CHAPTER 457
EXAMINING BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
457.03 Duties and powers of examining board and sections.
457.04 Prohibited practices.
457.06 General requirements for certification.
457.08 Social worker certificate and advanced practice certificates.
457.09 Social worker training certificate.
457.10 Marriage and family therapist certificate.
457.12 Professional counselor certificate.
457.13 Professional counselor training certificate.
457.14 Temporary certificates.
457.15 Reciprocal certificates.
457.20 Issuance of certificate; expiration and renewal.
457.22 Continuing education.
457.25 Reporting requirements.
457.26 Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
457.28 Injunctive relief.
Ch. 457 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
440.01.
457.01
457.01
Definitions. In this chapter:
457.01(1)
(1) "Certificate holder" means an individual who is certified under this chapter.
457.01(2)
(2) "Examining board" means the examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors.
457.01(3)
(3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who practices marriage and family therapy.
457.01(4)
(4) "Marriage and family therapist section" means the marriage and family therapist section of the examining board.
457.01(5)
(5) "Marriage and family therapy" means applying psychotherapeutic and marital or family systems theories and techniques in the assessment, marital or family diagnosis, prevention, treatment or resolution of a cognitive, affective, behavioral, nervous or mental disorder of an individual, couple or family.
457.01(6)
(6) "Professional counseling" means applying a combination of human development, rehabilitation and either psychosocial or psychotherapeutic principles, procedures or services that integrate a wellness, pathology and multicultural model of human behavior in order to assist an individual, couple, family, group of individuals, organization, institution or community to achieve mental, emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual, vocational or career development and adjustment through the life span of the individual, couple, family, group of individuals, organization, institution or community.
457.01(7)
(7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who practices professional counseling.
457.01(8)
(8) "Professional counselor section" means the professional counselor section of the examining board.
457.01(9)
(9) "Social work" means applying psychosocial, psychotherapeutic or counseling principles, methods or procedures in the assessment, evaluation, psychosocial or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention, treatment or resolution of a social, psychological, personal, emotional or mental disorder of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community, including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community for social functioning or the delivery of services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.
457.01(10)
(10) "Social worker" means an individual who practices social work.
457.01(11)
(11) "Social worker section" means the social worker section of the examining board.
457.01 History
History: 1991 a. 160.
457.02
457.02
Applicability. This chapter does not do any of the following:
457.02(1)
(1) Require any individual to be certified under this chapter in order to use the title "pastoral counselor", "investment counselor", "vocational counselor", "career counselor", "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor".
457.02(2)
(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of education to be certified as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the title "school social worker" or "school counselor".
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the title "school social worker" or "school counselor".
457.02(3)
(3) Require a person who is licensed as a psychologist under
ch. 455 or who is a psychiatrist, as defined in
s. 146.34 (1) (h), to be certified as a marriage and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or "professional counselor" if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term "licensed", "certified" or "registered" or any similar term in connection with the title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or "professional counselor".
457.02(4)
(4) Authorize any individual who is certified as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter to use the title "school social worker" or "school counselor" unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of education.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (4) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(4) Authorize any individual who is certified as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter to use the title "school social worker" or "school counselor" unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction.
457.02(5)
(5) Authorize any individual who is certified under this chapter to use the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" unless the individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical dependency counselor through a process recognized by the department of health and family services.
457.03
457.03
Duties and powers of examining board and sections. The examining board shall do all of the following:
457.03(1)
(1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for certification under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for certification as an independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.
457.03(2)
(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work that an individual who is certified under this chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or independent clinical social worker is qualified to perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services. The rules may not permit a certificate holder to engage in psychotherapy unless the individual is certified under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor and has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised social work, marriage and family therapy or professional counseling clinical practice after receiving the master's or doctorate degree required under
s. 457.08 (3) (b) or
(4) (b),
457.10 (2) or
457.12 (2).
457.03(3)
(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing levels of advanced social work practice, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates are granted under
s. 457.08 (2) to
(4), and establishing appropriate educational, training, experience, examination and continuing education requirements for certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice established in rules promulgated under this subsection.
457.03 History
History: 1991 a. 160.
457.04
457.04
Prohibited practices. Except as provided in
s. 457.02, no person may do any of the following:
457.04(1)
(1) Use the title "social worker" unless the person is certified as a social worker under this chapter.
457.04(2)
(2) Use the title "advanced practice social worker" unless the person is certified as an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
457.04(3)
(3) Use the title "independent social worker" unless the person is certified as an independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
457.04(4)
(4) Use the title "independent clinical social worker" or "clinical social worker" unless the person is certified as an independent clinical social worker under this chapter.
457.04(5)
(5) Use the title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or any similar title unless any of the following applies:
