Section DHS 61.35 - Counseling servicesCounseling services provide professional guidance based on knowledge of human behavior through the use of interpersonal skills to achieve specified goals.
(1) PERSONNEL. (a) The individual providing counseling services, except in the areas of medical and legal counseling, shall have the skills and knowledges that would be typically acquired through a course of study leading to a master's degree in one of the behavioral sciences and one year of training or experience in the specific area in which counseling is being offered.(b) Medical counseling shall be provided by a licensed physician or a registered professional nurse in accord with the Professional Practice Act, and legal counseling shall be provided by a licensed attorney. Non-medical or non-legal counselors shall inform the person with a developmental disability and the family of what the statutes provide and the interpretations provided by administrative rules and guidelines in the legal and medical areas.(2) PROGRAM. (a) Counseling services may assist the person with a developmental disability and the family to understand his or her capabilities and limitations or assist in the alleviations of problems of adjustment and interpersonal relationships.(b) Counseling services shall assist the person with a developmental disability and the family with understanding the objectives in the individual's service plan.(c) Counseling services shall be provided as recommended in the service plan.(d) The counselor shall keep a written record for each counselee. The record shall contain summaries of each scheduled session and any other significant contact. The record shall include but is not limited to the following data:2. Names, addresses and phone numbers of the people involved in contact.3. Duration of the contact.4. Progress toward objectives of the counseling case plan.5. Recommendations for changes in counseling or the overall service plan.(e) The counselor shall send a written report to the case manager at least every 6 months. The report shall contain a statement on progress toward the goals of the service plan and the recommendations for changes in the service plan.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 61.35
Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.