AB206, s. 25 8Section 25. 440.08 (2) (a) 67x. of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,12,109 440.08 (2) (a) 67x. Registered music, art, or dance therapist with
10psychotherapy license: October 1 of each odd-numbered year; $56.
AB206, s. 26 11Section 26. 450.10 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,12,1312 450.10 (3) (a) 10. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
13professional counselor certified or licensed under ch. 457.
AB206, s. 27 14Section 27. Chapter 457 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
15read:
AB206,12,1616 Chapter 457
AB206,12,1917 marriage and family therapy,
18 professional counseling,
19 and social work examining board
AB206, s. 28 20Section 28. 457.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 457.01 (1g).
AB206, s. 29 21Section 29. 457.01 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,12,2322 457.01 (1c) "Advanced practice social worker" means an individual who holds
23an advanced practice social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206, s. 30 24Section 30. 457.01 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,13,7
1457.01 (1n) "Clinical social work" means providing services without
2supervision for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional
3disorders in individuals, families, and groups, to restore, maintain, and enhance
4social functioning through treatment interventions that include psychosocial
5evaluation, counseling of individuals, families, or groups, referral to community
6resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational change to meet social needs, and
7individual, marital, or group psychotherapy.
AB206, s. 31 8Section 31. 457.01 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,13,109 457.01 (1r) "Clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license
10to practice clinical social work granted by the social worker section.
AB206, s. 32 11Section 32. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,13,1312 457.01 (1w) "Credential" means a license or certificate granted under this
13chapter.
AB206, s. 33 14Section 33. 457.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,13,1715 457.01 (2) "Examining board" means the marriage and family therapy,
16professional counseling, and social work
examining board of social workers,
17marriage and family therapists and professional counselors
.
AB206, s. 34 18Section 34. 457.01 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,13,2019 457.01 (2g) "Independent social worker" means an individual who holds an
20independent social worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206, s. 35 21Section 35. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,13,2222 457.01 (2r) "Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter.
AB206, s. 36 23Section 36. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,14,3
1457.01 (3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who practices
2holds a license to practice marriage and family therapy granted by the marriage and
3family therapist section
.
AB206, s. 37 4Section 37. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,14,75 457.01 (7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who practices holds
6a license to practice
professional counseling granted by the professional counselor
7section
.
AB206, s. 38 8Section 38. 457.01 (8e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,14,109 457.01 (8e) "Psychiatrist" means a physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448
10who specializes in psychiatry.
AB206, s. 39 11Section 39. 457.01 (8m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB206,14,1712 457.01 (8m) "Psychotherapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental,
13emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application
14of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles for the
15purpose of assisting people in modifying their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and
16other personal characteristics, which may include the purpose of understanding
17unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.
AB206, s. 40 18Section 40. 457.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,15,319 457.01 (9) "Social work" means applying psychosocial , psychotherapeutic or
20counseling principles, methods, or procedures in the assessment, evaluation, or
21psychosocial or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or resolution of
22a difficulty in the social, psychological, personal, emotional, or mental disorder
23functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, or community,
24including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions
25favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple,

1family, group of individuals, or community for social functioning or the delivery of
2services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community
3in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.
AB206, s. 41 4Section 41. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,15,65 457.01 (10) "Social worker" means an individual who practices holds a social
6work worker certificate granted by the social worker section.
AB206, s. 42 7Section 42. 457.02 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206,15,168 457.02 (1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter
9in order to use the title "pastoral counselor", "investment counselor", "vocational
10counselor", "career counselor", "alcohol and drug counselor" or, "chemical
11dependency counselor", or "employee assistance counselor", or to engage in such
12counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that
13represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this
14chapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in
15social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social
16work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling
.
AB206,15,20 17(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school
18counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified as a social worker
19or professional counselor
or licensed under this chapter in order to use the title
20"school social worker" or "school counselor".
AB206,16,3 21(3) Require a person who is licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or who is
22a psychiatrist, as defined in s. 146.34 (1) (h), to be certified as a marriage and family
23therapist or professional counselor
licensed under this chapter in order to use the
24title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor", or
25"professional counselor" if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term

