Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.63.900. Definitions

(1) “advertise” includes issuing or causing to be distributed a card, sign, or device to a person, or causing, permitting, or allowing a sign or marking on or in a building or structure, or in a newspaper, magazine, or directory, or on radio or television, or using other means designed to secure public attention;

(2) “board” means the Board of Marital and Family Therapy;

(3) “course” means a class of at least three credit hours in a graduate program at an accredited educational institution or an institution approved by the board;

(4) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(5) “practice of marital and family therapy” means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders that are referenced in the standard diagnostic nomenclature for marital and family therapy, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of human relationships, particularly marital and family systems; marital and family therapy involves

(6) “supervision” means face-to-face consultation, direction, review, evaluation, and assessment of the practice of the person being supervised, including direct observation and the review of case presentations, audio tapes, and video tapes.

(6) “supervision” means synchronous consultation, direction, review, evaluation, and assessment of the practice of the person being supervised, including direct observation and the review of case presentations, audio recordings, and video recordings.