491 - The Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family, and Mental Health

64B4-7.007 Requirement to Hold Oneself Out as Qualified to Practice Juvenile Sex Offender Therapy.

Effective October 1, 2000, in order for a licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or mental health counselor to hold oneself out as one qualified to practice juvenile sex offender therapy the licensee must have:

(1) Completed education and training in the following subject areas:

(a) Theories of child and adolescent development and psychopathology;

(b) Developmental sexuality, including sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, gender and sexual identity, and sexual diversity;

(c) Interaction between sexuality and the dynamics of interpersonal and family relationships;

(d) Sexual arousal patterns, including both typical and deviant fantasy patterns;

(e) Sexual dysfunctions, disorders, and deviancy, including sexual abuse patterns and the thinking errors that support the cycle of abuse;

(f) Victim empathy and victimology;

(g) Use and misuse of defense mechanisms;

(h) Dynamics of power and control;

(i) Compulsivity management, arousal control, anger regulation, and relapse prevention;

(j) Social resilience, competence and interpersonal effectiveness of juveniles;

(k) Group therapy and biomedical approaches in treating sexual dysfunctions, disorders and deviancy;

(l) Legal, ethical, and forensic issues in treating juvenile sex offenders.

(2) Complete 20 hours of continuing education credits each license renewal biennium in any of the above subject areas or subject areas stated in paragraph 64B4-7.004(2)(a), F.A.C.

Specific Authority 491.004(5), 491.0144 FS. Law Implemented 491.0144 FS. History–New 2-9-99, Amended 4-24-00, 8-24-00, 3-27-05.

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490 - The Board of Psychology

64B19-18.0025 Qualifications to Practice Juvenile Sexual Offender Therapy.

Effective December 31, 2005, a psychologist, prior to practicing juvenile sexual offender therapy, must be a Florida licensed psychologist, except as otherwise provided within Section 490.012, F.S. The psychologist shall have education, training, and experience that demonstrates competency and interest in this area of practice. The training of a psychologist practicing juvenile sexual offender therapy must include:

(1) Coursework and/or training in child behavior and development, child psychopathology, and child assessment and treatment; and

(2) Thirty (30) hours of training in juvenile sex offender assessment and treatment.

Specific Authority 490.004(4), 490.012(8), 490.0145 FS. Law Implemented 490.012(8), 490.0145 FS. History–New 2-21-99, Amended 7-27-04.

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