1"licensed", "certified", or "registered" or any similar term in connection with the title
2"marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" , or "professional
3counselor".
AB206,16,7 4(4) Authorize any individual who is certified as a social worker or professional
5counselor
or licensed under this chapter to use the title "school social worker" or
6"school counselor" unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school
7counselor by the department of public instruction.
AB206,16,12 8(5) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter to
9use the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" unless
10the individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical
11dependency counselor through a process recognized by the department of health and
12family services.
AB206, s. 43 13Section 43. 457.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,16,1414 457.02 (6) Require a credential for a person to do any of the following:
AB206,16,1715 (a) Lawfully practice within the scope of a license, permit, registration, or
16certificate granted by this state or the federal government, including practicing
17psychotherapy under such a license, permit, registration, or certificate.
AB206,16,1818 (b) Practice psychotherapy, if the person satisfies one of the following:
AB206,16,2119 1. The person is registered as music, art, or dance therapist under s. 440.03 (14)
20(a) and the person holds a valid license granted by the department under s. 440.03
21(14) (am).
AB206,17,322 2. The person is a mental health professional who meets all of the qualifications
23under s. HFS 61.96, Wis. Adm. Code, for employment as a mental health professional
24in an outpatient psychotherapy clinic certified by the department of health and
25family services under s. HFS 61.95, Wis. Adm. Code, if the person's practice of

1psychotherapy is a part of the duties for which he or she is employed by such a clinic
2and the person practices psychotherapy solely within the confines of or under the
3jurisdiction of the clinic.
AB206,17,74 (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual licensed under
5this chapter if the person providing the consultation or demonstration is licensed to
6practice marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or clinical social work
7in another state or territory of the United States.
AB206, s. 44 8Section 44. 457.03 (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206,17,169 457.03 (1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
10therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing
11minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for
12certification or licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that
13must be completed for certification as an independent licensure as a clinical social
14worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter
15and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in
16accordance with those standards.
AB206,18,6 17(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist
18section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of
19ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders. The rules shall
20specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice
21social work, or independent social work
that an individual who is certified under this
22chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social
23worker or independent clinical social worker is qualified to may perform and the
24degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services. The rules may not
25permit a certificate holder to engage in psychotherapy unless the individual is

1certified under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker, independent
2social worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or
3professional counselor and has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of
4full-time supervised social work, marriage and family therapy or professional
5counseling clinical practice after receiving the master's or doctorate degree required
6under s. 457.08 (3) (b) or (4) (b), 457.10 (2) or 457.12 (2).
AB206,18,13 7(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing
8levels of advanced social work practice for individuals with master's or doctoral
9degrees in social work
, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates are
10granted under s. 457.08 (2) to (4) and (3), and establishing appropriate educational,
11training, experience, examination, and continuing education requirements for
12certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice established in rules
13promulgated under this subsection.
AB206, s. 45 14Section 45. 457.033 of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,18,23 15457.033 Psychometric testing. The examining board marriage and family
16therapy, professional counseling, and social work and the psychology examining
17board shall jointly promulgate rules that specify the different levels of psychometric
18testing that an individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter is qualified
19to perform. Such rules shall be consistent with the guidelines of the American
20Psychological Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines, for performing
21psychometric testing. A certificate holder or licensee may not engage in
22psychometric testing except as provided under the rules promulgated under this
23section.
AB206, s. 46 24Section 46. 457.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,19,3
1457.035 Psychotherapy rules. The examining board may not promulgate
2rules under s. 457.03 that permit an individual to engage in psychotherapy unless
3one of the following applies:
AB206,19,5 4(1) The individual is licensed under this chapter as a clinical social worker,
5marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor.
AB206,19,8 6(2) The individual is certified as an advanced practice or independent social
7worker and the individual engages in psychotherapy only under the supervision of
8a clinical social worker who is licensed under this chapter.
AB206, s. 47 9Section 47. 457.04 (1) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206,19,1310 457.04 (1) Use Designate himself or herself as a social worker or use or assume
11the title "social worker" or any other title or designation that represents or may tend
12to represent the person as a social worker
unless the person is certified as a social
13worker under this chapter.
AB206,19,19 14(2) Use Designate himself or herself as an advanced practice social worker or
15use or assume
the title "advanced practice social worker" or any other title or
16designation that represents or may tend to represent the person as an advanced
17practice social worker
unless the person is certified as an advanced practice social
18worker, independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this
19chapter.
AB206,19,24 20(3) Use Designate himself or herself as an independent social worker or use or
21assume
the title "independent social worker" or any other title or designation that
22represents or may tend to represent the person as an independent social worker

