Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 453D-1

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Accredited educational institution” means a university or college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or a comparable regional body.

“Associate mental health counselor” or “licensed associate mental health counselor” means a person who:

“Clinical supervision” means supervision applied to all individuals who are gaining the experience required for a license as a mental health counselor. “Clinical supervision” includes but is not limited to:

“Clinical supervision” means supervision applied to all individuals who are gaining the experience required for a license as a mental health counselor or an associate mental health counselor. “Clinical supervision” includes but is not limited to:

“Department” means the department of commerce and consumer affairs.

“Director” means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.

“Licensed mental health counselor” means a person:

“Practice of mental health counseling” means the rendering of professional counseling services based on specialized education, training, and experience to individuals, families, or groups for compensation, monetary or otherwise. These professional counseling services include applying the respective principles, methods, and theories of counseling, human development, learning theory, group and family dynamics, rehabilitation, and the etiology of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior, and defining goals and developing a treatment plan of action aimed toward the prevention, treatment, and resolution of mental and emotional dysfunction and intra or interpersonal disorders to all persons irrespective of diagnosis. “Practice of mental health counseling” includes but is not limited to: