Sec. 7.5. "Practice of mental health counseling" means a specialty that:
(1) uses counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques based on principles, methods, and procedures of counseling that assist people in identifying and resolving personal, social, vocational, intrapersonal, and interpersonal concerns;
(2) uses counseling to provide a mental health diagnosis and treat emotional and mental problems and conditions in a variety of settings, including mental and physical health facilities, child and family service agencies, or private practice, and including the use of accepted evaluation classifications;
(3) administers and interprets appraisal instruments that the mental health counselor is qualified to employ by virtue of the counselor's education, training, and experience;
(4) uses information and community resources for personal, social, or vocational development;
(5) uses individual and group techniques for facilitating problem solving, decision making, and behavioral change;
(6) uses functional assessment and vocational planning guidance for persons requesting assistance in adjustment to a disability or disabling condition;
(7) uses referrals for individuals who request counseling services; and
(8) uses and interprets counseling research.