I. The scope of practice of the MLADC is the screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders. The practice of alcohol and drug counseling and co-occurring disorder counseling includes the following performance areas which encompass the 12 core functions and practice dimensions of addiction counseling:
(a) The performance of clinical evaluations including the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of substance use disorders, mental health disorders and co-occurring disorders, and the performance of diagnosis and differential diagnosis. This includes severity assessment and assessment of dangerousness to self or others;
(b) The performance of treatment planning, case management, consultation, education, documentation, and client advocacy;
(c) The performance of counseling including:
(1) Individual, group, family, and significant other counseling;
(2) Crisis prevention and intervention to include enlisting the support of trained personnel to manage risk of harm to self or others;
(3) Co-occurring disorder counseling with the use of integrated models of assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques with and without the context or treatment of a substance use disorder;
(d) Adherence to professional and ethical standards as determined by the board.
II. A MLADC may engage in independent practice within the scope of practice in this section only with clinical supervision or peer collaboration.
III. A MLADC shall provide services only within the boundaries of his or her competence, based upon education, training, clinically supervised work experience, consultation, study, or professional experience.