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Rule 135-10-.01 Licensees

The title Professional Counselor, Master's Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist may be used only by a person who holds such license.

Rule 135-10-.02 Without Any License

Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists:

(a)	may not advertise that they are licensed by the Board;

(b)	may not use any words, letters, titles, or figures indicating or implying that they are licensed by the Board;

(c)

may not use any words, letters, titles or figures indicating or implying that they are a Professional Counselor, Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist, including but not limited to the following:

Professional Counselor	Professional Counseling
Professional Career Counselor	Professional Career Counseling
Professional College Counselor	Professional College Counseling
Professional EAP Counselor	Professional EAP Counseling
Professional Group Counselor	Professional Group Counseling
Professional Military Counselor	Professional Military Counseling
Professional School Counselor	Professional School Counseling
Professional Correctional Counselor	Professional Correctional Counseling
Professional Educational Counselor	Professional Educational Counseling
Professional Employment Counselor	Professional Employment Counseling
Professional Mental Health Counselor	Professional Mental Health Counseling
Professional Public Offender Counselor	Professional Public Offender Counseling
Professional Rehabilitation Counselor	Professional Rehabilitation Counseling
Social Worker	Social Work
Clinical Social Worker	Clinical Social Work
Master's Social Worker	Master's Social Work
Professional Social Worker	Professional Social Work
Psychiatric Social Worker	Psychiatric Social Work
Medical Social Worker	Medical Social Work
Group Social Worker	Group Social Work
Marriage (Marital) and Family Therapist	Marriage (Marital) and Family Therapy
Marriage (Marital) and Family Counselor	Marriage (Marital) and Family Counseling
Marriage (Marital) Therapist	Marriage (Marital) Therapy
Marriage (Marital) Counselor	Marriage (Marital) Counseling
Family Therapist	Family Therapy
Family Counselor	Family Counseling

Rule 135-10-.03 Practice in Business Entities

Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists may not practice Professional Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy for any corporation, partnership, association, or business entity which uses in its name any of the words, letters, titles, or figures enumerated in Rule 135-10-.02.

Rule 135-10-.04 Exceptions

The prohibitions set out in Rule 135-10-.02 shall not apply to persons exempt under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-7(b). The prohibitions set out in Rule 135-10-.03 shall not apply to persons exempt under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-7(c).

Rule 135-10-.05 Business Entities

If any employee, officer or agent of a corporation, partnership, association or business entity is practicing Professional Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy, but does not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, that business entity may not use in its name any of the words, letters, titles or figures enumerated in Rule 135-10-.02. However, this prohibition shall not apply if that employee, officer, or agent is exempt from licensure under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-21(a).

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