23unless the person is certified as an independent social worker or independent clinical
24social worker
under this chapter.
AB206,20,8
1(4) Use Practice clinical social work or designate himself or herself as a clinical
2social worker or use or assume
the title "independent clinical social worker" or
3"clinical social worker" or any other title or designation that represents or may tend
4to represent the person as a clinical social worker
unless the person is certified
5licensed as an independent a clinical social worker under this chapter or unless the
6person is certified under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker or
7independent social worker and the person practices clinical social work under the
8supervision of a person who is licensed as a clinical social worker under this chapter
.
AB206, s. 48 9Section 48. 457.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,20,1410 457.04 (5) Use Practice marriage and family therapy or designate himself or
11herself as a marriage and family therapist or use or assume
the title "marriage and
12family therapist", "marriage and family counselor", or any similar other title or
13designation that represents or may tend to represent the person as a marriage and
14family therapist
unless any of the following applies:
AB206,20,1615 (a) The person is certified licensed as a marriage and family therapist under
16this chapter.
AB206,20,1917 (b) The person is certified licensed as an independent a clinical social worker
18under this chapter and initially became certified as an independent clinical social
19worker under this chapter ch. 457, 1999 stats., on or before May 31, 1995.
AB206, s. 49 20Section 49. 457.04 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,21,221 457.04 (6) Use Practice professional counseling or designate himself or herself
22as a professional counselor or use or assume
the title "professional counselor",
23"professional rehabilitation counselor", "vocational rehabilitation counselor" or,
24"rehabilitation counselor", or any similar other title or designation that represents

1or may tend to represent the person as a professional counselor
unless the person is
2certified licensed as a professional counselor under this chapter.
AB206, s. 50 3Section 50. 457.04 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB206,21,64 457.04 (7) Practice psychotherapy unless the person is licensed under this
5chapter or unless the person is a certificate holder who may practice psychotherapy
6under the rules promulgated under ss. 457.03 and 457.035.
AB206, s. 51 7Section 51. 457.06 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB206,21,11 8457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure. (intro.) The
9social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, or professional
10counselor section may not grant any certificate or license under this chapter unless
11the applicant does all of the following:
AB206,21,13 12(1) Submits an application for the certificate or license to the department on
13a form provided by the department.
AB206, s. 52 14Section 52. 457.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,21,16 15457.08 (title) Social worker certificate and advanced practice
16certificates
and licenses.
AB206, s. 53 17Section 53. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,21,2118 457.08 (4) Independent clinical Clinical social worker certificate license.
19(intro.) The social worker section shall grant an independent a clinical social worker
20certificate license to any individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the
21following:
AB206, s. 54 22Section 54. 457.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.)
23and amended to read:
AB206,22,324 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the social worker section
25that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work he or she has

1engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised 3,000 hours of
2clinical social work practice approved by the social worker section., including at least
31,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
AB206, s. 55 4Section 55. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB206,22,65 457.08 (4) (c) 1. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has
6received a doctorate degree in social work.
AB206,22,87 2. An individual licensed as a clinical social worker who has engaged in the
8equivalent of 5 years of full-time clinical social work.
AB206,22,99 3. A psychiatrist or a psychologist licensed under ch. 455.
AB206,22,1310 4. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1., 2., or 3., who
11is approved by the social worker section or satisfies requirements for supervision
12that are specified in rules promulgated by the examining board upon the advice of
13the social worker section.
AB206, s. 56 14Section 56. 457.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,22,1815 457.08 (4) (d) Passes an examination approved by the social worker section to
16determine minimum competence to practice as an independent a clinical social
17worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or passes an
18advanced clinical social work examination approved by the social worker section
.
AB206, s. 57 19Section 57. 457.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB206,22,2220 457.09 (2) (a) A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training
21certificate authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1) during the
22period in which the certificate is valid.
AB206, s. 58 23Section 58. 457.09 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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