to practice clinical social work issued pursuant to this chapter or is an intern registered pursuant to s. 491.0045. (j) Practice marriage and family therapy in this state for compensation, unless the person holds a valid, active license to practice marriage and family therapy issued pursuant to this chapter or is an intern registered pursuant to s. 491.0045. (k) Practice mental health counseling in this state for compensation, unless the person holds a valid, active license to practice mental health counseling issued pursuant to this chapter or is an intern registered pursuant to s. 491.0045. (l) Use the following titles or any combination thereof, unless he or she holds a valid registration as an intern issued pursuant to this chapter: 1. “Registered clinical social worker intern.” 2. “Registered marriage and family therapist intern.” 3. “Registered mental health counselor intern.” (m) Use the following titles or any combination thereof, unless he or she holds a valid provisional license issued pursuant to this chapter: 1. “Provisional clinical social worker licensee.” 2. “Provisional marriage and family therapist licensee.” 3. “Provisional mental health counselor licensee.” (n) Practice juvenile sexual offender therapy in this state, as the practice is defined in s. 491.0144, for compensation, unless the person holds an active license issued under this chapter and meets the requirements to practice juvenile sexual offender therapy. An unlicensed person may be employed by a program operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and Families if the program employs a professional who is licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, s. 490.145, or s. 491.0144 who manages or supervises the treatment services.
(2) It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to describe her or his services using the following terms or any derivative thereof, unless such person holds a valid, active license under this chapter or chapter 490, or is certified under s. 464.012 as an advanced practice registered nurse who has been determined by the Board of Nursing as a specialist in psychiatric mental health and the use of such terms is within the scope of her or his practice based on education, training, and licensure: (a) “Psychotherapy.” (b) “Sex therapy.” (c) “Sex counseling.” (d) “Clinical social work.” (e) “Psychiatric social work.” (h) “Marriage counseling.” (i) “Family counseling.” (j) “Mental health counseling.” (3) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (f) “Marriage and family therapy.” (g) “Marriage and family counseling.” (1) or subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (4) The department may institute appropriate judicial proceedings to enjoin violation of this section. 491.014 Exemptions. — (1) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the practice of physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, or psychologists licensed pursuant to chapter 490, so long as they do not unlawfully hold themselves out to the public as possessing a license, provisional license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter or use a professional title protected by this chapter. (2) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the practice of nursing, school psychology, or psychology, or to prevent qualified members of other professions from doing work of a nature consistent with their training and licensure, so long as they do not hold themselves out to the public as possessing a license, provisional license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter or use a title protected by this chapter. (3) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the performance of activities of a rabbi, priest, minister, or member of the clergy of any religious denomination or sect, or use of the terms “Christian counselor” or “Christian clinical counselor” when the activities are within the scope of the performance of his or her regular or specialized ministerial duties and no compensation is received by him or her, or when such activities are performed, with or without compensation, by a person for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect, and when the person rendering service remains accountable to the established authority thereof. provisionally licensed, registered, or certified under this chapter who: (a) Is a salaried employee of a government agency; a developmental disability facility or program; a mental health, alcohol, or drug abuse facility operating under chapter 393, chapter 394, or chapter 397; the statewide child care resource and referral network operating under s. 1002.92; (4) No person shall be required to be licensed,
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