Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 27-1-10 - Professional Disclosure10.1. A licensee shall display a professional disclosure statement at the place where he or she performs services and make a copy of the statement available to clients upon request. The Board shall provide the professional disclosure statement form when a license is originally issued. A licensee may obtain additional forms through the Board website.10.2. The following information shall be included on the professional disclosure statement: 10.2.a. The name, title, business address, and business phone number of the licensee performing the service;10.2.b. The formal professional education of the licensee, including academic degrees, the institutions awarding those degrees and the dates they were received.(1) Formal professional education means the licensee's academic training related to counseling which meets the educational requirements for licensure as a counselor; and,(2) Academic degrees that do not meet the requirements for licensure are not formal professional education as defined in this Rule and shall not be listed;10.2.c. The licensee's areas of competence in counseling and the services provided, based on training and experience, from the following list, as is appropriate: career counseling, consultation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, employee assistance counseling, family counseling, human resources counseling, marriage counseling, clinical mental health counseling, trauma counseling, grief and loss counseling, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling, substance abuse and addictions counseling, supervision, and vocational counseling; and10.2.d. The Board's name, current address, and telephone number. The following statement shall appear just above the Board's information: Any questions, concerns or complaints relating to the delivery of service by the counselor listed above, may be directed to:10.3. The following legal and ethical principles apply to the licensee in providing this disclosure statement: 10.3.a. The provision of the professional disclosure statement is the sole responsibility of the licensee. The licensee shall submit a copy of the professional disclosure statement to the Board;10.3.b. The purpose of professional disclosure is to provide sufficient information to aid the consumer public in making informed judgments and choices on matters that concern it; and,10.3.c. Areas of competence and provided services listed on the professional disclosure statement shall not exceed those professional qualifications possessed.10.4. In listing areas of competence and services provided on the professional disclosure statement, the licensee shall adhere to the scope of practice of professional counseling and delivery of services as defined in W. Va. Code, § 30-31-3 and as cited in Section 10 of this rule.